The Big Kahuna
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The Big Kahuna is a 1999 dialogue-driven comedy-drama film starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito as industrial lubricant salesmen whose philosophical conversations unfold during a tense business convention.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Big Kahuna canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8153742 — 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: The Big Kahuna Context triple: [Gramercy Pictures, distributedFilm, The Big Kahuna]
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A.
Maui Hawaiian Supʻpa Man
"Maui Hawaiian Supʻpa Man" is a playful Hawaiian reggae song by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole that blends island humor with references to local culture and superhero imagery.
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B.
The Flyin' Hawaiian
The Flyin' Hawaiian is the nickname of Shane Victorino, a speedy, switch-hitting former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his defense, baserunning, and clutch postseason performances.
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C.
Hawaiian Vacation
Hawaiian Vacation is a short animated film in the Toy Story franchise that follows the toys on a comedic tropical-themed adventure.
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D.
The Big Blue
The Big Blue is a 1988 French film by Luc Besson that follows the intense rivalry and friendship between two champion free divers against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
The Big Tuna
The Big Tuna is the famous nickname of Bill Parcells, a Hall of Fame NFL head coach known for turning struggling teams into contenders.
- 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: The Big Kahuna Target entity description: The Big Kahuna is a 1999 dialogue-driven comedy-drama film starring Kevin Spacey and Danny DeVito as industrial lubricant salesmen whose philosophical conversations unfold during a tense business convention.
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A.
Maui Hawaiian Supʻpa Man
"Maui Hawaiian Supʻpa Man" is a playful Hawaiian reggae song by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole that blends island humor with references to local culture and superhero imagery.
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B.
The Flyin' Hawaiian
The Flyin' Hawaiian is the nickname of Shane Victorino, a speedy, switch-hitting former Major League Baseball outfielder known for his defense, baserunning, and clutch postseason performances.
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C.
Hawaiian Vacation
Hawaiian Vacation is a short animated film in the Toy Story franchise that follows the toys on a comedic tropical-themed adventure.
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D.
The Big Blue
The Big Blue is a 1988 French film by Luc Besson that follows the intense rivalry and friendship between two champion free divers against the backdrop of the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
The Big Tuna
The Big Tuna is the famous nickname of Bill Parcells, a Hall of Fame NFL head coach known for turning struggling teams into contenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Hospitality Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkType | stage play ⓘ |
| character |
Bob Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larry Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Anastas N. Michos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Swanbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Lions Gate Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paula Crickard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | single-location ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| hasPosterCaption | A story about three salesmen and one big sale ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate culture
ⓘ
moral compromise ⓘ personal faith ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
business ethics
ⓘ
existentialism ⓘ industrial lubricant salesmen ⓘ religion ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Christopher Young NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | dialogue-driven ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| playwrightOfSourceWork | Roger Rueff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Danny DeVito as Phil Cooper
ⓘ
Kevin Spacey as Larry Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Facinelli as Bob Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Elie Samaha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Franchise Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trigger Street Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-09-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Roger Rueff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Wichita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
business convention ⓘ |
| starring |
Danny DeVito
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kevin Spacey NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Facinelli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
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