Summer of Sam
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Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Summer of Sam canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4724404 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Summer of Sam Context triple: [Ellen Kuras, notableWork, Summer of Sam]
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A.
The Babysitter
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B.
Night Trap
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C.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
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D.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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E.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 American slasher horror film and sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, featuring Brandy in a prominent role.
- 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: Summer of Sam Target entity description: Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
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A.
The Babysitter
The Babysitter is a 2017 American horror-comedy film about a young boy who discovers his attractive babysitter is part of a satanic cult.
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B.
Night Trap
Night Trap is a controversial 1992 interactive movie horror video game known for its full-motion video gameplay and its central role in early 1990s debates over video game violence and content regulation.
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C.
Pet Sematary
Pet Sematary is a horror novel by Stephen King about a burial ground with the power to resurrect the dead, leading to terrifying consequences for a grieving family.
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D.
The Boogeyman
"The Boogeyman" is a horror short story by Stephen King about a man recounting terrifying encounters with a child-killing monster to a psychiatrist.
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E.
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer is a 1998 American slasher horror film and sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer, featuring Brandy in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime thriller film
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drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedOn | Son of Sam murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Ellen Kuras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Terence Blanchard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor |
Hollywood Pictures
NERFINISHED
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Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Barry Alexander Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating | R ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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drama film ⓘ psychological thriller film ⓘ thriller film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Adrien Brody
NERFINISHED
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Anthony LaPaglia NERFINISHED ⓘ Bebe Neuwirth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ben Gazzara NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Esposito NERFINISHED ⓘ John Leguizamo NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Rispoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Mira Sorvino NERFINISHED ⓘ Patti LuPone NERFINISHED ⓘ Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Summer of Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1977 New York City blackout
NERFINISHED
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Son of Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ fear ⓘ paranoia ⓘ serial killer ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Italian-American neighborhood in the Bronx ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
media sensationalism
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mob mentality ⓘ punk subculture ⓘ sexual liberation ⓘ |
| producer |
Jon Kilik
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-07-02 ⓘ |
| runtime | 142 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Michael Imperioli
NERFINISHED
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Spike Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Colicchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1977 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Summer of Sam Description of subject: Summer of Sam is a 1999 crime thriller film directed by Spike Lee that dramatizes the fear and paranoia in New York City during the 1977 Son of Sam murders.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.