The Lonely Guy
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The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Lonely Guy canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4457352 — 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: The Lonely Guy Context triple: [Charles Grodin, notableWork, The Lonely Guy]
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A.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
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B.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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C.
A Man Alone
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western film starring Ray Milland as a mysterious gunslinger entangled in corruption and violence in a small frontier town.
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D.
A Lonely Night
"A Lonely Night" is a synth-driven, 1980s-influenced R&B/pop track by The Weeknd from his album *Starboy*, known for its danceable groove and themes of emotional detachment in relationships.
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E.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
- 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: The Lonely Guy Target entity description: The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
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A.
Solitary Man
"Solitary Man" is a 1966 pop-rock song by Neil Diamond that became one of his signature early hits and has since been widely covered by other artists.
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B.
The Lonely
"The Lonely" is a 1959 episode of the anthology series The Twilight Zone about a convicted man exiled to a remote asteroid who develops a profound emotional bond with a female robot companion.
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C.
A Man Alone
A Man Alone is a 1955 American Western film starring Ray Milland as a mysterious gunslinger entangled in corruption and violence in a small frontier town.
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D.
A Lonely Night
"A Lonely Night" is a synth-driven, 1980s-influenced R&B/pop track by The Weeknd from his album *Starboy*, known for its danceable groove and themes of emotional detachment in relationships.
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E.
Lucky Guy
Lucky Guy is a Broadway play by Nora Ephron that dramatizes the career of New York tabloid columnist Mike McAlary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Bruce Jay Friedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Complete Guide to Women
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lonely Guy’s Book of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Arthur Hiller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| editedBy | Robert C. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
romantic comedy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
loneliness
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modern dating ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Larry Hubbard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A newly single man copes with loneliness and modern dating in New York City. ⓘ |
| producer | Stanley Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | January 27, 1984 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Ed Weinberger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Neil Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Daniels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Charles Grodin
NERFINISHED
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Judith Ivey NERFINISHED ⓘ Merv Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Lonely Guy Description of subject: The Lonely Guy is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Steve Martin as a newly single man navigating loneliness and modern dating in New York City.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.