Johns
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"Johns" is a 1996 independent drama film centered on two hustlers in Los Angeles, known for its gritty portrayal of street life and early-career performances by actors like David Arquette.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Johns canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8395479 — 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: Johns Context triple: [Scott Silver, directed, Johns]
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A.
Johns
Johns is a given name most notably associated with Johns Hopkins, the 19th-century American entrepreneur and philanthropist whose endowments founded Johns Hopkins University and Hospital.
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Jones
Jones is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, politics, and science.
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C.
The Johns
The Johns is the informal nickname of the Regina Rifle Regiment, an infantry unit of the Canadian Army Reserve.
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John
John is the given first name of the legendary American professional golfer Byron Nelson, one of the sport’s early great champions.
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E.
John
John is the given name of the late Canadian actor and comedian John Candy, known for his roles in films like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Uncle Buck."
- 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: Johns Target entity description: "Johns" is a 1996 independent drama film centered on two hustlers in Los Angeles, known for its gritty portrayal of street life and early-career performances by actors like David Arquette.
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A.
Johns
Johns is a given name most notably associated with Johns Hopkins, the 19th-century American entrepreneur and philanthropist whose endowments founded Johns Hopkins University and Hospital.
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B.
Jones
Jones is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable individuals across fields such as entertainment, sports, politics, and science.
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C.
The Johns
The Johns is the informal nickname of the Regina Rifle Regiment, an infantry unit of the Canadian Army Reserve.
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D.
John
John is the given first name of the legendary American professional golfer Byron Nelson, one of the sport’s early great champions.
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E.
John
John is the given name of the late Canadian actor and comedian John Candy, known for his roles in films like "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" and "Uncle Buck."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| character |
Don
NERFINISHED
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John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | James Glennon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Scott Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editor | Darrin Navarro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | feature film ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
ⓘ
drama ⓘ independent film ⓘ |
| hasSettingPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
dreams of escape
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friendship ⓘ marginalization ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| locationOfStory |
Los Angeles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
male prostitution
ⓘ
street life in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Tavera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early-career performance by David Arquette
ⓘ
early-career performance by Lukas Haas ⓘ gritty portrayal of street hustlers in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
a day in the life of two hustlers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
drug use ⓘ poverty ⓘ violence on the streets ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Kurta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionType | low-budget independent production ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Scott Silver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
David Arquette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keith David NERFINISHED ⓘ Lukas Haas NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Kind NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Johns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Johns Description of subject: "Johns" is a 1996 independent drama film centered on two hustlers in Los Angeles, known for its gritty portrayal of street life and early-career performances by actors like David Arquette.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.