Apt Pupil
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Apt Pupil is a 1998 psychological thriller film, based on a Stephen King novella, about a disturbed teenager who discovers and manipulates a Nazi war criminal living in his neighborhood.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Apt Pupil canonical | 7 |
| Apt Pupil (1998 film) | 1 |
| Apt Pupil (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7656982 — 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: Apt Pupil Context triple: [John Ottman, composedMusicFor, Apt Pupil]
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A.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil is a dark psychological novella by Stephen King about a teenage boy’s disturbing relationship with a fugitive Nazi war criminal.
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B.
Apt Pupil – Southern California
Apt Pupil – Southern California is the primary setting of Stephen King’s novella “Apt Pupil,” a dark psychological horror story from his collection Different Seasons.
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C.
Up the Academy
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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D.
In School
In School is a non-fiction book by former NHL goaltender and Canadian politician Ken Dryden that examines the challenges and possibilities of the modern education system.
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E.
Palookas
"Palookas" is a track from Talib Kweli's album "Gutter Rainbows," showcasing his lyrically driven, socially conscious hip-hop style.
- 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: Apt Pupil Target entity description: Apt Pupil is a 1998 psychological thriller film, based on a Stephen King novella, about a disturbed teenager who discovers and manipulates a Nazi war criminal living in his neighborhood.
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A.
Apt Pupil
Apt Pupil is a dark psychological novella by Stephen King about a teenage boy’s disturbing relationship with a fugitive Nazi war criminal.
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B.
Apt Pupil – Southern California
Apt Pupil – Southern California is the primary setting of Stephen King’s novella “Apt Pupil,” a dark psychological horror story from his collection Different Seasons.
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C.
Up the Academy
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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D.
In School
In School is a non-fiction book by former NHL goaltender and Canadian politician Ken Dryden that examines the challenges and possibilities of the modern education system.
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E.
Palookas
"Palookas" is a track from Talib Kweli's album "Gutter Rainbows," showcasing his lyrically driven, socially conscious hip-hop style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | Apt Pupil (novella) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Apt Pupil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | novella ⓘ |
| castMember |
Brad Renfro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Davison NERFINISHED ⓘ David Schwimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Elias Koteas NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Morton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Newton Thomas Sigel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Ottman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Bryan Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | John Ottman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Nazi war criminal
ⓘ
teenage psychopathology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Brad Renfro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ian McKellen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kurt Dussander
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Todd Bowden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Nazism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
evil and corruption ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A disturbed teenager discovers a Nazi war criminal living in his neighborhood and blackmails him, leading to a dangerous psychological relationship. ⓘ |
| producer |
Bryan Singer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Evan Astrowsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Hamsher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Bad Hat Harry Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenix Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1998-10-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 111 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Brandon Boyce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| sourceAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Apt Pupil (film)
this entity surface form:
Apt Pupil (1998 film)