Best Defense
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Best Defense is a 1984 American comedy film, best known for its troubled production and poor critical reception despite starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Best Defense canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Best Defense Context triple: [Willard Huyck, notableWork, Best Defense]
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A.
Key to Defense
"Key to Defense" is the official motto of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, reflecting its role as a central element in Japan’s national defense strategy.
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B.
The Best Defense
The Best Defense is a 1982 book by American lawyer Alan Dershowitz in which he recounts and analyzes some of his most famous and controversial criminal defense cases.
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C.
The Common Defense
The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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D.
Forsvaret
Forsvaret is the unified military organization of Norway, responsible for the country’s defense and armed operations by land, sea, and air.
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E.
Freedom Shield
Freedom Shield is a major annual joint military exercise conducted by the United States and South Korea to enhance readiness and deter threats on the Korean Peninsula.
- 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: Best Defense Target entity description: Best Defense is a 1984 American comedy film, best known for its troubled production and poor critical reception despite starring Dudley Moore and Eddie Murphy.
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A.
Key to Defense
"Key to Defense" is the official motto of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, reflecting its role as a central element in Japan’s national defense strategy.
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B.
The Best Defense
The Best Defense is a 1982 book by American lawyer Alan Dershowitz in which he recounts and analyzes some of his most famous and controversial criminal defense cases.
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C.
The Common Defense
The Common Defense is a book by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington that analyzes U.S. national security policy and civil-military relations during the Cold War era.
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D.
Forsvaret
Forsvaret is the unified military organization of Norway, responsible for the country’s defense and armed operations by land, sea, and air.
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E.
Freedom Shield
Freedom Shield is a major annual joint military exercise conducted by the United States and South Korea to enhance readiness and deter threats on the Korean Peninsula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1984 film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
novel "Easy And Hard Ways Out"
NERFINISHED
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novel by Robert Grossbach ⓘ |
| boxOfficePerformance | underperformed expectations ⓘ |
| castMember |
David Rasche
NERFINISHED
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Dudley Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ George Dzundza NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Shaver NERFINISHED ⓘ Kate Capshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Lieutenant T.M. Landry – Eddie Murphy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wylie Cooper – Dudley Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Donald Peterman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally negative reviews ⓘ |
| director | Willard Huyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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war comedy film ⓘ |
| hasIMDbId | tt0086946 ⓘ |
| hasMarketingLabel | "Dudley Moore vs. Eddie Murphy" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Dudley Moore storyline
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Eddie Murphy tank crew storyline ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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tank warfare ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lieutenant T.M. Landry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wylie Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | motion picture ⓘ |
| musicBy | Patrick Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | military technology ⓘ |
| notableFor |
box-office disappointment
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poor critical reception ⓘ troubled production ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Gloria Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 94 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Gloria Katz
NERFINISHED
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Josh Greenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Willard Huyck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Dudley Moore
NERFINISHED
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Eddie Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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