In Popular Culture
James McMurtry's Song for a Deck Hand's Daughter is set in Cape Girardeau., as is the book Killshot by Elmore Leonard; some scenes for the 2009 film based on Leonard's novel were shot on location in Cape Girardeau, though many were cut from the final film.
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