Gigantic
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Gigantic is a 2008 indie romantic comedy film starring Paul Dano as a mattress salesman who pursues international adoption while navigating an unconventional relationship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gigantic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6420574 — 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: Gigantic Context triple: [Paul Dano, notableWork, Gigantic]
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A.
Gigantic
"Gigantic" is an alternative rock song by the Pixies, notable for its prominent bassline and Kim Deal's lead vocals.
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B.
Giant
"Giant" is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, co-starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, that explores themes of family, wealth, and social change in Texas over several decades.
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C.
Groß
Groß is a German surname most notably borne by the influential Dadaist and New Objectivity painter and caricaturist George Grosz.
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D.
Mega
"Mega" is a hip-hop album by Queensbridge rapper Cormega, showcasing his reflective lyricism and gritty street narratives.
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E.
Mega
Mega is a major Chilean free-to-air television network known for its wide range of news, entertainment, and telenovela programming.
- 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: Gigantic Target entity description: Gigantic is a 2008 indie romantic comedy film starring Paul Dano as a mattress salesman who pursues international adoption while navigating an unconventional relationship.
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A.
Gigantic
"Gigantic" is an alternative rock song by the Pixies, notable for its prominent bassline and Kim Deal's lead vocals.
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B.
Giant
"Giant" is a 1956 American epic Western drama film, co-starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, and James Dean, that explores themes of family, wealth, and social change in Texas over several decades.
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C.
Groß
Groß is a German surname most notably borne by the influential Dadaist and New Objectivity painter and caricaturist George Grosz.
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D.
Mega
"Mega" is a hip-hop album by Queensbridge rapper Cormega, showcasing his reflective lyricism and gritty street narratives.
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E.
Mega
Mega is a major Chilean free-to-air television network known for its wide range of news, entertainment, and telenovela programming.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Peter Donahue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Matt Aselton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | First Independent Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jonathan Alberts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
indie film
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) is not the same film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Al Weathersby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Happy Lolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Lolly NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Weathersby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
adoption
ⓘ
family ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | feature film ⓘ |
| isNot | Gigantic (They Might Be Giants documentary) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Brian Weathersby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Rodrigo Lopresti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A young mattress salesman pursues his lifelong dream of international adoption while entering an unconventional romantic relationship. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Ed Asner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dano NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach Galifianakis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zooey Deschanel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Giant Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plum Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-09-07 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| starring |
Ed Asner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dano NERFINISHED ⓘ Zach Galifianakis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zooey Deschanel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
| writer |
Adam Nagata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matt Aselton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gigantic Description of subject: Gigantic is a 2008 indie romantic comedy film starring Paul Dano as a mattress salesman who pursues international adoption while navigating an unconventional relationship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.