Goon
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Goon is a 2011 sports comedy film in which Seann William Scott stars as a kind-hearted but tough enforcer on a minor league hockey team.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goon canonical | 4 |
| Goon (2011 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6199698 — 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: Goon Context triple: [Seann William Scott, notableWork, Goon]
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A.
Mr Goon
Mr Goon is the bumbling, bad-tempered village policeman who frequently clashes with the child detectives in Enid Blyton’s Mystery Series.
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B.
Goons Be Gone
Goons Be Gone is a 2020 studio album by the American noise rock band No Age, showcasing their lo-fi, experimental punk sound.
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C.
The Gang
The Gang is the dysfunctional central group of friends in the TV sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for their selfish schemes and morally questionable antics.
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D.
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band best known for their early-2000s hit single "The Reason."
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E.
Bluntman and Chronic
Bluntman and Chronic are fictional comic book superheroes created by Kevin Smith within his View Askewniverse, parodying stoner culture and superhero tropes through the characters Jay and Silent Bob.
- 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: Goon Target entity description: Goon is a 2011 sports comedy film in which Seann William Scott stars as a kind-hearted but tough enforcer on a minor league hockey team.
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A.
Mr Goon
Mr Goon is the bumbling, bad-tempered village policeman who frequently clashes with the child detectives in Enid Blyton’s Mystery Series.
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B.
Goons Be Gone
Goons Be Gone is a 2020 studio album by the American noise rock band No Age, showcasing their lo-fi, experimental punk sound.
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C.
The Gang
The Gang is the dysfunctional central group of friends in the TV sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," known for their selfish schemes and morally questionable antics.
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D.
Hoobastank
Hoobastank is an American rock band best known for their early-2000s hit single "The Reason."
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E.
Bluntman and Chronic
Bluntman and Chronic are fictional comic book superheroes created by Kevin Smith within his View Askewniverse, parodying stoner culture and superhero tropes through the characters Jay and Silent Bob.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
ice hockey film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Adam Frattasio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doug Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Goon: The True Story of an Unlikely Journey into Minor League Hockey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterRole | Doug Glatt is an enforcer on a minor league hockey team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
Doug Glatt is kind-hearted
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Doug Glatt is tough ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Bobby Shore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Matthew Good NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Michael Dowse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Alliance Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnet Releasing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Reginald Harkema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Goon: Last of the Enforcers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ violence in sports ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Doug Glatt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Andre Rouleau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Carmody NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Caramel Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No Trace Camping NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2011-09-10 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Evan Goldberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jay Baruchel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | minor league ice hockey ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | ice hockey ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Alison Pill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eugene Levy NERFINISHED ⓘ Jay Baruchel NERFINISHED ⓘ Liev Schreiber NERFINISHED ⓘ Marc-André Grondin NERFINISHED ⓘ Seann William Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatricalReleaseYear | 2012 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goon Description of subject: Goon is a 2011 sports comedy film in which Seann William Scott stars as a kind-hearted but tough enforcer on a minor league hockey team.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Goon (2011 film)