Men at Work
E624040
Men at Work is a 1990 comedy film starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as garbage collectors who become entangled in a criminal conspiracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Men at Work canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6853155 — 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: Men at Work Context triple: [Emilio Estevez, notableWork, Men at Work]
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A.
Crowes
Crowes is a surname variant of Crowe, borne by various individuals and families of English or Irish origin.
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B.
Jesus Children of America
"Jesus Children of America" is a socially conscious soul track by Stevie Wonder that addresses issues like drug addiction, religion, and inner-city struggles.
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C.
Powderfinger
Powderfinger is a Neil Young song, best known as a haunting, narrative-driven rock ballad that appears on his 1979 album and concert film "Rust Never Sleeps."
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D.
INXS
INXS is an Australian rock band formed in 1977, known for their charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence and hit songs like "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation."
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E.
Savage Garden
Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo known for their melodic, radio-friendly hits in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including songs like "Truly Madly Deeply" and "I Want You."
- 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: Men at Work Target entity description: Men at Work is a 1990 comedy film starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as garbage collectors who become entangled in a criminal conspiracy.
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A.
Crowes
Crowes is a surname variant of Crowe, borne by various individuals and families of English or Irish origin.
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B.
Jesus Children of America
"Jesus Children of America" is a socially conscious soul track by Stevie Wonder that addresses issues like drug addiction, religion, and inner-city struggles.
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C.
Powderfinger
Powderfinger is a Neil Young song, best known as a haunting, narrative-driven rock ballad that appears on his 1979 album and concert film "Rust Never Sleeps."
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D.
INXS
INXS is an Australian rock band formed in 1977, known for their charismatic frontman Michael Hutchence and hit songs like "Need You Tonight" and "New Sensation."
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E.
Savage Garden
Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo known for their melodic, radio-friendly hits in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including songs like "Truly Madly Deeply" and "I Want You."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Tri-Star Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Craig Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
environmental crime ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
buddy comedy film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ |
| hasOccupationForMainCharacters | garbage collectors ⓘ |
| hasSiblingCoStars | Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carl Taylor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James St. James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Stewart Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two garbage collectors become entangled in a criminal conspiracy after discovering a dead body linked to illegal toxic waste dumping. ⓘ |
| producer |
Cassian Elwes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tim Zinnemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Epic Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1990-08-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| screenDebutAsDirectorFor | Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Charlie Sheen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darrell Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ Dean Cameron NERFINISHED ⓘ Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED ⓘ Geoffrey Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawk Wolinski NERFINISHED ⓘ John Getz NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lavachielli NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith David NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ Sy Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Emilio Estevez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Men at Work Description of subject: Men at Work is a 1990 comedy film starring Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as garbage collectors who become entangled in a criminal conspiracy.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.