Walter Chang in Tremors
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Walter Chang in Tremors is the opportunistic convenience store owner in the 1990 monster-comedy film, known for trying to profit from the deadly underground creatures terrorizing the small desert town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walter Chang in Tremors canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Chang in Tremors Context triple: [Victor Wong, portrayed, Walter Chang in Tremors]
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A.
Charlie Tahan
Charlie Tahan is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Charlie St. Cloud" and "Super Dark Times" and TV series such as "Ozark" and "Wayward Pines."
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B.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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C.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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D.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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E.
Conrad Kain
Conrad Kain was an Austrian mountain guide and pioneering alpinist renowned for numerous first ascents in the Canadian Rockies and beyond.
- 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: Walter Chang in Tremors Target entity description: Walter Chang in Tremors is the opportunistic convenience store owner in the 1990 monster-comedy film, known for trying to profit from the deadly underground creatures terrorizing the small desert town.
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A.
Charlie Tahan
Charlie Tahan is an American actor known for his roles in films like "Charlie St. Cloud" and "Super Dark Times" and TV series such as "Ozark" and "Wayward Pines."
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B.
Christopher Denham
Christopher Denham is an American actor and filmmaker known for his supporting roles in films such as Argo and Shutter Island, as well as his work in independent cinema and television.
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C.
Curt Menefee
Curt Menefee is an American sportscaster best known as the longtime studio host of Fox's NFL coverage.
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D.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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E.
Conrad Kain
Conrad Kain was an Austrian mountain guide and pioneering alpinist renowned for numerous first ascents in the Canadian Rockies and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Tremors
ⓘ
Tremors ⓘ
surface form:
Tremors (1990 film)
|
| appearsInFranchise |
Tremors
ⓘ
surface form:
Tremors franchise
|
| appearsInScene |
initial Graboid discovery scenes
ⓘ
market rooftop attack scene ⓘ |
| associatedWithCreature | Graboid ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | eaten by Graboid ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
entrepreneurial
ⓘ
greedy ⓘ opportunistic ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy |
Brent Maddock
ONNED1
ⓘ
S. S. Wilson ⓘ |
| employer | Walter Chang's Market ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Perfection, Nevada ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn |
horror comedy film
ⓘ
monster comedy film ⓘ |
| killedBy | Graboid ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| nationalityInUniverse | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
opportunistic behavior during Graboid attacks
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trying to profit from the Graboids ⓘ |
| occupation |
convenience store owner
ⓘ
shopkeeper ⓘ |
| owns | Walter Chang's Market ⓘ |
| partOfCastWithCharacter |
Burt Gummer
ⓘ
Earl Bassett ⓘ Rhonda LeBeck ⓘ Valentine McKee ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Victor Wong ⓘ |
| residence | Perfection, Nevada ⓘ |
| sells |
Graboid-related souvenirs
ⓘ
cold drinks ⓘ general supplies ⓘ |
| settingOfActivity | small desert town ⓘ |
| species | human ⓘ |
| workReleaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
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Subject: Walter Chang in Tremors Description of subject: Walter Chang in Tremors is the opportunistic convenience store owner in the 1990 monster-comedy film, known for trying to profit from the deadly underground creatures terrorizing the small desert town.
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