Real Life
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Real Life is a 1979 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Albert Brooks that parodies documentary filmmaking and the concept of reality television.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Real Life canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2861183 — 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: Real Life Context triple: [Albert Brooks, notableWork, Real Life]
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Real
"Real" is a track by American rapper Common from his socially conscious hip-hop album "Nobody's Smiling."
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B.
Real People
Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
- 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: Real Life Target entity description: Real Life is a 1979 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Albert Brooks that parodies documentary filmmaking and the concept of reality television.
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A.
Real
"Real" is a track by American rapper Common from his socially conscious hip-hop album "Nobody's Smiling."
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B.
Real People
Real People was a pioneering American reality television series from the late 1970s and early 1980s that featured humorous and human-interest stories about ordinary individuals across the United States.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
satirical comedy film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Eric Saarinen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Albert Brooks ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Finfer ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Albert Brooks as a fictionalized version of himself ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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satirical comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blurred line between reality and performance
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ethics of documentary filmmaking ⓘ intrusiveness of media ⓘ |
| musicBy | Arthur B. Rubinstein ⓘ |
| notableFor | early satire of reality television concepts ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
documentary filmmaking
ⓘ
reality television ⓘ |
| producer | Penelope Spheeris ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 99 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Phoenix, Arizona ⓘ |
| stars |
Albert Brooks
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Charles Grodin ⓘ Frances Lee McCain ⓘ J. A. Preston ⓘ James L. Brooks ⓘ Lisa Urette ⓘ Matthew Tobin ⓘ Robert Ridgely ⓘ |
| writer |
Albert Brooks
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Harry Shearer ⓘ Monica Johnson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Real Life Description of subject: Real Life is a 1979 satirical comedy film directed by and starring Albert Brooks that parodies documentary filmmaking and the concept of reality television.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.