Edgar Friendly
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Edgar Friendly is a rebellious underground leader who opposes the oppressive, sanitized future society in the science fiction action film "Demolition Man."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edgar Friendly canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2771219 — 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: Edgar Friendly Context triple: [Demolition Man, hasCharacter, Edgar Friendly]
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A.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
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Justice Stanley Reed
Justice Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1938–1957) known for his generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence during the New Deal and early Cold War eras.
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C.
Justice Frank Murphy
Justice Frank Murphy was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and passionate defense of individual rights and religious freedom.
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Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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E.
William J. Brennan Jr.
William J. Brennan Jr. was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential liberal opinions expanding civil rights and civil liberties.
- 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: Edgar Friendly Target entity description: Edgar Friendly is a rebellious underground leader who opposes the oppressive, sanitized future society in the science fiction action film "Demolition Man."
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A.
Paul G. Kirk
Paul G. Kirk is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as interim U.S. Senator from Massachusetts following the death of Edward M. Kennedy.
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B.
Justice Stanley Reed
Justice Stanley Reed was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1938–1957) known for his generally moderate to conservative jurisprudence during the New Deal and early Cold War eras.
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C.
Justice Frank Murphy
Justice Frank Murphy was a U.S. Supreme Court Justice known for his strong civil liberties jurisprudence and passionate defense of individual rights and religious freedom.
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D.
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
Lewis F. Powell Jr. was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1972–1987) known as a pivotal moderate whose swing votes shaped landmark decisions on issues such as abortion, affirmative action, and the death penalty.
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E.
William J. Brennan Jr.
William J. Brennan Jr. was a long-serving associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his influential liberal opinions expanding civil rights and civil liberties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alignment | resistance movement ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Demolition Man ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
resistance fighters
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underground community ⓘ |
| characterType |
anti-establishment figure
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dissident ⓘ |
| conflictsWith |
Dr. Raymond Cocteau
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San Angeles authorities ⓘ |
| genreContext | science fiction action ⓘ |
| goal |
challenge enforced conformity
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resist authoritarian control ⓘ restore personal freedom ⓘ |
| medium |
action film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
catalyst for social change
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symbol of free will ⓘ |
| occupation | underground leader ⓘ |
| opposes |
oppressive future society
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sanitized future society ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Demolition Man
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surface form:
1993 film Demolition Man
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| roleInNarrative | rebel leader ⓘ |
| setting | future San Angeles ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
outlaw
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underground resident ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
individual freedom vs. social control
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rebellion against utopian authoritarianism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-21st century (fictional) ⓘ |
| universe | Demolition Man universe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edgar Friendly Description of subject: Edgar Friendly is a rebellious underground leader who opposes the oppressive, sanitized future society in the science fiction action film "Demolition Man."
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.