The Idolmaker
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The Idolmaker is a 1980 musical drama film about a rock-and-roll talent promoter in the 1950s, directed by Taylor Hackford and known for its exploration of the creation of teen idols.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Idolmaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10363843 — 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: The Idolmaker Context triple: [Phoenix Pictures, notableWork, The Idolmaker]
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A.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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B.
The Idol
The Idol is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad that tells the inspirational true story of Gaza singer Mohammed Assaf’s rise to fame on Arab Idol.
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C.
Idola Theatri
Idola Theatri is Francis Bacon’s term for the false philosophical systems and dogmas that mislead human understanding like plays on a stage.
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D.
The Midnight Idol
The Midnight Idol is the famous stage nickname of American singer and longtime Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton.
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E.
De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
- 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: The Idolmaker Target entity description: The Idolmaker is a 1980 musical drama film about a rock-and-roll talent promoter in the 1950s, directed by Taylor Hackford and known for its exploration of the creation of teen idols.
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A.
The Idol
The Idol is a controversial HBO drama series co-created by Sam Levinson that follows a troubled pop star, played by Lily-Rose Depp, as she becomes entangled with a self-help cult leader in the Los Angeles music industry.
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B.
The Idol
The Idol is a 2015 Palestinian drama film directed by Hany Abu-Assad that tells the inspirational true story of Gaza singer Mohammed Assaf’s rise to fame on Arab Idol.
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C.
Idola Theatri
Idola Theatri is Francis Bacon’s term for the false philosophical systems and dogmas that mislead human understanding like plays on a stage.
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D.
The Midnight Idol
The Midnight Idol is the famous stage nickname of American singer and longtime Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton.
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E.
De Idololatria
De Idololatria is an early Christian treatise by Tertullian that rigorously examines and condemns various forms of idolatry in the life of believers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of rock promoter Bob Marcucci ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Adam Holender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Taylor Hackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorialDebutOf | Taylor Hackford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discusses | music promotion practices in the 1950s ⓘ |
| distributor | United Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Mark Warner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
ⓘ
musical film ⓘ rock and roll film ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | The Idolmaker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bob Marcucci NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | exploration of the creation of teen idols ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Vincent "Vinnie" Vacarri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Bobby Weinstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Barry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | creation of teen idols ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
ambition
ⓘ
exploitation in entertainment industry ⓘ fame ⓘ |
| notableAward | Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy nomination for Ray Sharkey ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
manufactured pop stardom
ⓘ
rock-and-roll talent promoter ⓘ |
| producer | Gene Kirkwood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ladd Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1980-11-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 117 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Edward Di Lorenzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| setInIndustry | music industry ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| starring |
Dianne Kay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harold Sylvester NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Pantoliano NERFINISHED ⓘ Maureen McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Gallagher NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Sharkey NERFINISHED ⓘ Tovah Feldshuh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeSettingEnd | early 1960s ⓘ |
| timeSettingStart | 1959 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Idolmaker Description of subject: The Idolmaker is a 1980 musical drama film about a rock-and-roll talent promoter in the 1950s, directed by Taylor Hackford and known for its exploration of the creation of teen idols.
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