The Meteor Man
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The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero comedy film about a mild-mannered teacher who gains superpowers from a meteor and becomes an unlikely neighborhood hero.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Meteor Man canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4820292 — 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 Meteor Man Context triple: [Richard Gant, notableWork, The Meteor Man]
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A.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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B.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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C.
Lovers on the Sun
"Lovers on the Sun" is a 2014 EDM and country-influenced pop single by French DJ and producer David Guetta, featuring vocals by Sam Martin.
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D.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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E.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
- 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 Meteor Man Target entity description: The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero comedy film about a mild-mannered teacher who gains superpowers from a meteor and becomes an unlikely neighborhood hero.
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A.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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B.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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C.
Lovers on the Sun
"Lovers on the Sun" is a 2014 EDM and country-influenced pop single by French DJ and producer David Guetta, featuring vocals by Sam Martin.
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D.
The Hothouse
The Hothouse is a darkly comic stage play by Harold Pinter that satirizes bureaucratic power and institutional cruelty within a mysterious government-run facility.
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E.
The Tragedy of the Moon
The Tragedy of the Moon is a collection of science essays by Isaac Asimov that explores astronomy, the Moon, and broader scientific and philosophical themes for a general audience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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superhero comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematography | Bill Dill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | MGM/UA Distribution Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer ⓘ |
| editor | John Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalGang | Golden Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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superhero film ⓘ |
| hasSuperpowers |
ability to absorb knowledge from books
ⓘ
flight ⓘ healing ⓘ super strength ⓘ telekinesis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
community empowerment
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reluctant hero ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jefferson Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cliff Eidelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first major Black superhero films ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A mild-mannered teacher gains superpowers after being struck by a meteor and becomes a neighborhood hero. ⓘ |
| producer |
Loretha C. Jones
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tinsel Townsend Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | schoolteacher ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1993-08-06 ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 100 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Cosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cypress Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Eddie Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ James Earl Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ Luther Vandross NERFINISHED ⓘ Marla Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ Naughty by Nature NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Guillaume NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinbad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Townsend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Meteor Man Description of subject: The Meteor Man is a 1993 superhero comedy film about a mild-mannered teacher who gains superpowers from a meteor and becomes an unlikely neighborhood hero.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.