Porpoise Spit

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Porpoise Spit is the fictional, kitschy Australian coastal town that serves as the primary setting of the film "Muriel's Wedding."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
appearsIn Muriel's Wedding NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Muriel Heslop NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme aspiration to escape hometown
small-town life
social conformity
country Australia
countryOfFictionalContext Australia NERFINISHED
createdBy P. J. Hogan NERFINISHED
describedAs Australian coastal town
kitschy
genreContext comedy-drama film setting
hasFictionalSettingType suburban coastal community
inspiredBy Australian Gold Coast-style resort towns
inUniverseReputation provincial
tacky
languageOfFictionalContext English
mediumOfFirstAppearance feature film
narrativeRole primary setting of Muriel's Wedding
notableFor being the hometown Muriel wants to leave
partOf fictional universe of Muriel's Wedding
publicationYearOfFirstAppearance 1994
usedFor satire of Australian suburban culture
workTypeOfOrigin film

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Muriel's Wedding setIn Porpoise Spit