Dragnet
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Dragnet is a 1987 comedy crime film that parodies the classic police procedural TV series, starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks as mismatched Los Angeles detectives.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dragnet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10573836 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragnet Context triple: [Dragnet (film, 1987), title, Dragnet]
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A.
Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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B.
Dragnet (radio series)
Dragnet (radio series) is a pioneering American police procedural drama that followed the realistic investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and helped define the crime genre in mid-20th-century broadcasting.
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C.
CHiPs
CHiPs is an American television drama series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the adventures of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol.
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D.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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E.
NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dragnet Target entity description: Dragnet is a 1987 comedy crime film that parodies the classic police procedural TV series, starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks as mismatched Los Angeles detectives.
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A.
Dragnet (television series)
Dragnet is a pioneering American police procedural television series that follows the methodical investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday in Los Angeles.
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B.
Dragnet (radio series)
Dragnet (radio series) is a pioneering American police procedural drama that followed the realistic investigations of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday and helped define the crime genre in mid-20th-century broadcasting.
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C.
CHiPs
CHiPs is an American television drama series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that follows the adventures of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol.
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D.
The Rockford Files
The Rockford Files is a 1970s American television series following private investigator Jim Rockford, known for its character-driven storytelling, humor, and influential take on the detective genre.
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E.
NYPD 84th Precinct
The NYPD 84th Precinct is a New York City Police Department station house responsible for law enforcement and public safety in Brooklyn neighborhoods including Brooklyn Heights and its surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dragnet (radio and television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Matthew F. Leonetti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tom Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard Halsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresElement |
deadpan narration style
ⓘ
satire of law enforcement bureaucracy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
crime ⓘ parody ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Just the Facts. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mismatched detectives partnership
ⓘ
parody of police procedural genre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joe Friday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pep Streebek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ira Newborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | investigation of a cult-like criminal organization in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Dragnet franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Dan Aykroyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
David Permut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert K. Weiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG-13 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-06-26 ⓘ |
| runtime | 106 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Alan Zweibel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Aykroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Mankiewicz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starring |
Alexandra Paul
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christopher Plummer NERFINISHED ⓘ Dabney Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan Aykroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.