Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)
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Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film about a suburban couple who turn to crime to maintain their affluent lifestyle after the husband loses his job.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fun with Dick and Jane | 3 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) canonical | 1 |
| Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9222766 — 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: Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) Context triple: [David Giler, notableWork, Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)]
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I Love Dick
I Love Dick is a 2016 Amazon Studios comedy-drama television series, based on Chris Kraus’s novel, that explores desire, art, and gender politics in a small Texas art community.
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B.
The Charles Grodin Show
The Charles Grodin Show was an American talk show hosted by actor and comedian Charles Grodin, known for its conversational, often humorous interviews and commentary.
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The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (film, story)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis is a comedic coming-of-age story by humorist Max Shulman that follows the romantic misadventures and schemes of a college student named Dobie Gillis.
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D.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 American comedy-drama film that satirically explores modern marriage, sexual liberation, and partner-swapping among two affluent couples.
- 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: Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) Target entity description: Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film about a suburban couple who turn to crime to maintain their affluent lifestyle after the husband loses his job.
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A.
I Love Dick
I Love Dick is a 2016 Amazon Studios comedy-drama television series, based on Chris Kraus’s novel, that explores desire, art, and gender politics in a small Texas art community.
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B.
The Charles Grodin Show
The Charles Grodin Show was an American talk show hosted by actor and comedian Charles Grodin, known for its conversational, often humorous interviews and commentary.
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C.
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis (film, story)
The Affairs of Dobie Gillis is a comedic coming-of-age story by humorist Max Shulman that follows the romantic misadventures and schemes of a college student named Dobie Gillis.
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D.
Adam's Rib
Adam's Rib is a classic 1949 American romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn as married lawyers who oppose each other in a high-profile court case about gender equality.
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E.
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice is a 1969 American comedy-drama film that satirically explores modern marriage, sexual liberation, and partner-swapping among two affluent couples.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by David Giler ⓘ |
| cinematography | Fred J. Koenekamp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Ted Kotcheff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ralph Rosenblum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation |
aerospace engineer
ⓘ
housewife ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasRemake | Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWikipediaPage | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fun_with_Dick_and_Jane_(1977_film) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
George Segal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dick Harper
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ernest Gold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
middle-class lifestyle
ⓘ
unemployment ⓘ white-collar crime ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American heist comedy films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A suburban couple turn to crime to maintain their affluent lifestyle after the husband loses his job. ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Rastar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionEra | 1970s American cinema ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1977-03-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
David Giler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Belson NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordecai Richler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | suburban Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Allan Miller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ed McMahon NERFINISHED ⓘ George Segal NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Fonda NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Gautier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Dick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film) Description of subject: Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film about a suburban couple who turn to crime to maintain their affluent lifestyle after the husband loses his job.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fun with Dick and Jane
this entity surface form:
Fun with Dick and Jane
this entity surface form:
Fun with Dick and Jane
this entity surface form:
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005 film)