The Boost
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The Boost is a 1988 American drama film starring James Woods and Sean Young that explores the destructive impact of cocaine addiction on a once-successful salesman.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Boost canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7781918 — 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: The Boost Context triple: [Elliott Kastner, produced, The Boost]
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A.
Power Up
Power Up is a 2020 hard rock studio album by Australian band AC/DC that serves as a high-energy tribute to their late co-founder Malcolm Young.
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B.
Boost Rush
Boost Rush is a fast-paced timed mode in New Super Mario Bros. U where players race through auto-scrolling courses that speed up as they collect coins.
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C.
The Big Lift
The Big Lift is a 1950 American drama film about the Berlin Airlift, notable for its semi-documentary style and on-location shooting in postwar Germany.
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D.
La Rampa
La Rampa is a famous, bustling avenue in Havana’s Vedado district known for its mid-20th-century architecture, nightlife, and cultural landmarks.
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E.
The Proud
The Proud is a conceptual or narrative element representing individuals or forces characterized by an intense sense of dignity, self-respect, or arrogance.
- 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: The Boost Target entity description: The Boost is a 1988 American drama film starring James Woods and Sean Young that explores the destructive impact of cocaine addiction on a once-successful salesman.
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A.
Power Up
Power Up is a 2020 hard rock studio album by Australian band AC/DC that serves as a high-energy tribute to their late co-founder Malcolm Young.
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B.
Boost Rush
Boost Rush is a fast-paced timed mode in New Super Mario Bros. U where players race through auto-scrolling courses that speed up as they collect coins.
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C.
The Big Lift
The Big Lift is a 1950 American drama film about the Berlin Airlift, notable for its semi-documentary style and on-location shooting in postwar Germany.
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D.
La Rampa
La Rampa is a famous, bustling avenue in Havana’s Vedado district known for its mid-20th-century architecture, nightlife, and cultural landmarks.
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E.
The Proud
The Proud is a conceptual or narrative element representing individuals or forces characterized by an intense sense of dignity, self-respect, or arrogance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Ludes: A Ballad of the Drug and the Dream by Ben Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robby Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| director | Harold Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Bretherton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
downward social mobility
ⓘ
drug abuse ⓘ marital strain ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
James Woods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Kapelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelle Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American middle-class lifestyle
ⓘ
substance dependence ⓘ |
| leadActor | James Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadActress | Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | salesman ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
cocaine addiction
ⓘ
self-destruction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | rise and fall of a successful salesman ⓘ |
| producer | Harold Becker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Orion Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-12-23 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Darryl Ponicsan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
James Woods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Kapelos NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelle Kerr NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Steven Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| title | The Boost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Boost Description of subject: The Boost is a 1988 American drama film starring James Woods and Sean Young that explores the destructive impact of cocaine addiction on a once-successful salesman.
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