Marv Murchins
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Marv Murchins is one of the bumbling burglar duo known as the "Wet Bandits" in the comedy film *Home Alone*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marv Murchins canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4356123 — 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: Marv Murchins Context triple: [Home Alone (1990 film), mainCharacter, Marv Murchins]
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A.
Max Drummey
Max Drummey is an American musician best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the indie pop band Chester French.
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B.
Bucky Harris
Bucky Harris was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and second baseman best known for leading the Washington Senators to the 1924 World Series championship as their young player-manager.
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C.
Mickey O'Neil
Mickey O'Neil is a fast-talking, bare-knuckle boxing Irish Traveller and pivotal figure in the British crime film "Snatch," known for his unpredictable nature and thick accent.
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D.
Mickey Rivers
Mickey Rivers is a former Major League Baseball center fielder best known for his speed, leadoff hitting, and key role on the New York Yankees’ late-1970s championship teams.
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E.
Mitch Mahoney
Mitch Mahoney is a tough, streetwise "comfort counselor" character in the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, who provides support and consolation to eliminated contestants.
- 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: Marv Murchins Target entity description: Marv Murchins is one of the bumbling burglar duo known as the "Wet Bandits" in the comedy film *Home Alone*.
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A.
Max Drummey
Max Drummey is an American musician best known as the guitarist and co-founder of the indie pop band Chester French.
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B.
Bucky Harris
Bucky Harris was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball manager and second baseman best known for leading the Washington Senators to the 1924 World Series championship as their young player-manager.
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C.
Mickey O'Neil
Mickey O'Neil is a fast-talking, bare-knuckle boxing Irish Traveller and pivotal figure in the British crime film "Snatch," known for his unpredictable nature and thick accent.
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D.
Mickey Rivers
Mickey Rivers is a former Major League Baseball center fielder best known for his speed, leadoff hitting, and key role on the New York Yankees’ late-1970s championship teams.
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E.
Mitch Mahoney
Mitch Mahoney is a tough, streetwise "comfort counselor" character in the musical *The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee*, who provides support and consolation to eliminated contestants.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| alignment | villain ⓘ |
| appearsAlongside |
Harry Lyme
ⓘ
Kevin McCallister ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Home Alone
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone (1990 film)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | family comedy film ⓘ |
| arrestedIn |
Home Alone
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone (1990 film)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christmas-themed crimes ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Chicago (in Home Alone)
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
New York City (in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York) ⓘ
linked to:
New York City (fictional setting of film)
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| characterTrait |
bumbling
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dim-witted ⓘ greedy ⓘ |
| comicRelief | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy | John Hughes ⓘ |
| criminalAlias |
Sticky Bandits
ⓘ
Wet Bandits ⓘ |
| enemy | Kevin McCallister ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Home Alone franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone film series
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| filmSeries |
Home Alone series
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Alone film series
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasFirstName | Marv ⓘ |
| hasLastName | Murchins ⓘ |
| injuredBy | Kevin McCallister’s booby traps ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| memberOf | Wet Bandits ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempts to rob the McCallister house
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returns to rob houses on Christmas Eve ⓘ turns on faucets in robbed houses ⓘ |
| notableScene |
gets hit in the face with bricks in New York
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steps on Christmas ornaments barefoot ⓘ |
| occupation | burglar ⓘ |
| partner | Harry Lyme ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Stern ⓘ |
| targetOf | Kevin McCallister’s traps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marv Murchins Description of subject: Marv Murchins is one of the bumbling burglar duo known as the "Wet Bandits" in the comedy film *Home Alone*.
Referenced by (8)
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