What a Way to Go!
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What a Way to Go! is a 1964 satirical black comedy film starring Shirley MacLaine alongside an ensemble cast, known for its lavish production, darkly humorous take on wealth and marriage, and direction by J. Lee Thompson.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| What a Way to Go! canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11606065 — 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: What a Way to Go! Context triple: [J. Lee Thompson, notableWork, What a Way to Go!]
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A.
Make Way
Make Way is a 1961 folk music album by The Kingston Trio that showcases the group’s signature harmonies and helped solidify their popularity during the American folk revival.
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B.
The Way Life Goes
"The Way Life Goes" is a melodic, introspective hip-hop song by Lil Uzi Vert that reflects on heartbreak and moving on, featured on his 2017 album *Luv Is Rage 2*.
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C.
Funny the Way It Is
"Funny the Way It Is" is a 2009 rock single by Dave Matthews Band that reflects on life’s ironies and social contrasts, serving as the lead track from their album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
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D.
Always Leave Them Laughing
Always Leave Them Laughing is a 1949 comedy film starring Milton Berle as an ambitious but unscrupulous nightclub comic.
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E.
Showing Out
"Showing Out" is a track by hip-hop duo Clipse from their 2009 studio album "Til the Casket Drops."
- 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: What a Way to Go! Target entity description: What a Way to Go! is a 1964 satirical black comedy film starring Shirley MacLaine alongside an ensemble cast, known for its lavish production, darkly humorous take on wealth and marriage, and direction by J. Lee Thompson.
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A.
Make Way
Make Way is a 1961 folk music album by The Kingston Trio that showcases the group’s signature harmonies and helped solidify their popularity during the American folk revival.
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B.
The Way Life Goes
"The Way Life Goes" is a melodic, introspective hip-hop song by Lil Uzi Vert that reflects on heartbreak and moving on, featured on his 2017 album *Luv Is Rage 2*.
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C.
Funny the Way It Is
"Funny the Way It Is" is a 2009 rock single by Dave Matthews Band that reflects on life’s ironies and social contrasts, serving as the lead track from their album "Big Whiskey & the GrooGrux King."
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D.
Always Leave Them Laughing
Always Leave Them Laughing is a 1949 comedy film starring Milton Berle as an ambitious but unscrupulous nightclub comic.
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E.
Showing Out
"Showing Out" is a track by hip-hop duo Clipse from their 2009 studio album "Til the Casket Drops."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
black comedy film
ⓘ
film ⓘ satirical film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy |
Jack Martin Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lyle R. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2.35:1 ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story "I Love Louisa" ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Leon Shamroy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | DeLuxe Color NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Edith Head NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | J. Lee Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | William H. Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasEnsembleCast | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacter Louisa May Foster | Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Louisa May Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | Approved (MPAA, original release) ⓘ |
| musicBy | Nelson Riddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
marriage
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wealth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly humorous treatment of wealth and marriage
ⓘ
lavish production design ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Arthur P. Jacobs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1964-05-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| runtime | 111 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Adolph Green
NERFINISHED
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Betty Comden NERFINISHED ⓘ Betty Perske (story contributor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| setInPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| starring |
Bob Cummings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Margaret Dumont NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald Gardiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Mitchum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shirley MacLaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: What a Way to Go! Description of subject: What a Way to Go! is a 1964 satirical black comedy film starring Shirley MacLaine alongside an ensemble cast, known for its lavish production, darkly humorous take on wealth and marriage, and direction by J. Lee Thompson.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Betty Comden