Detective Thorn in Soylent Green
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Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
All labels observed (1)
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| Detective Thorn in Soylent Green canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5139905 — 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)
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Target entity: Detective Thorn in Soylent Green Context triple: [Charlton Heston, role, Detective Thorn in Soylent Green]
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A.
Detective Lieutenant Sims
Detective Lieutenant Sims is a fictional police detective lieutenant featured in the crime film "Crime Wave."
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B.
Detective Riley
Detective Riley is a supporting police investigator character in the 2016 psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," involved in unraveling the central mystery.
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C.
Detective Jack Graham
Detective Jack Graham is a supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller "Shadow of a Doubt," serving as a government investigator who quietly probes the suspicions surrounding Uncle Charlie.
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D.
Detective David Mills
Detective David Mills is a young, impulsive homicide detective in the film "Se7en" who partners with a seasoned veteran to hunt a serial killer inspired by the seven deadly sins.
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E.
Inspector Krogh
Inspector Krogh is a wooden-armed police inspector in the 1939 horror film "Son of Frankenstein," known for his stern demeanor and memorable portrayal by actor Lionel Atwill.
- 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: Detective Thorn in Soylent Green Target entity description: Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
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A.
Detective Lieutenant Sims
Detective Lieutenant Sims is a fictional police detective lieutenant featured in the crime film "Crime Wave."
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B.
Detective Riley
Detective Riley is a supporting police investigator character in the 2016 psychological thriller film "The Girl on the Train," involved in unraveling the central mystery.
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C.
Detective Jack Graham
Detective Jack Graham is a supporting character in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 thriller "Shadow of a Doubt," serving as a government investigator who quietly probes the suspicions surrounding Uncle Charlie.
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D.
Detective David Mills
Detective David Mills is a young, impulsive homicide detective in the film "Se7en" who partners with a seasoned veteran to hunt a serial killer inspired by the seven deadly sins.
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E.
Inspector Krogh
Inspector Krogh is a wooden-armed police inspector in the 1939 horror film "Son of Frankenstein," known for his stern demeanor and memorable portrayal by actor Lionel Atwill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Soylent Green ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Soylent Green
ⓘ
environmental collapse ⓘ food shortages ⓘ overpopulation ⓘ |
| basedOn | character concepts from the novel Make Room! Make Room! ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
determined ⓘ hard-edged ⓘ morally driven ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | screenwriters Stanley R. Greenberg and others ⓘ |
| createdFor | feature film ⓘ |
| discovers |
Soylent Green is made from human remains
ⓘ
truth about Soylent Green ⓘ |
| employer | New York City Police Department ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfWork | Richard Fleischer ⓘ |
| friend | Sol Roth ⓘ |
| fullName | Detective Robert Thorn ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork |
dystopian film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasCompanion | Sol Roth ⓘ |
| investigates | murder of William R. Simonson ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| name | Thorn ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
investigator
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableQuote | "Soylent Green is people!" ⓘ |
| occupation | police detective ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soylent Green franchise
ⓘ
linked to:
Soylent Green
|
| portrayedBy | Charlton Heston ⓘ |
| position | detective ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfWork | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| publicationDateOfFirstAppearance | 1973 ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| romanticallyInvolvedWith | Shirl ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | futuristic New York City ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse | year 2022 ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| yearOfFilmRelease | 1973 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Detective Thorn in Soylent Green Description of subject: Detective Thorn in Soylent Green is the hard-edged New York City police detective protagonist who uncovers the horrifying truth behind the futuristic food product Soylent Green in the 1973 dystopian science fiction film.
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