Hairspray
E90106
Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763772 — 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.
Target entity: Hairspray Context triple: [Christopher Walken, notableWork, Hairspray]
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Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical, with music by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, about a struggling shoe factory that reinvents itself by producing flamboyant boots for drag performers.
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Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film in which Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, leading to unexpected fame and complications.
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Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group and is widely known for its powerful performances and music.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, blending pop songs from various eras into a lavish, high-energy romantic spectacle set in a bohemian Parisian nightclub.
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Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 British musical gangster film, featuring an all-child cast in a parody of 1920s mobster movies, in which Jodie Foster plays a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hairspray Target entity description: Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
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A.
Kinky Boots
Kinky Boots is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical, with music by Cyndi Lauper and a book by Harvey Fierstein, about a struggling shoe factory that reinvents itself by producing flamboyant boots for drag performers.
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B.
Tootsie
Tootsie is a 1982 American comedy film in which Dustin Hoffman plays an out-of-work actor who disguises himself as a woman to land a role, leading to unexpected fame and complications.
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C.
Dreamgirls
Dreamgirls is a 2006 musical drama film, adapted from the Broadway stage musical, that follows the rise of a 1960s girl group and is widely known for its powerful performances and music.
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D.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a stage adaptation of Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 film, blending pop songs from various eras into a lavish, high-energy romantic spectacle set in a bohemian Parisian nightclub.
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E.
Bugsy Malone
Bugsy Malone is a 1976 British musical gangster film, featuring an all-child cast in a parody of 1920s mobster movies, in which Jodie Foster plays a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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musical ⓘ musical film ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Hairspray
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hairspray (1988 film)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresElement | local TV dance show ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Tracy Turnblad ⓘ |
| genre |
musical comedy
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romantic comedy ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Velma Von Tussle
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surface form:
Amber Von Tussle
Corny Collins ⓘ Edna Turnblad ⓘ Link Larkin ⓘ Motormouth Maybelle ⓘ Penny Pingleton ⓘ Seaweed J. Stubbs ⓘ Tracy Turnblad ⓘ Velma Von Tussle ⓘ Wilbur Turnblad ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Baltimore ⓘ |
| hasSong |
Big, Blonde and Beautiful
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Good Morning Baltimore ⓘ I Know Where I’ve Been ⓘ Welcome to the 60s ⓘ Without Love ⓘ You Can’t Stop the Beat ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
body positivity
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civil rights ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A plus-size teenager in 1960s Baltimore fights to integrate a local TV dance show. ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Hairspray Description of subject: Hairspray is a popular musical film and stage production set in 1960s Baltimore that follows a teenager’s fight against racial segregation through a local TV dance show.
Referenced by (133)
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