11 movies that would be better if they were set in Alabama

Have you ever wondered how much different (and dare we say, better) your favorite movie would if it was set in Alabama?

This is Alabama recently asked its Facebook followers what movie they thought would have been better if it had been set in Alabama, and the responses make some fair, and funny, points. After all, a James Spann appearance feels like a must in a movie called “Twister,” and a flick called “Fear and Loathing in Phenix City”? Well, we’d watch it.

You can check out some of the responses below, and you can also see some movies already set in Alabama that readers think would have been better if they had been filmed in Alabama…because believe it or not, “Sweet Home Alabama” wasn’t.

Movies that would be better if they were set in Alabama

“‘Twister’. They could use James Spann. The Polygon would be a much better tool than Dorothy.” — Brooks Hughey

“‘Where Eagle’s Dare’ except they have to jump off Chimney Rock and jet ski to Kowaliga bridge but it gets blown up by illegal fireworks before they can run across it so they go eat at SpringHouse instead.” — Christine Turner

“Put ‘Paper Moon’ back in Alabama where the book was originally set. Birmingham wasn’t the ideal setting for a film in the late ‘60s so the story was moved to the Plains.” — Derek Scudder

“‘The Godfather’. I’ll make him a biscuit he can’t refuse.” — Brandon Staggs

“‘The Martian’. It would need a name change, of course…” — Paul Cochran

“‘L.A. Story’ (Lower Alabama of course.)” — Stacy Carlisle Patel

“‘Fear and Loathing’ [in Phenix City.]” — John Pinkney

“‘New York, New York’ could be Vinegar Bend, Vinegar Bend.” — Alan Rhodie Mortensen

“Harold and Kumar’s Barbecue Adventure” — Bobby Edmondson

“Any animal horror movie: Arachnophobia, Jaws, Kingdom of the Spiders, etc.” — Harrison B. Black

“Lord of the (Onion) Rings” — Jeff Lancaster

Movies that would be better if they had been filmed in Alabama

“‘Sweet Home Alabama’! I couldn’t believe it wasn’t filmed in Alabama!” — Lydia Whitlock Barber

“‘Forrest Gump,’ no filming took place in Alabama.” — Martha Haas Hill

“‘Fried Green Tomatoes’ should be given a reboot and filmed in Alabama.” — Jennifer Bice

“‘To Kill A Mockingbird’” — Emily Wilson