The Last Days of Disco
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The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 comedy-drama film by Whit Stillman that follows a group of young Manhattan professionals navigating relationships and social life in the waning era of late-1970s nightclub culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Last Days of Disco canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5752953 — 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: The Last Days of Disco Context triple: [Damsels in Distress, followsAfterWork, The Last Days of Disco]
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A.
Queen of Disco
Queen of Disco is the iconic title given to Donna Summer, the American singer whose powerful vocals and string of 1970s and 1980s dance hits helped define the disco era.
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B.
Kill the DJ
"Kill the DJ" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!, noted for its dance-punk style and politically tinged lyrics.
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C.
The Last DJ
The Last DJ is a studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that critiques the commercialization of the music industry.
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D.
Countdown to Ecstasy
Countdown to Ecstasy is Steely Dan’s 1973 jazz-rock studio album known for its sophisticated arrangements, complex harmonies, and critically acclaimed songwriting.
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E.
Days of 49
"Days of 49" is a traditional American folk song about the California Gold Rush era, famously popularized by folk singer Bob Dylan on his album *Self Portrait*.
- 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: The Last Days of Disco Target entity description: The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 comedy-drama film by Whit Stillman that follows a group of young Manhattan professionals navigating relationships and social life in the waning era of late-1970s nightclub culture.
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A.
Queen of Disco
Queen of Disco is the iconic title given to Donna Summer, the American singer whose powerful vocals and string of 1970s and 1980s dance hits helped define the disco era.
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B.
Kill the DJ
"Kill the DJ" is a punk rock song by Green Day from their 2012 album ¡Uno!, noted for its dance-punk style and politically tinged lyrics.
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C.
The Last DJ
The Last DJ is a studio album by American rock band Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers that critiques the commercialization of the music industry.
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D.
Countdown to Ecstasy
Countdown to Ecstasy is Steely Dan’s 1973 jazz-rock studio album known for its sophisticated arrangements, complex harmonies, and critically acclaimed songwriting.
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E.
Days of 49
"Days of 49" is a traditional American folk song about the California Gold Rush era, famously popularized by folk singer Bob Dylan on his album *Self Portrait*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Whit Stillman ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Whit Stillman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Castle Rock Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Tellefsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| follows | group of young Manhattan professionals ⓘ |
| followsWork |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Burr Steers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chloë Sevigny NERFINISHED ⓘ Chris Eigeman NERFINISHED ⓘ David Thornton NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaid Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Beals NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Beckinsale NERFINISHED ⓘ Mackenzie Astin NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Keeslar NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Sean Leonard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHomeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ |
| hasPublication | novelization by Whit Stillman ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | The Criterion Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
nightclub culture
ⓘ
romantic relationships ⓘ young professionals ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Suozzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | waning era of disco ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
coming-of-age
ⓘ
social class ⓘ urban nightlife ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Whit Stillman "doomed bourgeois in love" cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prequelTo | The Last Days of Disco: With Cocktails at Petrossian Afterwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 113 ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | late 1970s ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | disco era ⓘ |
| writer | Whit Stillman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Days of Disco Description of subject: The Last Days of Disco is a 1998 comedy-drama film by Whit Stillman that follows a group of young Manhattan professionals navigating relationships and social life in the waning era of late-1970s nightclub culture.
Referenced by (5)
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