Movies Set in the Southern United States Quiz

Answer: Deliverance

"Deliverance" was based on a novel of the same name written by James Dickey. It tells the story of four friends who go on a canoe trip in the northern Georgia wilderness but only three live to tell the tale. In addition to the famous dueling banjo scene, the movie also includes scene where one of the men is raped by a local. Critics regarded it as one of the best films on 1972 and Burt Reynolds has said that "it was the best film that he had ever been in".

Answer: Sling Blade

"Sling Blade" was an Academy Award winning movie that set Billie Bob Thornton on his way to stardom. His character, Karl Childers, has just been released from a mental institution where he had been since he killed his mother and her lover with a sling blade when he was twelve years old.

He is given a job repairing small engines. He also befriends a boy named Frank played by Lucas Black. The movie also features Dwight Yoakam, John Ritter and Robert Duvall.

Answer: Interview with the Vampire

"Interview with the Vampire" tells the story of a modern day reporter interviewing a vampire as he recalls his life from a 1790 Louisiana plantation owner, who was attacked by and turned into a vampire after the death of his family, to the modern day. The film was adapted from an Anne Rice novel of the same name.

Answer: A Time to Kill

"A Time to Kill" is based on a John Grisham novel of the same name. It features Samuel Jackson as a man on trial for the murder of the two white men responsible for raping his child. He is represented by a lawyer portrayed by Matthew McConaughey and a law student played by Sandra Bullock. Since this is a black on white crime, the locals attempt to intimidate the defense team by bringing in the Ku Klux Klan who targets the lawyer and his family.

Answer: Steel Magnolias

"Steel Magnolias" tells the story of a group of friends and their relationship over the years and shows how they deal with the death of one of the younger members. The movie stars Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Olympia Dukakis, Daryl Hannah and Shirley MacLaine.

The movie was adapted from a play by the same name by Robert Harling. He based the play on the death of his sister from complications due to diabetes.

Answer: Forrest Gump

"Forrest Gump" was based on a novel of the same name written by Winston Groom. The film won numerous awards including six Academy Awards. Tom Hanks plays Forrest as he recalls his life while sitting on a park bench waiting on a bus. He witnessed many historic events and was even awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for heroic actions in the Vietnam War.

He invested in what he thought was a fruit company that turned out to be Apple and made a fortune. It seems as though everything he touches is successful.

Answer: The Blind Side

"The Blind Side" is based on a book named "The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game" by Michael Lewis. The book explains how offensive football strategy has evolved to place importance on the left tackle which protects the quarterback's blind side. The book then tells the story of Michael Oher who is an African American who grew up in the foster system and was adopted by a white family.

He was able to finish high school and attend the University of Mississippi on a football scholarship before being drafted into the NFL by the Baltimore Ravens as a left tackle.

The movie contains cameos by several college football coaches including Houston Nutt, Ed Orgeron, Nick Saban, Lou Holtz and Phillip Farmer. Sandra Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the movie was nominated for Best Picture.

Answer: Doc Hollywood

In "Doc Hollywood" Michael J Fox plays the physician who wrecks his car in a small South Carolina town on his way to Beverly Hills. Instead of a fine, he is sentenced to community service in a local clinic. He grows to respect the older doctor who he is helping and falls for a local woman.

When his sentence is over he heads to California only to find that he would rather be back in the small town so he returns with hopes of reuniting with the small town girl who, of course, takes him back.

Answer: Smokey and the Bandit

"Smokey and the Bandit" is about a bet that a truckload of Coors beer could not be delivered to Georgia in 28 hours. At the time, Coors was not available east of the Mississippi River due to it containing no preservatives and it was brewed only in Colorado.

The Bandit (played by Burt Reynolds) and his partner Snowman (played by Jerry Reed) pick up the beer in Texarkana and are soon being pursued by Texas sheriff Buford T Justice (played by Jackie Gleason)from Texas, through Mississippi, Alabama and into Georgia.

They make it back with ten minutes to spare and the police hot on their tail.

Answer: Gone With the Wind

What would a list of films set in the south be without "Gone With the Wind"? Released in 1939 and based on the novel of the same name by Margaret Mitchell, it tells the story of Scarlet O'Hara and her life before, during and after the American Civil War.

The above mentioned line occurs at the end of the movie when Gable's character, Rhett Butler, decides that he has finally given up on his relationship with Leigh's character, Scarlet. In addition to wins in many other categories, it won an Academy Award for Hattie McDaniel as best supporting actress making her the first African American to win an Oscar.