Motel Hell
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Motel Hell is a 1980 American horror-comedy cult film about a deranged farmer who turns his victims into secret ingredients for his famous smoked meats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motel Hell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9392421 — 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: Motel Hell Context triple: [Rory Calhoun, notableWork, Motel Hell]
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A.
Home Motel
"Home Motel" is a track featured on the album *Teatro* by Willie Nelson.
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B.
Crossroads Motel
Crossroads Motel is a fictional roadside lodging establishment that serves as the central location for much of the drama and character interaction in the British soap opera "Crossroads."
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C.
Moonlight Motel
Moonlight Motel is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his album "Western Stars."
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D.
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left is a 1972 American exploitation horror film directed by Wes Craven that became notorious for its graphic violence and controversial themes.
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E.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
- 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: Motel Hell Target entity description: Motel Hell is a 1980 American horror-comedy cult film about a deranged farmer who turns his victims into secret ingredients for his famous smoked meats.
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A.
Home Motel
"Home Motel" is a track featured on the album *Teatro* by Willie Nelson.
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B.
Crossroads Motel
Crossroads Motel is a fictional roadside lodging establishment that serves as the central location for much of the drama and character interaction in the British soap opera "Crossroads."
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C.
Moonlight Motel
Moonlight Motel is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his album "Western Stars."
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D.
The Last House on the Left
The Last House on the Left is a 1972 American exploitation horror film directed by Wes Craven that became notorious for its graphic violence and controversial themes.
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E.
Hell of a Night
"Hell of a Night" is a dark, atmospheric hip-hop track by Travis Scott from his debut mixtape Owl Pharaoh, showcasing his early experimental sound and moody production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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horror comedy film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Nancy Parsons
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nina Axelrod NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Linke NERFINISHED ⓘ Rory Calhoun NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfman Jack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Nancy Parsons as Ida Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nina Axelrod as Terry ⓘ Paul Linke as Sheriff Bruce Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Rory Calhoun as Vincent Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Thomas Del Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Kevin Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Bernard Gribble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Ida Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheriff Bruce Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTagline | It takes all kinds of critters to make Farmer Vincent fritters ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Lance Rubin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
chainsaw duel climax
ⓘ
satirical take on slasher and cannibal films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | American horror cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A deranged farmer and motel owner kidnaps travelers and uses them as ingredients in his smoked meats ⓘ |
| producer |
Robert Jaffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven-Charles Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Camp Hill Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-10-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 101 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Robert Jaffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven-Charles Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | rural United States ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Robert Jaffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven-Charles Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Motel Hell Description of subject: Motel Hell is a 1980 American horror-comedy cult film about a deranged farmer who turns his victims into secret ingredients for his famous smoked meats.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.