MacGruber
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MacGruber is a 2010 action-comedy film, based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, that parodies the MacGyver TV series with over-the-top violence and absurd humor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MacGruber canonical | 6 |
| MacGruber (TV series) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13474027 — 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: MacGruber Context triple: [Ryan Phillippe, notableWork, MacGruber]
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A.
Bulworth
Bulworth is a 1998 satirical political comedy film, written, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty as a disillusioned U.S. senator who begins speaking bluntly on the campaign trail.
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B.
Team America: World Police
Team America: World Police is a 2004 satirical action-comedy film created by South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone, known for its marionette puppetry and irreverent parody of American foreign policy and Hollywood action movies.
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Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us is a 1985 Cold War comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase as inept government agents sent on a bogus espionage mission.
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D.
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action-comedy film that parodies Hollywood war movies and the film industry, featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr.
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War Dogs
War Dogs is a 2016 dark comedy crime film about two young arms dealers exploiting U.S. military contracts, starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller and directed by Todd Phillips.
- 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: MacGruber Target entity description: MacGruber is a 2010 action-comedy film, based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, that parodies the MacGyver TV series with over-the-top violence and absurd humor.
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A.
Bulworth
Bulworth is a 1998 satirical political comedy film, written, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty as a disillusioned U.S. senator who begins speaking bluntly on the campaign trail.
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B.
Team America: World Police
Team America: World Police is a 2004 satirical action-comedy film created by South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone, known for its marionette puppetry and irreverent parody of American foreign policy and Hollywood action movies.
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C.
Spies Like Us
Spies Like Us is a 1985 Cold War comedy film starring Dan Aykroyd and Chevy Chase as inept government agents sent on a bogus espionage mission.
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D.
Tropic Thunder
Tropic Thunder is a 2008 satirical action-comedy film that parodies Hollywood war movies and the film industry, featuring an ensemble cast including Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr.
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E.
War Dogs
War Dogs is a 2016 dark comedy crime film about two young arms dealers exploiting U.S. military contracts, starring Jonah Hill and Miles Teller and directed by Todd Phillips.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | MacGruber (Saturday Night Live sketch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Dieter Von Cunth
NERFINISHED
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Lt. Dixon Piper NERFINISHED ⓘ MacGruber NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicki St. Elmo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Brandon Trost NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jorma Taccone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributedInTerritory | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Jamie Gross
NERFINISHED
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Tia Nolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresParodyOf |
action film tropes
ⓘ
spy film tropes ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | action comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
parody
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satire ⓘ slapstick ⓘ |
| hasOriginFranchise | Saturday Night Live NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTVSpinOff | MacGruber (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Matthew Compton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absurd humor
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over-the-top violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies | MacGyver NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
John Goldwyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lorne Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Broadway Video
NERFINISHED
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Relativity Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2010-05-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Solomon
NERFINISHED
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Jorma Taccone NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-Cold War era ⓘ |
| starring |
Kristen Wiig
NERFINISHED
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Powers Boothe NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Phillippe NERFINISHED ⓘ Val Kilmer NERFINISHED ⓘ Will Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MacGruber Description of subject: MacGruber is a 2010 action-comedy film, based on a Saturday Night Live sketch, that parodies the MacGyver TV series with over-the-top violence and absurd humor.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MacGruber (TV series)
this entity surface form:
MacGruber (TV series)