Josh Baskin
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Josh Baskin is the young boy who magically becomes an adult overnight and navigates the adult world with childlike innocence in the film "Big."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josh Baskin canonical | 15 |
| young Josh Baskin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2900732 — 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: Josh Baskin Context triple: [Big, mainCharacter, Josh Baskin]
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A.
Josh Srebnick
Josh Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a middle-aged documentary filmmaker grappling with ambition, authenticity, and aging in contrast to a younger creative couple.
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B.
Scott Budnick
Scott Budnick is an American film producer best known for his work on hit comedies like "The Hangover" and for his later activism in criminal justice reform.
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C.
Keith Bunin
Keith Bunin is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his work on stage and in film, including co-writing the Pixar animated feature "Onward."
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D.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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E.
Blake Bashoff
Blake Bashoff is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Lost" and "Judging Amy," as well as various film and stage appearances.
- 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: Josh Baskin Target entity description: Josh Baskin is the young boy who magically becomes an adult overnight and navigates the adult world with childlike innocence in the film "Big."
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A.
Josh Srebnick
Josh Srebnick is a central character in the film "While We're Young," portrayed as a middle-aged documentary filmmaker grappling with ambition, authenticity, and aging in contrast to a younger creative couple.
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B.
Scott Budnick
Scott Budnick is an American film producer best known for his work on hit comedies like "The Hangover" and for his later activism in criminal justice reform.
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C.
Keith Bunin
Keith Bunin is an American playwright and screenwriter known for his work on stage and in film, including co-writing the Pixar animated feature "Onward."
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D.
Matt Weitzman
Matt Weitzman is an American television writer and producer best known as a co-creator and executive producer of the animated series "American Dad!"
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E.
Blake Bashoff
Blake Bashoff is an American actor known for his roles in television series such as "Lost" and "Judging Amy," as well as various film and stage appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| ageAtStart | 12 years old ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Big ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Zoltar fortune teller machine
ⓘ
linked to:
Zoltar Speaks machine
carnival setting ⓘ |
| characterDevelopment | gains understanding of adult responsibilities ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Anne Spielberg
ⓘ
Gary Ross ⓘ |
| employer | MacMillan Toy Company ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Big (film universe)
ⓘ
linked to:
Big (film)
|
| filmReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Big (1988 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Big (film)
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| friend | Billy Kopecki ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | fantasy comedy-drama character ⓘ |
| instrumentPlayed | floor piano ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Susan Lawrence ⓘ |
| maturityChange | chooses to become a child again ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | coming-of-age ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableScene | FAO Schwarz piano dance scene ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
childlike innocence
ⓘ
naivety about adult life ⓘ playfulness ⓘ |
| occupation | toy company employee ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
David Moscow
ⓘ
Tom Hanks ⓘ |
| residence |
New Jersey (childhood)
ⓘ
New York City (as adult) ⓘ |
| returnsTo | child form at end of film ⓘ |
| screenTimeFocus | protagonist ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
contrast between childhood and adulthood
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loss of childhood innocence ⓘ |
| transformationCause | wish to be big ⓘ |
| wishMadeTo | Zoltar Speaks machine ⓘ |
| worksOn | toy design ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josh Baskin Description of subject: Josh Baskin is the young boy who magically becomes an adult overnight and navigates the adult world with childlike innocence in the film "Big."
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tom Hanks (theme performer credit often parodied)
subject linked to:
Paul in Big
subject linked to:
Paul in Big
subject linked to:
Paul in Big
linked to: Josh Baskin
subject linked to:
Big (film)