Sitting Ducks
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Sitting Ducks is a 1980 independent comedy film written and directed by Henry Jaglom, known for its offbeat, character-driven road-trip story and improvisational style.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sitting Ducks canonical | 4 |
| Sitting Ducks (1980 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9826253 — 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: Sitting Ducks Context triple: [Henry Jaglom, notableWork, Sitting Ducks]
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A.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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B.
Chicken War
Chicken War was a minor 18th-century skirmish between Spanish and French forces in the Texas region, notable for its almost farcical nature and its outsized impact on Spanish colonial policy.
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C.
Galinhas
Galinhas is an island in Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago, a coastal island group in West Africa known for its rich biodiversity and traditional communities.
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D.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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E.
Cockfighter
Cockfighter is a 1974 American drama film, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, that follows a man's obsessive pursuit of success in the world of illegal cockfighting.
- 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: Sitting Ducks Target entity description: Sitting Ducks is a 1980 independent comedy film written and directed by Henry Jaglom, known for its offbeat, character-driven road-trip story and improvisational style.
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A.
The Duck
The Duck is the costumed duck mascot that represents the University of Oregon’s athletic teams, including the softball program.
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B.
Chicken War
Chicken War was a minor 18th-century skirmish between Spanish and French forces in the Texas region, notable for its almost farcical nature and its outsized impact on Spanish colonial policy.
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C.
Galinhas
Galinhas is an island in Guinea-Bissau’s Bijagós Archipelago, a coastal island group in West Africa known for its rich biodiversity and traditional communities.
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D.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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E.
Cockfighter
Cockfighter is a 1974 American drama film, directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates, that follows a man's obsessive pursuit of success in the world of illegal cockfighting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Henry Jaglom ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
road movie ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Allen Garfield
ⓘ
Andrea Feldman ⓘ Andrea Marcovicci ⓘ Bob Rafelson ⓘ Brandon Maggart ⓘ Buck Henry ⓘ Dennis Christopher ⓘ Dennis Hopper ⓘ Gwen Welles ⓘ Henry Jaglom ⓘ Irene Forrest ⓘ James Keach ⓘ Jerry Hall ⓘ John Considine ⓘ John Glover ⓘ Karen Black ⓘ Laurie Bird ⓘ Louise Lasser ⓘ Melanie Winters ⓘ Michael Emil ⓘ Michael Margotta ⓘ Michael Ontkean ⓘ Orson Bean ⓘ Patrice Townsend ⓘ Paul Bartel ⓘ Peter Falk ⓘ Rhea Perlman ⓘ Richard Romanus ⓘ Sally Kirkland ⓘ Seymour Cassel ⓘ Stephen Nathan ⓘ Talia Shire ⓘ Viveca Lindfors ⓘ Zack Norman ⓘ |
| hasImprovisationalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasRoadTripTheme | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
improvisational style
ⓘ
offbeat, character-driven road-trip story ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| productionType | independent film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| title | Sitting Ducks ⓘ |
| writer | Henry Jaglom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sitting Ducks Description of subject: Sitting Ducks is a 1980 independent comedy film written and directed by Henry Jaglom, known for its offbeat, character-driven road-trip story and improvisational style.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.