Where does Footloose take place   Insert nonformatted 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 doesnt make sense  After careful investigation I would suggest the movie takes place in Wyoming  Heres 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 snowcapped 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  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  hours  The Case against Iowa   The distance from Chicago to Omaha Nebraska on the border of Iowa is only  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 Moores 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 Willards 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 uptospeed on trends  The Case for South Dakota or Wyoming  Both are located north of Denver  confirming Shaw Moores comment  Both are located south of Montana  confirming one of Willards comments  Both are over  hour drives from Chicago necessitating perhaps a stop or a reason to ask someone if they are tired from the longtrip  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 Wyomings Mascot  Both featuring snowcapped 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 MidWestern US so it cant 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  hours  Footloose takes place in Wyoming