Movie Map

If your only knowledge of United States geography came from films, you could be forgiven for thinking our country consisted of two cities, New York and Los Angeles. Many contemporary film makers seem to think these are the only places of interest.
But a broader study of film history will show that “fly over country” has not always been ignored. The ten films below are in alphabetical order. Your task is to put them in geographic order instead, from west to east. #1 would be the film that takes place chiefly in the most western state and #10 in the most eastern state. (Notice I say “chiefly”. Some of these films include road trips to places like space or Oz or Paris. Base your map on the state the film would most logically be associated with.)

a) “Bend of the River” (1952) with James Stewart

b) “Field of Dreams” (1982) with Kevin Costner

c) “Groundhog Day” (1993) with Bill Murray

d) “Home Alone” (1990) with Macaulay Culkin

e) “Lilies of the Field” (1963) with Sidney Poitier

f) “Lilo and Stitch” (2002) the Disney animated film

g) “The Perfect Storm” (2000) with George Clooney

h) “Red Dawn” (1984) with Patrick Swayze

i) “Rudy” (1993) with Sean Astin

j) “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) with Judy Garland