Semi-Tough
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Semi-Tough is a 1977 sports comedy film that satirizes professional football and 1970s self-help culture, starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Semi-Tough canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10983061 — 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: Semi-Tough Context triple: [Jill Clayburgh, notableWork, Semi-Tough]
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A.
Grit and Grind
Grit and Grind is the hard-nosed, defense-first identity and era of the Memphis Grizzlies defined by physical play, toughness, and blue-collar resilience.
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B.
The Hard Way
"The Hard Way" is a 1992 country music album by American singer-songwriter Clint Black that continued his early commercial success with a polished, contemporary sound.
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C.
The Hard Way
The Hard Way is a 1991 action-comedy film in which James Woods plays a tough New York cop reluctantly partnered with a pampered Hollywood actor, played by Michael J. Fox, who wants to learn how to be a real detective.
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D.
The Hard Way
The Hard Way is a thriller novel in Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, featuring the ex-military drifter investigating a high-stakes kidnapping conspiracy.
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E.
Tougher Than the Rest
"Tougher Than the Rest" is a Bruce Springsteen song, known as a gritty, mid-tempo ballad of resilience and devotion from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love."
- 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: Semi-Tough Target entity description: Semi-Tough is a 1977 sports comedy film that satirizes professional football and 1970s self-help culture, starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh.
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A.
Grit and Grind
Grit and Grind is the hard-nosed, defense-first identity and era of the Memphis Grizzlies defined by physical play, toughness, and blue-collar resilience.
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B.
The Hard Way
"The Hard Way" is a 1992 country music album by American singer-songwriter Clint Black that continued his early commercial success with a polished, contemporary sound.
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C.
The Hard Way
The Hard Way is a 1991 action-comedy film in which James Woods plays a tough New York cop reluctantly partnered with a pampered Hollywood actor, played by Michael J. Fox, who wants to learn how to be a real detective.
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D.
The Hard Way
The Hard Way is a thriller novel in Lee Child’s Jack Reacher series, featuring the ex-military drifter investigating a high-stakes kidnapping conspiracy.
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E.
Tougher Than the Rest
"Tougher Than the Rest" is a Bruce Springsteen song, known as a gritty, mid-tempo ballad of resilience and devotion from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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sports comedy film ⓘ |
| author | Dan Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Semi-Tough (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Bert Convy
NERFINISHED
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Brian Dennehy NERFINISHED ⓘ Burt Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ Jill Clayburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kristofferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotte Lenya NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Ron Leibman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bobby Byrne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard A. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSport | American football ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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sports comedy film ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
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parody of self-improvement movements ⓘ romantic rivalry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Barbara Jane Bookman
NERFINISHED
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Billy Clyde Puckett NERFINISHED ⓘ Marvin "Shake" Tiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Frank De Vol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of professional American football culture
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satire of 1970s self-help fads ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | David Merrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | David Merrick Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1977-11-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtime | 108 minutes ⓘ |
| satirizes |
1970s self-help culture
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professional football ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Walter Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | professional American football ⓘ |
| starring |
Burt Reynolds
NERFINISHED
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Jill Clayburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ Kris Kristofferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Semi-Tough Description of subject: Semi-Tough is a 1977 sports comedy film that satirizes professional football and 1970s self-help culture, starring Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, and Jill Clayburgh.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.