  == Where does Footloose take place? ==  Insert non-formatted text hereThe movie is set in the fictional town of Bomont, however it is never clearly defined where Bomont is.  Common perception is that it takes place in Iowa, however that doesn't make sense.  After careful investigation, I would suggest the movie takes place in Wyoming.  Here's why:  Where does Footloose take place?  The movie was partially inspired by the events that happened in Elmore City, Oklahoma  The movie was filmed in Utah County, Utah (hence the snow-capped mountains)  There is no mention of the Mormon church as the dominating force, and with religion such a heavy theme it would stand that it was not set in Utah  Wren was raised in Chicago   Two characters, Willard and Shaw Moore, make 3 geographical references in the movie o Shaw Moore was at a conference “down in Denver” o Willard has a cousin in Kansas who is not allowed to dance o Willard refers to an aunt who lives up in Montana  People claim it takes place in Iowa, but there is no reference to that  The license plates on all cars, save for Wren, are Utah plates, where the movie was filmed  At the beginning a comment is made about Wren and his mother being tired, but that Wren did most of the driving, so the drive likely exceeded 6-8 hours  The Case against Iowa   The distance from Chicago to Omaha, Nebraska, on the border of Iowa, is only 7 hours, not long enough of a drive to infer someone being overly tired  The complete lack of any cornfields, the stereotypical movie convention of Iowa and a defining charactertistic  Even with the movie filmed in Utah, if it were in Iowa, some stock footage of corn fields would have been included  Shaw Moore’s “down in Denver” comment, though technically Denver is south of Iowa, it is more West and his line would have likely been that was at a conference “over in Denver”  The prevalence of Cowboy hats and Cowboy culture, boots, Wanted Posters in Willard’s room, though likely in rural Iowa, not a defining trait  While Bomont is portrayed as being isolated, Iowa features Des Moines, Cedar Rapids and Davenport as major cities, as well Omaha in Nebraska, meaning based on basic family travel that they would be “up-to-speed” on trends  The Case for South Dakota or Wyoming  Both are located north of Denver – confirming Shaw Moore’s comment  Both are located south of Montana – confirming one of Willard’s comments  Both are over 10 hour drives from Chicago, necessitating perhaps a stop or a reason to ask someone if they are tired from the long-trip  Both states have Cowboy Heritage o The Badlands of South Dakota, a notorious place where Deadwood was located, o Wyoming featuring a Cowboy on their license plate and U of Wyoming’s Mascot  Both featuring snow-capped mountains, that while in reality was due to filming Utah, would not be out of place in either state  Both lack major metropolitan areas and therefore are able to be completely isolated culturally speaking  The Clincher for Wyoming  The movie is set in Bomont, the name of actual town in West Virginia  The movie however is set in the Mid-Western US so it can’t be there  The neighboring town, where the prom is held, is Basin  Basin, Wyoming is an actual town, located in the Northern part of the state, isolated from the nearest major city, Billings, Montana, by 3 hours  Footloose takes place in Wyoming