Where the Boys Are
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Where the Boys Are is a 1960 romantic comedy film about college students on spring break in Fort Lauderdale, widely regarded as a defining teen movie of its era.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Where the Boys Are canonical | 5 |
| Where the Boys Are '84 | 1 |
| Where the Boys Are (1960 film) | 1 |
| Where the Boys Are ’84 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4292973 — 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: Where the Boys Are Context triple: [George Hamilton, notableWork, Where the Boys Are]
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A.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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B.
The Boys in the Back Room
The Boys in the Back Room is a vibrant painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that depicts lively nightlife and social scenes within Black urban culture.
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C.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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D.
My Boys
My Boys is an American television sitcom that follows a female sportswriter in Chicago as she navigates her career and relationships with her close-knit group of male friends.
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E.
The Boys Are Back
The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Australian-British drama film starring Clive Owen as a recently widowed father struggling to raise his two sons.
- 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: Where the Boys Are Target entity description: Where the Boys Are is a 1960 romantic comedy film about college students on spring break in Fort Lauderdale, widely regarded as a defining teen movie of its era.
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A.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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B.
The Boys in the Back Room
The Boys in the Back Room is a vibrant painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that depicts lively nightlife and social scenes within Black urban culture.
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C.
The American Boy
The American Boy was a popular early 20th-century U.S. magazine for boys, featuring adventure stories, articles, and illustrations aimed at young male readers.
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D.
My Boys
My Boys is an American television sitcom that follows a female sportswriter in Chicago as she navigates her career and relationships with her close-knit group of male friends.
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E.
The Boys Are Back
The Boys Are Back is a 2009 Australian-British drama film starring Clive Owen as a recently widowed father struggling to raise his two sons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
romantic comedy film ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Where the Boys Are (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Glendon Swarthout NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert J. Bronner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Henry Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editedBy | Fredric Steinkamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1960s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Melanie
NERFINISHED
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Merritt Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryder Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuggle Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Where the Boys Are (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | Metrocolor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Hollywood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic comedy
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teen film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
coming of age
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friendship ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ sexual mores of American youth ⓘ |
| leadActress | Dolores Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | Approved ⓘ |
| musicBy | George E. Stoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | college students on spring break ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of spring break culture in Fort Lauderdale
ⓘ
influence on later teen beach and spring break films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Joe Pasternak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | defining teen movie of its era ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1960-12-28 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | George Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Fort Lauderdale, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Connie Francis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dolores Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ George Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jim Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Prentiss NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvette Mimieux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeSongPerformer | Connie Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | contemporary to 1960 release ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Where the Boys Are Description of subject: Where the Boys Are is a 1960 romantic comedy film about college students on spring break in Fort Lauderdale, widely regarded as a defining teen movie of its era.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Where the Boys Are (1960 film)
this entity surface form:
Where the Boys Are '84
this entity surface form:
Where the Boys Are ’84