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* Events of the 1982 ''[[Alone in the Dark (1982 film)]]'' happen in New Jersey.
* Daniel and his mom from ''[[The Karate Kid]]'' were originally from New Jersey.
* 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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20140420215554/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]:
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* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20140105212413/http://mynewhaircut.com/ My New Haircut]''. Originally a pair of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5QJ9i_o5vo viral] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90if6EPsgeQ videos] (warning: [[NSFW]]<ref>Rated "R" for Real Fuckin' Funny. Mature audiences only. Viewer discretion is advised. This film contains graphic language. Kiss my ass.</ref>) that [[Affectionate Parody|affectionately parodied]] the Jersey guido lifestyle, it's now{{when}} being turned into a web series. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?src_vid=Q5QJ9i_o5vo&v=HlVYLuI5isk&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_504016 Here's the trailer.]
* [[James Rolfe]], of ''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd]]'' fame, is from southern New Jersey and filmed the first 50 episodes (and a few segments of the 51st episode) in the state. In college, he made a film called ''[http://www.cinemassacre.com/new/?p=184 Legend of the Blue Hole]'' that was inspired by ''Weird NJ'' and New Jersey's urban legends. He has plans to make sequels to it, but thanks to his work doing ''AVGN'' videos, those plans have been [[Development Hell|put on hold indefinitely]].
* From ''[[Cracked.com]]'': [https://web.archive.org/web/20130925185536/http://www.cracked.com/funny-258-new-jersey/ "A Pop Culture Tour of New Jersey."]
* The American on ''[[The Bugle]]''.
* ''AH.com Wars'', a spin-off of ''[[Alternate History: The Series]]'' that parodies ''[[Star Wars]]'', features a Naboo-analogue planet called Najoisey, a [[Planetville]] version of New Jersey.
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