Drumline
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Drumline is a 2002 American comedy-drama film about a talented but cocky young drummer who joins a college marching band at a fictional historically Black university and must learn discipline and teamwork.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drumline canonical | 11 |
| Drumline: A New Beat | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1225755 — 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: Drumline Context triple: [Nick Cannon, notableWork, Drumline]
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
Cadets
Cadets was the former nickname of the United States Military Academy’s athletic teams, now known as the Army Black Knights.
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C.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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D.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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E.
Big Red Marching Band
The Big Red Marching Band is Cornell University's spirited collegiate marching band, known for performing at athletic events and campus traditions.
- 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: Drumline Target entity description: Drumline is a 2002 American comedy-drama film about a talented but cocky young drummer who joins a college marching band at a fictional historically Black university and must learn discipline and teamwork.
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A.
The Parade
The Parade is a historic Olmsted-designed public park space in Buffalo, New York, originally created as a grand civic grounds for recreation, gatherings, and cultural events.
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B.
Cadets
Cadets was the former nickname of the United States Military Academy’s athletic teams, now known as the Army Black Knights.
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C.
Reveille
Reveille is the official collie mascot of Texas A&M University and one of the most recognizable and beloved symbols of the school’s traditions and spirit.
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D.
Strike Up the Band
"Strike Up the Band" is a 1940 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney, known for its lively song-and-dance numbers and classic big-band era style.
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E.
Big Red Marching Band
The Big Red Marching Band is Cornell University's spirited collegiate marching band, known for performing at athletic events and campus traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Earl Poitier
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J. Anthony Brown ⓘ Jason Weaver ⓘ Leonard Roberts ⓘ Nick Cannon ⓘ Orlando Jones ⓘ Zoe Saldana ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Shane Hurlbut ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | historically Black colleges and universities ⓘ |
| director | Charles Stone III ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bill Pankow ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Atlanta
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta, Georgia
|
| follows | a talented but cocky young drummer joining a college marching band ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
ⓘ
music film ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Drumline
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Drumline: A New Beat
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| mainCharacter | Devon Miles ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Powell ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | college marching band culture ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of HBCU marching band traditions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Dallas Austin
ⓘ
Jody Gerson ⓘ Wendy Finerman ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Dallas Austin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Austin Music
Fox 2000 Pictures ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2002-12-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runtime | 118 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Shawn Schepps
ⓘ
Tina Gordon Chism ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlanta
ⓘ
fictional historically Black university ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teen and young adult audiences ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
ⓘ
discipline ⓘ teamwork ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Drumline Description of subject: Drumline is a 2002 American comedy-drama film about a talented but cocky young drummer who joins a college marching band at a fictional historically Black university and must learn discipline and teamwork.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Drumline: A New Beat