Forbidden Zone
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Forbidden Zone is a 1980 cult musical fantasy film known for its surreal, low-budget style and early involvement of the band Oingo Boingo.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Forbidden Zone canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4047107 — 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: Forbidden Zone Context triple: [Richard Elfman, notableWork, Forbidden Zone]
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A.
The Zone
The Zone was the lively amusement and entertainment district of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, featuring rides, shows, and attractions for fairgoers.
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B.
Special Zone
Special Zone is a hidden, extra-difficult set of bonus levels in Super Mario World that offers unique challenges and unlocks game changes upon completion.
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C.
In the Zone
"In the Zone" is Britney Spears' fourth studio album, a dance-pop and electropop record known for its more mature themes and hit singles like "Toxic" and "Everytime."
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D.
L’Intruse
L’Intruse is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of death, fate, and the unseen through a tense, atmospheric family drama.
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E.
Interzone
Interzone is a surreal, hallucinatory North African–inspired cityscape that serves as the primary backdrop for William S. Burroughs’ novel "Naked Lunch."
- 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: Forbidden Zone Target entity description: Forbidden Zone is a 1980 cult musical fantasy film known for its surreal, low-budget style and early involvement of the band Oingo Boingo.
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A.
The Zone
The Zone was the lively amusement and entertainment district of the Panama–Pacific International Exposition, featuring rides, shows, and attractions for fairgoers.
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B.
Special Zone
Special Zone is a hidden, extra-difficult set of bonus levels in Super Mario World that offers unique challenges and unlocks game changes upon completion.
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C.
In the Zone
"In the Zone" is Britney Spears' fourth studio album, a dance-pop and electropop record known for its more mature themes and hit singles like "Toxic" and "Everytime."
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D.
L’Intruse
L’Intruse is a symbolist one-act play by Belgian writer Maurice Maeterlinck that explores themes of death, fate, and the unseen through a tense, atmospheric family drama.
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E.
Interzone
Interzone is a surreal, hallucinatory North African–inspired cityscape that serves as the primary backdrop for William S. Burroughs’ novel "Naked Lunch."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cult film
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film ⓘ musical fantasy film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Oingo Boingo
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surface form:
The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo stage show
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| cinematographyBy | Greg Hittleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Richard Elfman ⓘ |
| distributor | Pan-Global Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bert Glatstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresBand | Oingo Boingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | surrealism ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | black-and-white film ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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cult film ⓘ fantasy film ⓘ musical film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Danny Elfman
ⓘ
Hervé Villechaize NERFINISHED ⓘ Marie-Pascale Elfman ⓘ Matthew Bright ⓘ Susan Tyrrell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Flash Hercules
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Frenchy ⓘ King Fausto ⓘ Queen Doris ⓘ Squeezit Henderson ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0080752 ⓘ |
| hasReRelease | colorized version ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Danny Elfman
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Oingo Boingo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
black-and-white cinematography
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early screen appearance of Oingo Boingo ⓘ low-budget production ⓘ surreal visual style ⓘ use of animation sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Elfman ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 74 ⓘ |
| setIn | Sixth Dimension ⓘ |
| writer |
Matthew Bright
ⓘ
Richard Elfman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Forbidden Zone Description of subject: Forbidden Zone is a 1980 cult musical fantasy film known for its surreal, low-budget style and early involvement of the band Oingo Boingo.
Referenced by (3)
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