film "Where the Buffalo Roam"
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"Where the Buffalo Roam" is a 1980 satirical comedy film loosely based on the life and writings of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, with Bill Murray portraying Thompson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "Where the Buffalo Roam" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067688 — 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: film "Where the Buffalo Roam" Context triple: [Hunter S. Thompson, subjectOf, film "Where the Buffalo Roam"]
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film "Proud Valley"
"Proud Valley" is a 1940 British drama film starring Paul Robeson as an African American sailor who becomes a coal miner and community leader in a Welsh mining town.
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B.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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C.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 animated Western adventure film following a wild mustang’s struggle for freedom on the American frontier, noted for its distinctive visual style and minimal character dialogue.
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D.
Dude Ranch
Dude Ranch is the 1997 breakthrough studio album by American rock band Blink-182, known for its catchy pop-punk sound and irreverent humor.
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E.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 seafaring adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its maritime salvage drama set in the 1840s along the Florida coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: film "Where the Buffalo Roam" Target entity description: "Where the Buffalo Roam" is a 1980 satirical comedy film loosely based on the life and writings of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, with Bill Murray portraying Thompson.
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A.
film "Proud Valley"
"Proud Valley" is a 1940 British drama film starring Paul Robeson as an African American sailor who becomes a coal miner and community leader in a Welsh mining town.
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B.
Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Buffalo Bill's Wild West was a late 19th- and early 20th-century traveling show that dramatized frontier life with staged battles, sharpshooting, and performances by cowboys and Native Americans, helping to popularize the mythic image of the American West.
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C.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 animated Western adventure film following a wild mustang’s struggle for freedom on the American frontier, noted for its distinctive visual style and minimal character dialogue.
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D.
Dude Ranch
Dude Ranch is the 1997 breakthrough studio album by American rock band Blink-182, known for its catchy pop-punk sound and irreverent humor.
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E.
Reap the Wild Wind
Reap the Wild Wind is a 1942 seafaring adventure film directed by Cecil B. DeMille, known for its maritime salvage drama set in the 1840s along the Florida coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
life of Hunter S. Thompson
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writings of Hunter S. Thompson ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bill Murray
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruno Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ Craig T. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Danny Goldman NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonard Frey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Metcalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ R.G. Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Auberjonois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Peter Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tak Fujimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
drug use
ⓘ
journalism ⓘ political campaigns ⓘ |
| director | Art Linson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Peter C. Frank
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Chew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Carl Lazlo, Esq. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsWorkOf | Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Nixon era politics
ⓘ
counterculture ⓘ gonzo journalism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Neil Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Art Linson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Bill Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Art Linson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Back Bay Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-04-25 ⓘ |
| runtime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Kaye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | phrase "where the buffalo roam" from American folk culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Where the Buffalo Roam" Description of subject: "Where the Buffalo Roam" is a 1980 satirical comedy film loosely based on the life and writings of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, with Bill Murray portraying Thompson.
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