The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay)
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The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) is a classic 1950s science fiction film script by Richard Matheson about a man who mysteriously begins to shrink, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential dread.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Incredible Shrinking Man | 4 |
| The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1753802 — 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 Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) Context triple: [Richard Matheson, wrote, The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay)]
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A.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man is a classic science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a scientist who discovers how to become invisible but descends into madness and violence as a result.
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B.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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C.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
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D.
The Heart of Screenland
The Heart of Screenland is the official motto of Culver City, California, reflecting its historic role as a major center of film and television production.
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E.
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
- 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: The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) Target entity description: The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) is a classic 1950s science fiction film script by Richard Matheson about a man who mysteriously begins to shrink, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential dread.
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A.
The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man is a classic science fiction novel by H. G. Wells about a scientist who discovers how to become invisible but descends into madness and violence as a result.
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B.
Man Equals Man
Man Equals Man is a satirical play by Bertolt Brecht that explores themes of identity, dehumanization, and the malleability of the individual within militaristic and capitalist systems.
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C.
The Man in the Glass Booth
The Man in the Glass Booth is a 1967 stage play by Robert Shaw that explores identity, guilt, and the legacy of the Holocaust through the trial of a mysterious Jewish industrialist accused of being a Nazi war criminal.
-
D.
The Heart of Screenland
The Heart of Screenland is the official motto of Culver City, California, reflecting its historic role as a major center of film and television production.
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E.
The Agnew Clinic
The Agnew Clinic is a renowned 1889 realist painting by American artist Thomas Eakins depicting Dr. David Hayes Agnew performing surgery before medical students.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film script
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science fiction screenplay ⓘ screenplay ⓘ |
| author | Richard Matheson ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Richard Matheson ⓘ |
| conflictType |
man versus nature
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man versus self ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | Cold War era science fiction ⓘ |
| explores |
changing sense of self
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fear of the unknown ⓘ human vulnerability ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
loss of control
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man versus environment ⓘ scale and perspective ⓘ |
| influencedBy | mid-20th-century anxieties about science and technology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | speculative fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a man who mysteriously begins to shrink ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential dread
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identity ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
physical shrinking of the protagonist
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psychological impact of transformation ⓘ |
| period | 1950s ⓘ |
| portrays |
existential crisis
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isolation of the protagonist ⓘ struggle for survival at diminishing scale ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | male ⓘ |
| setting | contemporary United States (1950s) ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| targetMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| theme |
adaptation to extreme change
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insignificance of the individual in the universe ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
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philosophical ⓘ suspenseful ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) Description of subject: The Incredible Shrinking Man (screenplay) is a classic 1950s science fiction film script by Richard Matheson about a man who mysteriously begins to shrink, exploring themes of identity, survival, and existential dread.
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