King Ralph
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King Ralph is a 1991 comedy film in which John Goodman plays an uncouth American who unexpectedly becomes the king of the United Kingdom after the entire royal family is killed in a freak accident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King Ralph canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3802884 — 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: King Ralph Context triple: [John Goodman, notableWork, King Ralph]
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Leod
Leod is a Scottish given name of Norse origin, historically associated with the ancestral founder of the Clan MacLeod.
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King Triton
King Triton is the powerful and protective sea king and father of Ariel in Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid."
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C.
Rupert
Rupert is a small town located in Greenbrier County in the state of West Virginia, United States.
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D.
Rupert
Rupert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries and borne by various notable figures.
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E.
Rigmor
Rigmor is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, particularly used in Norway and Denmark.
- 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: King Ralph Target entity description: King Ralph is a 1991 comedy film in which John Goodman plays an uncouth American who unexpectedly becomes the king of the United Kingdom after the entire royal family is killed in a freak accident.
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A.
Leod
Leod is a Scottish given name of Norse origin, historically associated with the ancestral founder of the Clan MacLeod.
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B.
King Triton
King Triton is the powerful and protective sea king and father of Ariel in Disney’s animated film "The Little Mermaid."
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C.
Rupert
Rupert is a small town located in Greenbrier County in the state of West Virginia, United States.
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D.
Rupert
Rupert is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, commonly used in English-speaking countries and borne by various notable figures.
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E.
Rigmor
Rigmor is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, particularly used in Norway and Denmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Headlong
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novel by Emlyn Williams ⓘ |
| character |
Lord Percival Graves
ⓘ
Ralph Jones ⓘ Sir Cedric Willingham ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Kenneth MacMillan ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | David S. Ward ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Jympson ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | England ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
fish-out-of-water comedy
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satire of the British monarchy ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
situational comedy
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slapstick ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| leadActorPlays | John Goodman as Ralph Jones ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fish-out-of-water situation
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| narrativeTheme |
clash of cultures
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responsibility versus hedonism ⓘ |
| notableFor | portraying an American unexpectedly becoming King of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An uncouth American lounge singer unexpectedly becomes king of the United Kingdom after the royal family is killed in a freak accident. ⓘ |
| portraysFictionalMonarchOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| productionEra | early 1990s American cinema ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 97 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | David S. Ward ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Camille Coduri
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John Goodman ⓘ John Hurt ⓘ Peter O'Toole ⓘ Richard Griffiths NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Ralph Jones ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King Ralph Description of subject: King Ralph is a 1991 comedy film in which John Goodman plays an uncouth American who unexpectedly becomes the king of the United Kingdom after the entire royal family is killed in a freak accident.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
King Ralph