Heat (1986 film)
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Heat (1986 film) is a 1986 American action thriller starring Burt Reynolds as a Las Vegas bodyguard who becomes entangled in violent underworld conflicts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Heat (1986 film) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781909 — 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)
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Target entity: Heat (1986 film) Context triple: [Elliott Kastner, produced, Heat (1986 film)]
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A.
Body Heat
Body Heat is a 1981 neo-noir erotic thriller film, written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, about a small-town lawyer drawn into a deadly affair and murder plot.
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B.
HEAT
HEAT is the ICAO airport code assigned to Assiut Airport in Egypt.
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C.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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D.
The Heat Is On
The Heat Is On is a 1975 funk and soul album by The Isley Brothers that became one of their most successful and influential releases.
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E.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
- 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: Heat (1986 film) Target entity description: Heat (1986 film) is a 1986 American action thriller starring Burt Reynolds as a Las Vegas bodyguard who becomes entangled in violent underworld conflicts.
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A.
Body Heat
Body Heat is a 1981 neo-noir erotic thriller film, written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan, about a small-town lawyer drawn into a deadly affair and murder plot.
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B.
HEAT
HEAT is the ICAO airport code assigned to Assiut Airport in Egypt.
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C.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
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D.
The Heat Is On
The Heat Is On is a 1975 funk and soul album by The Isley Brothers that became one of their most successful and influential releases.
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E.
Red Heat
Red Heat is a 1988 buddy-cop action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Belushi, directed by Walter Hill.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Heat (novel) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | William Goldman ⓘ |
| character |
Nick Escalante
ⓘ
linked to:
Esai Morales
|
| cinematographyBy | Donald E. Thorin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director |
Dick Richards
ⓘ
Jerry Jameson ⓘ |
| distributor | New Century Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Anthony Redman ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Las Vegas
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
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| genre |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_(1986_film) ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom | Heat (1995 film) ⓘ |
| leadActor | Burt Reynolds ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
gambling addiction
ⓘ
personal redemption ⓘ violence in the criminal underworld ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Gibbs ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a bodyguard helping a friend seek revenge against her attackers ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
Adaptation of William Goldman’s novel of the same name
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Features Burt Reynolds in one of his mid-1980s action roles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Las Vegas bodyguard and gambler becomes entangled in violent underworld conflicts after helping a friend who was assaulted. ⓘ |
| producer | Elliott Kastner ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
bodyguard
ⓘ
gambling addict ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | William Goldman ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Las Vegas
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| starring |
Burt Reynolds
ⓘ
Diana Scarwid ⓘ Howard Hesseman ⓘ Josef Sommer ⓘ Karen Young ⓘ Neill Barry ⓘ Peter MacNicol ⓘ |
| title | Heat ⓘ |
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Subject: Heat (1986 film) Description of subject: Heat (1986 film) is a 1986 American action thriller starring Burt Reynolds as a Las Vegas bodyguard who becomes entangled in violent underworld conflicts.
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