Piranha (1978 film)
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Piranha (1978 film) is a 1978 American horror-comedy about genetically engineered killer fish terrorizing vacationers, often noted as a cult classic and a tongue-in-cheek riff on Jaws.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Piranha | 13 |
| Piranha (1978 film) canonical | 3 |
| Piranha film series | 3 |
| 1978 film Piranha | 1 |
| Piranha (1995 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8458113 — 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: Piranha (1978 film) Context triple: [Roger Corman, produced, Piranha (1978 film)]
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Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1981 low-budget horror film about mutant flying piranhas, often noted as James Cameron’s first feature-length directorial effort.
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Piranha III
Piranha III is an earlier generation of the Swiss-made MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles, widely used in various military roles worldwide.
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Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D is a 2010 horror-comedy film about prehistoric man-eating piranhas unleashed in a popular lake resort during spring break.
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The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an iconic amphibious Gill-man monster from mid-20th-century horror cinema, best known for stalking scientists in a remote Amazonian lagoon in the 1954 Universal film of the same name.
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Jaws of the Viper
"Jaws of the Viper" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack, reflecting the show's dark, tense atmosphere.
- 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: Piranha (1978 film) Target entity description: Piranha (1978 film) is a 1978 American horror-comedy about genetically engineered killer fish terrorizing vacationers, often noted as a cult classic and a tongue-in-cheek riff on Jaws.
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A.
Piranha II: The Spawning
Piranha II: The Spawning is a 1981 low-budget horror film about mutant flying piranhas, often noted as James Cameron’s first feature-length directorial effort.
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B.
Piranha III
Piranha III is an earlier generation of the Swiss-made MOWAG Piranha family of wheeled armored fighting vehicles, widely used in various military roles worldwide.
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C.
Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D is a 2010 horror-comedy film about prehistoric man-eating piranhas unleashed in a popular lake resort during spring break.
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D.
The Creature from the Black Lagoon
The Creature from the Black Lagoon is an iconic amphibious Gill-man monster from mid-20th-century horror cinema, best known for stalking scientists in a remote Amazonian lagoon in the 1954 Universal film of the same name.
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E.
Jaws of the Viper
"Jaws of the Viper" is an instrumental track composed by Ramin Djawadi for the Game of Thrones Season 5 soundtrack, reflecting the show's dark, tense atmosphere.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
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Subject: Piranha (1978 film) Description of subject: Piranha (1978 film) is a 1978 American horror-comedy about genetically engineered killer fish terrorizing vacationers, often noted as a cult classic and a tongue-in-cheek riff on Jaws.
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Dillman
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Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli
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