Christine (1983 film)
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Christine is a 1983 horror film directed by John Carpenter, adapted from Stephen King’s novel about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury with a deadly influence over its teenage owner.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Christine (1983 film) canonical | 2 |
| Christine (1983 film based on Stephen King novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5019343 — 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)
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Target entity: Christine (1983 film) Context triple: [John Carpenter films, hasWork, Christine (1983 film)]
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A.
Christine
Christine is the protagonist of H. P. Lovecraft’s novel "Love," around whom the story’s emotional and psychological developments revolve.
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B.
Christine
Christine is the birth name of Chrissy Teigen, an American model, television personality, and cookbook author.
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C.
Christine
Christine is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "follower of Christ," widely used in many Western countries.
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D.
Christine
"Christine" is a 1980 post-punk/gothic rock single by Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and psychologically themed lyrics.
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E.
Christine
Christine is the given name of Canadian soccer legend Christine Sinclair, one of the most prolific goal scorers in international football history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Christine (1983 film) Target entity description: Christine is a 1983 horror film directed by John Carpenter, adapted from Stephen King’s novel about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury with a deadly influence over its teenage owner.
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A.
Christine
Christine is the birth name of Chrissy Teigen, an American model, television personality, and cookbook author.
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B.
Christine
Christine is the protagonist of H. P. Lovecraft’s novel "Love," around whom the story’s emotional and psychological developments revolve.
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C.
Christine
Christine is a feminine given name of Greek origin meaning "follower of Christ," widely used in many Western countries.
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D.
Christine
"Christine" is a 1980 post-punk/gothic rock single by Siouxsie and the Banshees, noted for its dark, atmospheric sound and psychologically themed lyrics.
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Christine
Christine is a character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Iron Man 3," where she appears as the clairvoyant antagonist manipulating events from behind the scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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horror film ⓘ supernatural horror film ⓘ |
| antagonist | Christine (car) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Christine (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Alexandra Paul
NERFINISHED
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Harry Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ John Stockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Prosky NERFINISHED ⓘ Roberts Blossom NERFINISHED ⓘ William Ostrander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Donald M. Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Alan Howarth
NERFINISHED
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John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | John Carpenter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | North America ⓘ |
| editor | Marion Rothman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCarModel | 1958 Plymouth Fury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalObject | Christine (car) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| genre |
horror
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supernatural ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
demonic possession
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malevolent automobile ⓘ obsession ⓘ teenage alienation ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Alexandra Paul
NERFINISHED
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John Stockwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Arnie Cunningham
NERFINISHED
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Dennis Guilder NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh Cabot NERFINISHED ⓘ Reginald "Buddy" Repperton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Stephen King film adaptations ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Kobritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| protagonist | Arnie Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1983 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 110 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bill Phillips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Christine (1983 film) Description of subject: Christine is a 1983 horror film directed by John Carpenter, adapted from Stephen King’s novel about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury with a deadly influence over its teenage owner.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Christine (1983 film based on Stephen King novel)