Mikey and Nicky
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Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May, known for its intense character study of two small-time gangsters over the course of one night.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mikey and Nicky canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10738285 — 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)
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Target entity: Mikey and Nicky Context triple: [Elaine May, notableWork, Mikey and Nicky]
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A.
Mikey
Mikey is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Michael, often used informally or affectionately.
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B.
Little Nicky
Little Nicky is a 2000 fantasy-comedy film starring Adam Sandler as the socially awkward son of Satan who must travel to Earth to save his father and restore balance between good and evil.
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C.
Nicky
Nicky is a centuries-old immortal warrior and one of the central members of the covert team in the comic and film series "The Old Guard."
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D.
Nicky
Nicky is a diminutive or nickname commonly used for the given name Nicholas.
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E.
Vinnie & Bobby
Vinnie & Bobby is a short-lived early-1990s American sitcom centered on two blue-collar friends navigating work, relationships, and adulthood in a comedic, working-class setting.
- 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: Mikey and Nicky Target entity description: Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May, known for its intense character study of two small-time gangsters over the course of one night.
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A.
Mikey
Mikey is a common diminutive or nickname for the given name Michael, often used informally or affectionately.
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B.
Little Nicky
Little Nicky is a 2000 fantasy-comedy film starring Adam Sandler as the socially awkward son of Satan who must travel to Earth to save his father and restore balance between good and evil.
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C.
Nicky
Nicky is a centuries-old immortal warrior and one of the central members of the covert team in the comic and film series "The Old Guard."
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D.
Nicky
Nicky is a diminutive or nickname commonly used for the given name Nicholas.
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E.
Vinnie & Bobby
Vinnie & Bobby is a short-lived early-1990s American sitcom centered on two blue-collar friends navigating work, relationships, and adulthood in a comedic, working-class setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReevaluation | The film gained greater critical acclaim in later decades after a troubled initial release. ⓘ |
| director | Elaine May ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Elaine May
ⓘ
Shelly Klingerman ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
location shooting
ⓘ
naturalistic performance style ⓘ |
| genre |
crime drama
ⓘ
crime film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Mikey
ⓘ
Nicky ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ loyalty ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Strauss ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense character study
ⓘ
portrayal of male friendship ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
American New Hollywood cinema
ⓘ
linked to:
New Hollywood
|
| plotSummary | The film follows two small-time gangsters over the course of one night as they confront betrayal, fear, and their troubled friendship. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-12-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenDebutInDirectionFor | Elaine May ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Elaine May ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| starring |
Carol Grace
ⓘ
John Cassavetes ⓘ Ned Beatty ⓘ Peter Falk ⓘ Rose Arrick ⓘ |
| writer | Elaine May ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Mikey and Nicky Description of subject: Mikey and Nicky is a 1976 American crime drama film written and directed by Elaine May, known for its intense character study of two small-time gangsters over the course of one night.
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