A lot of science fiction and fantasy movies made before the dominance of CGI are like this in that their settings are obviously real places with only a small bit of dressing to make them look futuristic/fantastical. I’m reminded of the 1987 miniseries Amerika, set 10 years after the Soviets successfully invaded the US, and was set in the “real American” region surrounding Omaha, NE. There were a few scenes actually filmed in Nebraska, but a lot of the scenes used Hamilton, ON (especially its arena) as a stand in.
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