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* Michael Myers' hometown of Haddonfield, Illinois in the ''[[Halloween (film)|Halloween]]'' series was named after producer Debra Hill's hometown of Haddonfield, New Jersey... which [http://www.aaroads.com/northeast/new_jersey200/i-295_nb_exit_032_01.jpg shares a freeway exit] with the nearby town of [[Friday the 13th (film)|Voorhees]].
* ''[[Saturday Night Fever]]'' is largely set in New Jersey.
* In ''[[Eddie and the Cruisers]]'' and its sequel, ''Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives!'', Joisey-accented Eddie Wilson is proud of his home state, warts and all. In fact it seems like the warts are what he likes about it. From a conversation about his inexplicable homesickness while on tour in [http://www.agonybooth.com/recaps/Eddie_and_the_Cruisers_II__Eddie_Lives__1989.aspx?Page=9 the sequel]:
{{quote|'''Eddie:''' Baby, there's nowhere else in the world like the Garden State! You got miles of swamps and mountains of dumps... different colored rivers... automobile graveyards, breweries, factories, ballparks, all mixed up together. It's the best place to live.
'''Diane:''' Uh huh. Then why does the Statue of Liberty face the other way? }}