The Pest
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The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3120949 — 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: The Pest Context triple: [John Leguizamo, notableWork, The Pest]
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A.
Pest
Pest is the historic eastern part of modern-day Budapest, known as a former independent city on the flat bank of the Danube that later merged with Buda and Óbuda.
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B.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
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C.
Petaurista
Petaurista is a genus of large flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across forests in Asia.
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D.
The Germ
The Germ was a short-lived 1850 periodical founded by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to promote their artistic and literary ideals.
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E.
El Piojo
El Piojo is the nickname of Argentine former professional footballer Claudio López, a fast and prolific forward known for his time with Valencia, Lazio, and the Argentina national team.
- 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: The Pest Target entity description: The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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A.
Pest
Pest is the historic eastern part of modern-day Budapest, known as a former independent city on the flat bank of the Danube that later merged with Buda and Óbuda.
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B.
The Worm
The Worm is the famous nickname of Dennis Rodman, the flamboyant NBA Hall of Famer renowned for his tenacious rebounding, defense, and eccentric personality.
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C.
Petaurista
Petaurista is a genus of large flying squirrels known for their gliding membranes and nocturnal, arboreal lifestyle across forests in Asia.
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D.
The Germ
The Germ was a short-lived 1850 periodical founded by members of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood to promote their artistic and literary ideals.
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E.
El Piojo
El Piojo is the nickname of Argentine former professional footballer Claudio López, a fast and prolific forward known for his time with Valencia, Lazio, and the Argentina national team.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
ⓘ
film ⓘ slapstick comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Most Dangerous Game ⓘ |
| character | Pestario "Pest" Vargas ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
John B. Aronson
ⓘ
linked to:
John Aronson
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Paul Miller ⓘ |
| distributor |
Sony Pictures Releasing
ⓘ
TriStar Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Eric A. Sears ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Kevin Kiner ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A fast-talking con artist becomes the target of a deadly manhunt after agreeing to be hunted for sport. ⓘ |
| producer |
David Willis
ⓘ
Mark Tarlov ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-02-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 84 minutes ⓘ |
| starring |
Aries Spears
ⓘ
Edoardo Ballerini ⓘ Freddy Rodríguez ⓘ Jeffrey Jones ⓘ John Leguizamo ⓘ Tammy Townsend ⓘ |
| title | The Pest ⓘ |
| writer |
David Bar Katz
ⓘ
John Leguizamo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pest Description of subject: The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Pest