Western films sometimes take place in an amorphous "Old West" setting without naming a specific state or territory as their location. Others take place over a wide swath of land, moving from one locality to another. But sometimes, a western takes place in one particular state. Today, I have rounded up fifteen westerns that do take place in one US state, and your job is to figure out which state goes with each of them!
To make it a little easier, here are the states that get used:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Montana
New Mexico
Texas
Wyoming
And here are the films:
1. The Mark of Zorro (1940)
2. My Darling Clementine (1946)
3. Shane (1953)
4. High Noon (1955)
5. The Searchers (1956)
6. Giant (1956)
7. 3:10 to Yuma (1957 and 2007)
8. The Alamo (1960)
9. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
10. Chisum (1970)
11. Pale Rider (1985)
12. Young Guns (1988)
13. Dances with Wolves (1990)
14. Open Range (2003)
15. The Lone Ranger (2013)
Important Note: We are talking about the states where the films take place here, NOT where they were filmed. Some were filmed at least partly on location, and some weren't, but for the purpose of this game, we are talking about where the story happens.
Put your guesses in a comment! I'll reveal the answers at the end of the week, along with everyone's scores. I'll put comments on full moderation today so that your answers will be kept secret while the game lasts.
(Yes, technically a couple of those take place in Territories instead of States, but we're just saying states for the sake of simplicity.)
Commence me just guessing because I have no clue. XD
ReplyDelete1. The Mark of Zorro (1940): California
2. My Darling Clementine (1946): Arizona?
3. Shane (1953): Colorado?
4. High Noon (1955): Wyoming?
5. The Searchers (1956): New Mexico?
6. Giant (1956): Colorado?
7. 3:10 to Yuma (1957 and 2007): ...Wyoming?
8. The Alamo (1960): Texas
9. The Sons of Katie Elder (1965): Colorado?
10. Chisum (1970): New Mexico?
11. Pale Rider (1985): Arizona?
12. Young Guns (1988): Texas?
13. Dances with Wolves (1990): I really SHOULD know this. Montana?
14. Open Range (2003): Wyoming?
15. The Lone Ranger (2013): It's been so long since I saw this, I can't remember the setting except that there were mines... Texas?
And we have learned from this that I don't pay attention to location and just guess Texas mostly. XD
Ooh! Ooh! I know one of them! (The only one I've watched, lol.) Shane takes place in Wyoming, near the Grand Tetons. I've been there a few times before, though I never got to see the one remaining structure from the movie.
ReplyDeleteAnd of course The Alamo takes place in Texas! 😆
Okay, so I started doing this in my head before actually reading the post properly and... I was placing movies in states that are not possibilities, so... I'm probably going to get some of these wrong! But I'm happy to have a moment to play anyway!
ReplyDelete1. California
2. Arizona
3. Wyoming
4. I have no memory of where this is set. Wanted to say Kansas for some reason, but since that's not an option... lets say Arizona
5. Texas
6. Also.. Texas, I think?
7. Arizona
8. Texas
9. no idea
10. Texas, I'll guess
11. no idea, but I'll guess New Mexico
12. no idea, but one of these has to be Colorado
13. I wanted to say Alaska, so I'll guess Montana. I think the last time I saw this it was the early 90s!
14. no idea. not sure I've seen this movie.
15. I know I've seen this movie but I forget. But I'll guess Texas. Oh yeah, the lone *Ranger*! Yeah, that should be Texas.