The Smoky Mountains are sometime listed as Smokey Mountains in the movie.
The mountain scenes were obviously not shot in eastern Tennessee. Too much snow for it to be Tennessee.
A sign for a business had a typo of Smokey Mountain. Correct spelling is Smoky Mountains.
A grandmother in Tennessee is commonly referred to as Mamaw, not granny.
The Reporter holds a Mic for Channel 10 and Call letters KVIW. There is a channel 10 in Knoxville Tennessee about 30 miles from White Pine but their letters are WBIR. K is. First Letter for Stations West of the Mississippi, W for stations East.
There exists no White Pines, Tennessee. There is a White Pine, Tennessee but it has rolling hills but not as mountainous as in the movie. A beautiful place but different.