Bomont
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Bomont is the fictional small, conservative Midwestern town where the events of the film "Footloose" take place.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bomont town council | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Footloose
NERFINISHED
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Footloose (1984 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States (fictional setting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyType | small-town local businesses (implied) ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Footloose universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Footloose (1984) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | local ordinances influenced by church leadership ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Bomont town council
NERFINISHED
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Reverend Shaw Moore’s church influence ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
conservative
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religiously conservative community ⓘ small town ⓘ |
| hasType | rural community ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Elmore City, Oklahoma (commonly cited inspiration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| law |
ban on loud rock music (in Footloose)
ⓘ
ban on public dancing (in Footloose) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Midwestern United States (fictional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | symbol of repressive small-town America ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Ariel Moore
NERFINISHED
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Ren McCormack NERFINISHED ⓘ Reverend Shaw Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusty NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Hewitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationSize | small (implied) ⓘ |
| primaryReligion | Christianity (conservative Protestant, implied) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reappearsIn | Footloose (2011 film remake) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Ren McCormack’s campaign to overturn the dancing ban
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the climactic prom in Footloose ⓘ |
| socialClimate |
strict social norms
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suspicion of rock music and dancing ⓘ |
| themeOf |
conflict between youth freedom and conservative values
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generational conflict ⓘ religious influence on local law ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | highways and country roads (implied Midwestern setting) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Reverend Shaw Moore
this entity surface form:
Bomont town council
subject surface form:
Reverend Shaw Moore