Up the Academy
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Up the Academy is a 1980 American teen comedy film, originally associated with Mad magazine, about misfit boys sent to a strict military academy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Up the Academy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6817345 — 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)
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Target entity: Up the Academy Context triple: [Elsie Ann Ford, notableWork, Up the Academy]
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A.
The Academy
The Academy is a prominent American professional organization of musicians, producers, and recording professionals best known for presenting the annual Grammy Awards.
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B.
The Academy
The Academy is a renowned football youth development system celebrated for producing a steady stream of talented professional players.
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C.
I School
The I School is the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in the study and design of information, data, and technology in their social context.
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D.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
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E.
American Educator
American Educator is a quarterly professional journal published by the American Federation of Teachers that features research-based articles and commentary on education practice and policy.
- 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: Up the Academy Target entity description: Up the Academy is a 1980 American teen comedy film, originally associated with Mad magazine, about misfit boys sent to a strict military academy.
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A.
The Academy
The Academy is a renowned football youth development system celebrated for producing a steady stream of talented professional players.
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B.
The Academy
The Academy is a prominent American professional organization of musicians, producers, and recording professionals best known for presenting the annual Grammy Awards.
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C.
I School
The I School is the School of Information at the University of California, Berkeley, specializing in the study and design of information, data, and technology in their social context.
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D.
Stand and Deliver
"Stand and Deliver" is a bluegrass album by the Steep Canyon Rangers showcasing their contemporary take on traditional string-band music.
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E.
American Educator
American Educator is a quarterly professional journal published by the American Federation of Teachers that features research-based articles and commentary on education practice and policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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teen comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mad magazine (loosely associated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David M. Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Robert Downey Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
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surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| editedBy | Tom Walls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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teen comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Antonio Fargas
NERFINISHED
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Barbara Bach NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Teinowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ King Vidor Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Macchio NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Leibman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Poston NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Citera NERFINISHED ⓘ Wendell Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Up the Academy (TV version retitled Mad Magazine Presents Up the Academy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | misfit boys at a strict military academy ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bill Conti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | military academy ⓘ |
| notableFact |
Mad magazine later distanced itself from the film
NERFINISHED
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originally associated with Mad magazine ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Downey Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jay Tarses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Patchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Up the Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Up the Academy Description of subject: Up the Academy is a 1980 American teen comedy film, originally associated with Mad magazine, about misfit boys sent to a strict military academy.
Referenced by (2)
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