National Lampoon’s European Vacation
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National Lampoon’s European Vacation is a 1985 comedy film in the Vacation series that follows the Griswold family’s chaotic misadventures on a sightseeing trip across Europe.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| National Lampoon's European Vacation | 6 |
| National Lampoon’s European Vacation canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9281409 — 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: National Lampoon’s European Vacation Context triple: [National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, follows, National Lampoon’s European Vacation]
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National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 comedy film that follows the Griswold family’s disastrously over-the-top attempts to celebrate the perfect Christmas holiday.
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B.
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film)
National Lampoon’s Vacation is a 1983 American road-trip comedy film starring Chevy Chase as bumbling family man Clark Griswold, whose disastrous cross-country vacation became a cult classic and launched a successful film franchise.
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C.
Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation is a 1997 comedy film in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series that follows the Griswold family’s misadventures during a chaotic trip to Las Vegas.
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D.
National Lampoon’s Vacation film series
The National Lampoon’s Vacation film series is a collection of American comedy movies following the misadventures of the Griswold family, led by the bumbling but well-meaning Clark Griswold, on a variety of disastrous vacations.
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E.
Eurotrip
Eurotrip is a 2004 teen comedy film that follows a group of American friends on a chaotic and humorous journey across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: National Lampoon’s European Vacation Target entity description: National Lampoon’s European Vacation is a 1985 comedy film in the Vacation series that follows the Griswold family’s chaotic misadventures on a sightseeing trip across Europe.
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A.
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation is a 1989 comedy film that follows the Griswold family’s disastrously over-the-top attempts to celebrate the perfect Christmas holiday.
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B.
National Lampoon’s Vacation (1983 film)
National Lampoon’s Vacation is a 1983 American road-trip comedy film starring Chevy Chase as bumbling family man Clark Griswold, whose disastrous cross-country vacation became a cult classic and launched a successful film franchise.
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C.
Vegas Vacation
Vegas Vacation is a 1997 comedy film in the National Lampoon’s Vacation series that follows the Griswold family’s misadventures during a chaotic trip to Las Vegas.
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D.
National Lampoon’s Vacation film series
The National Lampoon’s Vacation film series is a collection of American comedy movies following the misadventures of the Griswold family, led by the bumbling but well-meaning Clark Griswold, on a variety of disastrous vacations.
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E.
Eurotrip
Eurotrip is a 2004 teen comedy film that follows a group of American friends on a chaotic and humorous journey across Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | National Lampoon magazine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Paynter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Amy Heckerling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
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| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editedBy | Stuart H. Pappé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFamily | Griswold family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | National Lampoon’s Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| franchise | National Lampoon’s Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ |
| hasSequel | National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
culture clash
ⓘ
family vacation gone wrong ⓘ satire of American tourists in Europe ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Audrey Griswold
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clark Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ Ellen Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ Rusty Griswold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depicting comedic misadventures of an American family traveling in Europe ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | National Lampoon’s Vacation film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The Griswold family wins a European vacation and experiences a series of mishaps while sightseeing across Europe. ⓘ |
| producer | Matty Simmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Hughes Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 95 ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Paris ⓘ Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Beverly D’Angelo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chevy Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ Dana Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Lively NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | National Lampoon’s European Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: National Lampoon’s European Vacation Description of subject: National Lampoon’s European Vacation is a 1985 comedy film in the Vacation series that follows the Griswold family’s chaotic misadventures on a sightseeing trip across Europe.
Referenced by (11)
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National Lampoon’s Vacation
this entity surface form:
National Lampoon's European Vacation
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National Lampoon's European Vacation
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National Lampoon's European Vacation
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National Lampoon's European Vacation
this entity surface form:
National Lampoon's European Vacation
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National Lampoon's European Vacation