Weird Science (film)
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Weird Science is a 1985 sci-fi comedy film directed by John Hughes about two teenage boys who use a computer to create their ideal woman, leading to a series of chaotic and fantastical events.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weird Science (film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16796376 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Weird Science (film) Context triple: [Weird Science, partOfSoundtrack, Weird Science (film)]
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Weird Science
Weird Science is a 1985 new wave song by American band Oingo Boingo, best known as the theme for the John Hughes film of the same name.
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Weird Science (TV series)
Weird Science is a 1990s American sci-fi comedy television series, loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name, about two teenage boys who create a magical, computer-generated woman.
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C.
Weird Science – film score
Weird Science – film score is the synthesizer-driven, pop-infused soundtrack composed by Ira Newborn for the 1985 sci-fi comedy film "Weird Science."
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D.
Ferris Bueller
Ferris Bueller is a charming, quick-witted high school student known for cleverly skipping school and breaking the fourth wall in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
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E.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 family science-fiction comedy film about an inventor who accidentally shrinks his children and their neighbors, forcing them to survive perilous adventures in their own backyard.
- 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: Weird Science (film) Target entity description: Weird Science is a 1985 sci-fi comedy film directed by John Hughes about two teenage boys who use a computer to create their ideal woman, leading to a series of chaotic and fantastical events.
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A.
Weird Science
Weird Science is a 1985 new wave song by American band Oingo Boingo, best known as the theme for the John Hughes film of the same name.
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B.
Weird Science (TV series)
Weird Science is a 1990s American sci-fi comedy television series, loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name, about two teenage boys who create a magical, computer-generated woman.
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C.
Weird Science – film score
Weird Science – film score is the synthesizer-driven, pop-infused soundtrack composed by Ira Newborn for the 1985 sci-fi comedy film "Weird Science."
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D.
Ferris Bueller
Ferris Bueller is a charming, quick-witted high school student known for cleverly skipping school and breaking the fourth wall in the film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."
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E.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids is a 1989 family science-fiction comedy film about an inventor who accidentally shrinks his children and their neighbors, forcing them to survive perilous adventures in their own backyard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.