American Buffalo
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American Buffalo is a critically acclaimed 1975 play by David Mamet that explores greed, loyalty, and betrayal among small-time crooks in a Chicago junk shop.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Buffalo canonical | 6 |
| American Buffalo (1996 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3945507 — 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: American Buffalo Context triple: [Long Wharf Theatre, producedWorldPremiereOf, American Buffalo]
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A.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
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B.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
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C.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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D.
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
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E.
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama film, based on Lillian Hellman’s play, that stars Bette Davis as a ruthless Southern aristocrat scheming for wealth and power.
- 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: American Buffalo Target entity description: American Buffalo is a critically acclaimed 1975 play by David Mamet that explores greed, loyalty, and betrayal among small-time crooks in a Chicago junk shop.
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A.
Redford Suite
Redford Suite is a multi-movement jazz composition by The Roots, featured as a central instrumental suite on their concept album "Undun."
-
B.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
-
C.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
-
D.
The Man Who Wasn't There
The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 neo-noir crime film by the Coen brothers, known for its stark black-and-white cinematography and understated, existential storytelling.
-
E.
The Little Foxes
The Little Foxes is a 1941 American drama film, based on Lillian Hellman’s play, that stars Bette Davis as a ruthless Southern aristocrat scheming for wealth and power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
ⓘ
stage work ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | David Mamet ⓘ |
| centralConflict | plan to steal back a valuable coin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| dateWritten | 1975 ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | single-set play ⓘ |
| firstProductionYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| genre |
American theatre
ⓘ
crime drama ⓘ drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
American Buffalo
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
American Buffalo (1996 film)
|
| hasCharacter |
Bobby
ⓘ
Donny Dubrow ⓘ Teach ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | small-time criminals ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
friendship under pressure
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
greed ⓘ loyalty ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American realism
|
| notableFeature | use of profane, colloquial dialogue ⓘ |
| notableProduction | Broadway production ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary American theatre canon ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| premiereLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Chicago
ⓘ
junk shop ⓘ |
| settingType | interior ⓘ |
| style |
minimalist setting
ⓘ
naturalistic dialogue ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American capitalism
ⓘ
small-time crooks ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1970s ⓘ |
| writer | David Mamet ⓘ |
| yearOfWork | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: American Buffalo Description of subject: American Buffalo is a critically acclaimed 1975 play by David Mamet that explores greed, loyalty, and betrayal among small-time crooks in a Chicago junk shop.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Buffalo (1996 film)