Mad City
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Mad City is a 1997 American drama-thriller film starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman that explores media sensationalism and a hostage crisis in a small-town museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mad City canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8994205 — 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: Mad City Context triple: [Costa-Gavras, directed, Mad City]
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A.
This City
"This City" is a song by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf, released as one of the tracks on his debut album "Lycanthropy."
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B.
Rock City
"Rock City" is the debut studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9", showcasing his lyrical skill and early solo work in the hip-hop genre.
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C.
Rock City
Rock City is a songwriting and recording duo from the U.S. Virgin Islands known for their work in hip hop and R&B, both as performers and as hit-making writers for major artists.
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D.
Rock City
Rock City is a famous tourist attraction on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for its massive ancient rock formations, scenic walking trails, and panoramic “See Seven States” viewpoint.
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E.
Rock City
Rock City is the popular nickname for Abeokuta, a major city in southwestern Nigeria famed for its distinctive rocky landscape and historic Olumo Rock.
- 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: Mad City Target entity description: Mad City is a 1997 American drama-thriller film starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman that explores media sensationalism and a hostage crisis in a small-town museum.
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A.
This City
"This City" is a song by English singer-songwriter Patrick Wolf, released as one of the tracks on his debut album "Lycanthropy."
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B.
Rock City
"Rock City" is the debut studio album by Detroit rapper Royce da 5'9", showcasing his lyrical skill and early solo work in the hip-hop genre.
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C.
Rock City
Rock City is a songwriting and recording duo from the U.S. Virgin Islands known for their work in hip hop and R&B, both as performers and as hit-making writers for major artists.
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D.
Rock City
Rock City is the popular nickname for Abeokuta, a major city in southwestern Nigeria famed for its distinctive rocky landscape and historic Olumo Rock.
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E.
Rock City
Rock City is a famous tourist attraction on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee, known for its massive ancient rock formations, scenic walking trails, and panoramic “See Seven States” viewpoint.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drama-thriller film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | “One Saturday Morning” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Tom Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | commercial disappointment ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Patrick Blossier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Costa-Gavras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | ethics of journalism ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Françoise Bonnot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
thriller film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Max Brackett
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Baily NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPosterTagline | “One man will make a mistake. The other will make it a spectacle.” ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | television news coverage of a crisis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Max Brackett – Dustin Hoffman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Baily – John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Anne Kopelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arnold Kopelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Kopelson Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1997-11-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Tom Matthews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small-town museum ⓘ |
| starring |
Alan Alda
NERFINISHED
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Dustin Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ John Travolta NERFINISHED ⓘ Mia Kirshner NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Prosky NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Levine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
hostage crisis
ⓘ
media sensationalism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mad City Description of subject: Mad City is a 1997 American drama-thriller film starring John Travolta and Dustin Hoffman that explores media sensationalism and a hostage crisis in a small-town museum.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.