Bottle Rocket
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Bottle Rocket is a 1996 indie crime-comedy film that marked Wes Anderson’s feature directorial debut and introduced his distinctive offbeat style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bottle Rocket canonical | 13 |
| Bottle Rocket (1994 short film) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2919344 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bottle Rocket Context triple: [Wes Anderson, notableWork, Bottle Rocket]
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A.
Blow Out
Blow Out is a 1981 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, known for its suspenseful blend of conspiracy, sound design, and psychological tension.
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B.
The Rocket
The Rocket was an early 19th-century steam locomotive designed by George Stephenson that became famous for winning the 1829 Rainhill Trials and proving the viability of railway transport.
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C.
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
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D.
Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads is a horror comic miniseries written by Joe Hill that blends slasher-style violence with dark humor and supernatural elements.
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E.
The B Team
The B Team is a global nonprofit initiative that brings together business and civil society leaders to promote responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business practices worldwide.
- 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: Bottle Rocket Target entity description: Bottle Rocket is a 1996 indie crime-comedy film that marked Wes Anderson’s feature directorial debut and introduced his distinctive offbeat style.
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A.
Blow Out
Blow Out is a 1981 neo-noir political thriller film directed by Brian De Palma, known for its suspenseful blend of conspiracy, sound design, and psychological tension.
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B.
The Rocket
The Rocket was an early 19th-century steam locomotive designed by George Stephenson that became famous for winning the 1829 Rainhill Trials and proving the viability of railway transport.
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C.
The Brother from Another Planet
The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
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D.
Basketful of Heads
Basketful of Heads is a horror comic miniseries written by Joe Hill that blends slasher-style violence with dark humor and supernatural elements.
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E.
The B Team
The B Team is a global nonprofit initiative that brings together business and civil society leaders to promote responsible, sustainable, and inclusive business practices worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime comedy film
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film ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Bottle Rocket
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bottle Rocket (1994 short film)
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| cinematographyBy | Robert Yeoman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | cult following ⓘ |
| director | Wes Anderson ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| editedBy | David Moritz ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anthony Adams
ⓘ
Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ
surface form:
Bob Mapplethorpe
Dignan ⓘ Mr. Henry ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Dallas
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surface form:
Dallas, Texas
Fort Worth, Texas ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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crime comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ |
| hasShortFilmPrecursor |
Bottle Rocket
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Bottle Rocket (1994 short film)
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| hasTheme |
aimlessness
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friendship ⓘ small-time crime ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Mothersbaugh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Wes Anderson feature directorial debut
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early collaboration between Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Wes Anderson filmography ⓘ |
| producer |
James L. Brooks
ⓘ
Polly Platt ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gracie Films ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1996-02-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas ⓘ |
| stars |
James Caan
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Luke Wilson ⓘ Lumi Cavazos ⓘ Owen Wilson ⓘ Robert Musgrave ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
carefully composed visuals
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deadpan dialogue ⓘ offbeat humor ⓘ quirky characters ⓘ |
| writer |
Owen Wilson
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Wes Anderson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bottle Rocket Description of subject: Bottle Rocket is a 1996 indie crime-comedy film that marked Wes Anderson’s feature directorial debut and introduced his distinctive offbeat style.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bottle Rocket (1994 short film)
this entity surface form:
Bottle Rocket (1994 short film)