The Curse of the Jade Scorpion
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The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 comedic crime film written and directed by Woody Allen, blending elements of screwball comedy and mystery in a 1940s-set story about an insurance investigator hypnotized into committing robberies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Curse of the Jade Scorpion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13138863 — 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: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Context triple: [Letty Aronson, hasWorkedOn, The Curse of the Jade Scorpion]
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A.
The Curse of the Claw
"The Curse of the Claw" is a comedic adventure parody episode of the British television series *Ripping Yarns*, created by and starring Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
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B.
The Scorpion
"The Scorpion" is a dramatic musical track from Jerry Goldsmith's score for the 2002 science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis.
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C.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
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D.
The Way of a Serpent
The Way of a Serpent is a dark, allegorical novel by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren that portrays the brutal power dynamics and moral decay within a poor rural community.
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E.
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars is a 1903 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Egyptian archaeology, ancient curses, and supernatural resurrection.
- 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: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Target entity description: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 comedic crime film written and directed by Woody Allen, blending elements of screwball comedy and mystery in a 1940s-set story about an insurance investigator hypnotized into committing robberies.
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A.
The Curse of the Claw
"The Curse of the Claw" is a comedic adventure parody episode of the British television series *Ripping Yarns*, created by and starring Michael Palin and Terry Jones.
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B.
The Scorpion
"The Scorpion" is a dramatic musical track from Jerry Goldsmith's score for the 2002 science fiction film Star Trek: Nemesis.
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C.
The Serpent and the Moon
The Serpent and the Moon is a historical biography by Princess Michael of Kent that explores the love triangle between King Henri II of France, his wife Catherine de’ Medici, and his mistress Diane de Poitiers.
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D.
The Way of a Serpent
The Way of a Serpent is a dark, allegorical novel by Swedish author Torgny Lindgren that portrays the brutal power dynamics and moral decay within a poor rural community.
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E.
The Jewel of Seven Stars
The Jewel of Seven Stars is a 1903 horror novel by Bram Stoker that blends Egyptian archaeology, ancient curses, and supernatural resurrection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
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comedy film ⓘ crime film ⓘ feature film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Charlize Theron
NERFINISHED
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Dan Aykroyd NERFINISHED ⓘ David Ogden Stiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Elizabeth Berkley NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallace Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Zhao Fei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | DreamWorks Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alisa Lepselter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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crime ⓘ mystery ⓘ screwball comedy ⓘ |
| hasTitleDesign | period-style 1940s credits ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Helen Hunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Betty Ann Fitzgerald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C.W. Briggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Allen Farnham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of screwball comedy and mystery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement |
hypnosis
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insurance investigation ⓘ jewel robbery ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Helen Hunt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Letty Aronson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
DreamWorks Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Gravier Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 2001-08-24 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 103 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| timeSetting | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Woody Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion Description of subject: The Curse of the Jade Scorpion is a 2001 comedic crime film written and directed by Woody Allen, blending elements of screwball comedy and mystery in a 1940s-set story about an insurance investigator hypnotized into committing robberies.
Referenced by (3)
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