Big Trouble in Little China
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Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 cult-classic action-comedy fantasy film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, known for its blend of martial arts, supernatural elements, and tongue-in-cheek humor set in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3641059 — 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: Big Trouble in Little China Context triple: [Dean Cundey, notableWork, Big Trouble in Little China]
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Kung Fu
Kung Fu is a 1970s American television series that blends martial arts action with Western drama, following a Shaolin monk’s spiritual and physical journey across the American Old West.
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Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American comedy film about three drag queens on a cross-country road trip who transform a small town and its residents.
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Time Bandits
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam that follows a young boy who joins a band of time-traveling dwarfs on a surreal journey through history.
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Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is an ultra-rare, single-copy studio album by the Wu-Tang Clan, conceived as both a musical work and a high-value art object.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Big Trouble in Little China Target entity description: Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 cult-classic action-comedy fantasy film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, known for its blend of martial arts, supernatural elements, and tongue-in-cheek humor set in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
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A.
Kung Fu
Kung Fu is a 1970s American television series that blends martial arts action with Western drama, following a Shaolin monk’s spiritual and physical journey across the American Old West.
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B.
Shanghai Noon
Shanghai Noon is a 2000 action-comedy Western film starring Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, blending martial arts with cowboy adventure in the American Old West.
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C.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American comedy film about three drag queens on a cross-country road trip who transform a small town and its residents.
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D.
Time Bandits
Time Bandits is a 1981 British fantasy adventure film directed by Terry Gilliam that follows a young boy who joins a band of time-traveling dwarfs on a surreal journey through history.
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E.
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin
Once Upon a Time in Shaolin is an ultra-rare, single-copy studio album by the Wu-Tang Clan, conceived as both a musical work and a high-value art object.
- F. None of above. chosen
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Trouble in Little China Description of subject: Big Trouble in Little China is a 1986 cult-classic action-comedy fantasy film directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, known for its blend of martial arts, supernatural elements, and tongue-in-cheek humor set in San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Big Trouble in Little China
subject linked to:
Egg Shen in Big Trouble in Little China
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Egg Shen in Big Trouble in Little China
linked to: Big Trouble in Little China
subject linked to:
Egg Shen in Big Trouble in Little China
linked to: Big Trouble in Little China
linked to: Big Trouble in Little China