Norman... Is That You?
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"Norman... Is That You?" is a 1970s American comedy film adaptation of a stage play, centered on a middle-aged man's humorous and conflicted reaction to discovering his son's homosexuality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Norman... Is That You? canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6591212 — 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: Norman... Is That You? Context triple: [Gregory Walcott, notableWork, Norman... Is That You?]
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A.
The Name
"The Name" is a notable work of modern Hebrew literature, recognized for its contribution to contemporary Hebrew narrative and cultural expression.
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B.
The Aud
The Aud was a historic indoor arena in Buffalo, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and numerous major sports and entertainment events.
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The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
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D.
The Rumour
The Rumour is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, exemplifying his subtle, muted style and exploration of memory, history, and the distortion of truth.
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E.
The Nat
The Nat is a science and natural history museum in San Diego, California, known for its exhibits on the region’s biodiversity, geology, and paleontology.
- 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: Norman... Is That You? Target entity description: "Norman... Is That You?" is a 1970s American comedy film adaptation of a stage play, centered on a middle-aged man's humorous and conflicted reaction to discovering his son's homosexuality.
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A.
The Name
"The Name" is a notable work of modern Hebrew literature, recognized for its contribution to contemporary Hebrew narrative and cultural expression.
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B.
The Aud
The Aud was a historic indoor arena in Buffalo, New York, best known as the longtime home of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres and numerous major sports and entertainment events.
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C.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
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D.
The Rumour
The Rumour is a painting by Belgian contemporary artist Luc Tuymans, exemplifying his subtle, muted style and exploration of memory, history, and the distortion of truth.
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E.
The Nat
The Nat is a science and natural history museum in San Diego, California, known for its exhibits on the region’s biodiversity, geology, and paleontology.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | stage play ⓘ |
| basedOn | Norman, Is That You? (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Dennis Dugan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Bailey NERFINISHED ⓘ Redd Foxx NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayland Flowers NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Bea Chambers – Pearl Bailey
ⓘ
Ben Chambers – Redd Foxx NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry – Dennis Dugan NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Chambers – Michael Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | William Cronjager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Mundell Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | George Schlatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Aaron Stell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | post-Stonewall cinema ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
acceptance
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Chambers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garry NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a middle-aged father's reaction to his son's homosexuality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork |
Ron Clark
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Bobrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | George Schlatter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | George Schlatter Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
George Schlatter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Yanok NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Rosen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (1)
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