Times Square (1980 film)
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Times Square (1980 film) is a 1980 coming-of-age drama about two teenage girls who form a rebellious friendship in New York City’s Times Square amid themes of youth alienation and punk culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Times Square (1980 film) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5950070 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Times Square (1980 film) Context triple: [Trini Alvarado, notableWork, Times Square (1980 film)]
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A.
First We Take Manhattan
"First We Take Manhattan" is a darkly prophetic, synth-driven song by Leonard Cohen that blends political and apocalyptic imagery with his signature poetic lyricism.
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B.
V-J Day in Times Square
V-J Day in Times Square is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a U.S. sailor kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square during celebrations marking the end of World War II.
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C.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a mid-distance sled dog race event held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, often serving as a companion race to the longer UP 200.
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D.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 action-comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter transporting an accountant across the country while being pursued by the FBI and the mob.
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E.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film about a hijacked New York City subway train, renowned for its tense pacing, gritty realism, and influential status in the heist genre.
- 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: Times Square (1980 film) Target entity description: Times Square (1980 film) is a 1980 coming-of-age drama about two teenage girls who form a rebellious friendship in New York City’s Times Square amid themes of youth alienation and punk culture.
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A.
First We Take Manhattan
"First We Take Manhattan" is a darkly prophetic, synth-driven song by Leonard Cohen that blends political and apocalyptic imagery with his signature poetic lyricism.
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B.
V-J Day in Times Square
V-J Day in Times Square is an iconic 1945 photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt capturing a U.S. sailor kissing a nurse in New York City's Times Square during celebrations marking the end of World War II.
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C.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a mid-distance sled dog race event held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, often serving as a companion race to the longer UP 200.
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D.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 action-comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter transporting an accountant across the country while being pursued by the FBI and the mob.
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E.
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is a 1974 American thriller film about a hijacked New York City subway train, renowned for its tense pacing, gritty realism, and influential status in the heist genre.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | an original story by Allan Moyle ⓘ |
| character |
Johnny LaGuardia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nicky Marotta NERFINISHED ⓘ Pamela Pearl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James A. Contner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Allan Moyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Paramount Pictures
ⓘ
RSO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Victor-Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Times Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
coming-of-age drama
ⓘ
music film ⓘ teen drama ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrack | Times Square: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
female friendship
ⓘ
punk culture ⓘ youth alienation ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bill Oakes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various artists ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
runaway girls
ⓘ
urban counterculture ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Damn Dog
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rock Hard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two troubled teenage girls in New York City form a rebellious friendship and become underground punk icons in Times Square. ⓘ |
| portrays | late 1970s Times Square street life ⓘ |
| producer |
Jacob Brackman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Stigwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | RSO Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Allan Moyle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacob Brackman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Times Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundtrackFeature |
new wave music
ⓘ
punk rock music ⓘ |
| stars |
Robin Johnson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Curry NERFINISHED ⓘ Trini Alvarado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | teenagers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Times Square (1980 film) Description of subject: Times Square (1980 film) is a 1980 coming-of-age drama about two teenage girls who form a rebellious friendship in New York City’s Times Square amid themes of youth alienation and punk culture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.