Every Which Way film series
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The Every Which Way film series is a pair of Clint Eastwood action-comedy movies from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follow a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler and his orangutan companion on various misadventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Every Which Way film series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Every Which Way film series Context triple: [Any Which Way You Can, partOfSeries, Every Which Way film series]
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Father O'Malley film series
The Father O'Malley film series is a set of classic mid-20th-century American films centered on the compassionate Catholic priest Father Chuck O'Malley, portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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Road to... film series
The "Road to..." film series is a collection of classic mid-20th-century comedy-adventure movies starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, known for their musical numbers, improvisational humor, and breaking of the fourth wall.
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The Ernest film series
The Ernest film series is a collection of slapstick comedy movies centered on the bumbling but well-meaning character Ernest P. Worrell, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Ma and Pa Kettle film series
The Ma and Pa Kettle film series is a popular mid-20th-century American comedy franchise featuring the bumbling rural couple Ma and Pa Kettle in a series of humorous misadventures.
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E.
Lew Harper film series
The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
- 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)
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Target entity: Every Which Way film series Target entity description: The Every Which Way film series is a pair of Clint Eastwood action-comedy movies from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follow a trucker and bare-knuckle brawler and his orangutan companion on various misadventures.
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A.
Father O'Malley film series
The Father O'Malley film series is a set of classic mid-20th-century American films centered on the compassionate Catholic priest Father Chuck O'Malley, portrayed by Bing Crosby.
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B.
Road to... film series
The "Road to..." film series is a collection of classic mid-20th-century comedy-adventure movies starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, known for their musical numbers, improvisational humor, and breaking of the fourth wall.
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C.
The Ernest film series
The Ernest film series is a collection of slapstick comedy movies centered on the bumbling but well-meaning character Ernest P. Worrell, popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
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D.
Ma and Pa Kettle film series
The Ma and Pa Kettle film series is a popular mid-20th-century American comedy franchise featuring the bumbling rural couple Ma and Pa Kettle in a series of humorous misadventures.
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E.
Lew Harper film series
The Lew Harper film series is a set of American neo-noir detective films starring Paul Newman as private investigator Lew Harper, adapted from Ross Macdonald’s hardboiled mystery novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distributor |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| endTime | 1980 ⓘ |
| era | late 1970s and early 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Clyde the orangutan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action comedy film
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Any Which Way You Can
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Every Which Way but Loose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationship | Any Which Way You Can is the sequel to Every Which Way but Loose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesElement |
bare-knuckle boxing
ⓘ
country music ⓘ truck driving ⓘ |
| includesTheme |
friendship between man and animal
ⓘ
underground fighting ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| leadActor | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Philo Beddoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
featuring an orangutan as a major character
ⓘ
mixing action, comedy, and country-western culture ⓘ |
| numberOfFilms | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Malpaso Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
bare-knuckle brawler
ⓘ
trucker ⓘ |
| recurringAntagonistGroup | Black Widows motorcycle gang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringCharacter |
Echo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ma Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ Orville Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Western United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stars | Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1978 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1970s ⓘ |
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