Hope, Washington (fictional town)
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Hope, Washington is the fictional small town setting of the novel and film "First Blood," where John Rambo’s conflict with local authorities begins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hope, Washington (fictional town) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2770950 — 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: Hope, Washington (fictional town) Context triple: [First Blood, narrativeLocation, Hope, Washington (fictional town)]
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A.
Westport, Washington
Westport, Washington is a small coastal city on the Pacific Ocean known for its fishing, surfing, and maritime tourism.
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B.
Hazel Dell, Washington
Hazel Dell, Washington is a suburban census-designated community just north of Vancouver known for its residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors within Clark County.
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C.
Freeland, Washington
Freeland, Washington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on Whidbey Island in Island County, known for its waterfront setting and small-town character.
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D.
Electric City, Washington
Electric City, Washington is a small town in Grant County best known for its proximity to the Grand Coulee Dam and the recreational opportunities around Banks Lake.
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E.
Stevenson, Washington
Stevenson, Washington is a small city along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest known as a gateway to the Columbia River Gorge and outdoor recreation in southern Washington.
- 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: Hope, Washington (fictional town) Target entity description: Hope, Washington is the fictional small town setting of the novel and film "First Blood," where John Rambo’s conflict with local authorities begins.
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A.
Westport, Washington
Westport, Washington is a small coastal city on the Pacific Ocean known for its fishing, surfing, and maritime tourism.
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B.
Hazel Dell, Washington
Hazel Dell, Washington is a suburban census-designated community just north of Vancouver known for its residential neighborhoods and commercial corridors within Clark County.
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C.
Freeland, Washington
Freeland, Washington is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located on Whidbey Island in Island County, known for its waterfront setting and small-town character.
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D.
Electric City, Washington
Electric City, Washington is a small town in Grant County best known for its proximity to the Grand Coulee Dam and the recreational opportunities around Banks Lake.
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E.
Stevenson, Washington
Stevenson, Washington is a small city along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest known as a gateway to the Columbia River Gorge and outdoor recreation in southern Washington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
ⓘ
fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
First Blood
ⓘ
surface form:
First Blood (1982 film)
novel "First Blood" ⓘ
surface form:
First Blood (novel)
|
| associatedWithTheme |
abuse of authority
ⓘ
alienation of Vietnam veterans ⓘ small-town law enforcement vs outsider ⓘ |
| associatedWorkCreator |
David Morrell
ⓘ
Ted Kotcheff ⓘ |
| basedOn | American Pacific Northwest small towns (generalized) ⓘ |
| conflictBeginsFor | John Rambo ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
rural community
ⓘ
small town ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist as a real town in Washington state ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
novel "First Blood"
ⓘ
surface form:
First Blood (1972 novel)
|
| genreContext |
action
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| governedBy | Hope Sheriff’s Department ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Colonel Sam Trautman
ⓘ
John Rambo ⓘ Sheriff Will Teasle ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
bridge leading out of town
ⓘ
jail ⓘ main street ⓘ |
| hasLawEnforcementAgency | Hope Sheriff’s Department ⓘ |
| hasPoliceStation | Hope Sheriff’s Department headquarters ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary setting of First Blood ⓘ |
| hasType | small American town setting ⓘ |
| languageOfSetting | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | starting point of the Rambo saga ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
forested mountains
ⓘ
wilderness surrounding the town ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
John Rambo’s arrest by Hope police
ⓘ
John Rambo’s escape from police custody ⓘ John Rambo’s initial conflict with local authorities ⓘ beginning of the First Blood manhunt ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rambo film series
ⓘ
surface form:
Rambo franchise universe
|
| plotSignificance |
location where Rambo is first harassed for vagrancy
ⓘ
location where Rambo is pursued into the wilderness ⓘ |
| settingFor |
First Blood
ⓘ
surface form:
First Blood (1982 film)
novel "First Blood" ⓘ
surface form:
First Blood (novel)
|
| timePeriod | late 20th century (contemporary to First Blood) ⓘ |
| usedFor | depicting tension between veteran and civilian society ⓘ |
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Subject: Hope, Washington (fictional town) Description of subject: Hope, Washington is the fictional small town setting of the novel and film "First Blood," where John Rambo’s conflict with local authorities begins.
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