Big Man on Campus
E462017
Big Man on Campus is a 1989 comedy film loosely inspired by The Hunchback of Notre Dame, centered on a socially awkward, hunchbacked young man living in a university bell tower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Big Man on Campus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4678506 — 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: Big Man on Campus Context triple: [Cindy Williams, appearedIn, Big Man on Campus]
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A.
Any Man in America
Any Man in America is a 2011 studio album by alternative rock band Blue October that explores themes of divorce, fatherhood, and emotional turmoil.
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B.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
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C.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as an eager but awkward college newcomer whose attempts to become popular lead to a series of humorous misadventures.
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D.
Man's Job
"Man's Job" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Human Touch*, reflecting his rock style and storytelling about work, identity, and relationships.
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E.
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, written by Richard Curtis and set in London’s West End theatre world.
- 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: Big Man on Campus Target entity description: Big Man on Campus is a 1989 comedy film loosely inspired by The Hunchback of Notre Dame, centered on a socially awkward, hunchbacked young man living in a university bell tower.
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A.
Any Man in America
Any Man in America is a 2011 studio album by alternative rock band Blue October that explores themes of divorce, fatherhood, and emotional turmoil.
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B.
Homo Academicus
Homo Academicus is a sociological study by Pierre Bourdieu that analyzes the structure, power relations, and cultural dynamics of the academic field in France.
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C.
The Freshman
The Freshman is a 1925 silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd as an eager but awkward college newcomer whose attempts to become popular lead to a series of humorous misadventures.
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D.
Man's Job
"Man's Job" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1992 album *Human Touch*, reflecting his rock style and storytelling about work, identity, and relationships.
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E.
The Tall Guy
The Tall Guy is a 1989 British romantic comedy film starring Jeff Goldblum and Emma Thompson, written by Richard Curtis and set in London’s West End theatre world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Hunchback of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
hunchbacked
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socially awkward ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Arthur Albert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jeremy Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Vestron Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Patrick Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
romantic comedy elements
ⓘ
social acceptance ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | theatrical film ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Hunchback of Notre Dame NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfResidenceInStory | university bell tower ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | misunderstood outcast ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1980s American comedy films ⓘ |
| producer | Allan Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Vestron Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1989-12-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 105 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Allan Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
college campus
ⓘ
university ⓘ |
| starring |
Allan Katz
NERFINISHED
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Cindy Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Corey Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ Gerrit Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Melora Hardin NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Burr NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Skerritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Big Man on Campus Description of subject: Big Man on Campus is a 1989 comedy film loosely inspired by The Hunchback of Notre Dame, centered on a socially awkward, hunchbacked young man living in a university bell tower.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.