Mike Waters
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Mike Waters is the narcoleptic, emotionally vulnerable street hustler at the heart of Gus Van Sant’s film "My Own Private Idaho," portrayed by River Phoenix.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mike Waters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12976942 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Mike Waters Context triple: [My Own Private Idaho, character, Mike Waters]
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A.
John Conyers
John Conyers was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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B.
Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson was an American film and television director and actor known for his acclaimed work on socially conscious TV movies and dramas.
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C.
Malcolm H. Wiener
Malcolm H. Wiener is an American philanthropist and former hedge fund manager known for his major contributions to social policy research and Aegean Bronze Age archaeology.
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D.
Frank Navin
Frank Navin was an American baseball executive best known as the longtime owner and president of the Detroit Tigers in the early 20th century.
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E.
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit who became widely known for his corruption scandal, criminal convictions, and subsequent imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mike Waters Target entity description: Mike Waters is the narcoleptic, emotionally vulnerable street hustler at the heart of Gus Van Sant’s film "My Own Private Idaho," portrayed by River Phoenix.
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A.
John Conyers
John Conyers was a long-serving Democratic U.S. Representative from Michigan and a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus.
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B.
Lamont Johnson
Lamont Johnson was an American film and television director and actor known for his acclaimed work on socially conscious TV movies and dramas.
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C.
Malcolm H. Wiener
Malcolm H. Wiener is an American philanthropist and former hedge fund manager known for his major contributions to social policy research and Aegean Bronze Age archaeology.
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D.
Frank Navin
Frank Navin was an American baseball executive best known as the longtime owner and president of the Detroit Tigers in the early 20th century.
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E.
Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick is a former mayor of Detroit who became widely known for his corruption scandal, criminal convictions, and subsequent imprisonment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | My Own Private Idaho ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | independent drama film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
coming-of-age
ⓘ
marginalized youth ⓘ road movie ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Gus Van Sant ⓘ |
| emotionallyDescribedAs | emotionally vulnerable ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
chosen family
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ homelessness ⓘ queer identity ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| familyBackground | dysfunctional family ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | My Own Private Idaho ⓘ |
| hasCloseRelationshipWith | Scott Favor ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMedicalCondition | narcolepsy ⓘ |
| hasPersonalityTrait |
introverted
ⓘ
lonely ⓘ sensitive ⓘ |
| hasSexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene | campfire confession of love to Scott Favor ⓘ |
| occupation | street hustler ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Queer Cinema canon
ⓘ
linked to:
New Queer Cinema
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| portrayedBy | River Phoenix ⓘ |
| portrayedInMedium | film ⓘ |
| searchesFor | his mother ⓘ |
| setIn |
Idaho
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Portland, Oregon ⓘ
linked to:
Portland
|
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1991 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mike Waters Description of subject: Mike Waters is the narcoleptic, emotionally vulnerable street hustler at the heart of Gus Van Sant’s film "My Own Private Idaho," portrayed by River Phoenix.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.