The Wraith
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The Wraith is a 1986 cult action-horror film blending supernatural revenge and car-racing elements, starring Charlie Sheen and Nick Cassavetes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wraith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5142615 — 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 Wraith Context triple: [Nick Cassavetes, actedIn, The Wraith]
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A.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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B.
Wraithborne
Wraithborne is a fantasy-themed action role-playing game for mobile platforms featuring fast-paced combat and spellcasting.
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C.
Wraith
Wraith is a horror comic series by Joe Hill that expands on the sinister world and characters of his novel "NOS4A2."
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D.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
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E.
The Enshrouded One
The Enshrouded One is a title referring to the Prophet Muhammad in a state of being wrapped in his garments, as addressed at the beginning of Surah Al-Muzzammil in the Qur’an.
- 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 Wraith Target entity description: The Wraith is a 1986 cult action-horror film blending supernatural revenge and car-racing elements, starring Charlie Sheen and Nick Cassavetes.
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A.
Eidolon
Eidolon is an online classics journal and magazine that presents accessible, socially engaged writing on the ancient world for a broad contemporary audience.
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B.
Wraithborne
Wraithborne is a fantasy-themed action role-playing game for mobile platforms featuring fast-paced combat and spellcasting.
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C.
Wraith
Wraith is a horror comic series by Joe Hill that expands on the sinister world and characters of his novel "NOS4A2."
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D.
The Toclafane
The Toclafane are a mysterious and terrifying race of spherical, cybernetic beings who serve as the Master’s deadly enforcers in the Doctor Who universe.
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E.
The Enshrouded One
The Enshrouded One is a title referring to the Prophet Muhammad in a state of being wrapped in his garments, as addressed at the beginning of Surah Al-Muzzammil in the Qur’an.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| artDirectionBy | Walter M. Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $3,500,000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Reed Smoot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesignBy | Tom Bronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Mike Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | New Century/Vista Film Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Scott Conrad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | Dodge M4S Turbo Interceptor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Arizona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tucson, Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
car racing film ⓘ horror film ⓘ revenge film ⓘ supernatural film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jake Kesey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keri Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Packard Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheriff Loomis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasGenreElement |
street racing
ⓘ
supernatural revenge ⓘ |
| hasTagline | An evil force took his life. An unearthly power has brought him back. ⓘ |
| isInColor | true ⓘ |
| leadAntagonistActor | Nick Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michael Hoenig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | combining supernatural revenge themes with car-racing action sequences ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A murdered young man returns as a mysterious driver in a supernatural car to take revenge on a gang of car thieves and street racers. ⓘ |
| producer |
John Kemeny
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Damon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New Century Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-11-21 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| setting | Arizona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soundMix | Dolby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Charlie Sheen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clint Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cassavetes NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Quaid NERFINISHED ⓘ Sherilyn Fenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | Mike Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wraith Description of subject: The Wraith is a 1986 cult action-horror film blending supernatural revenge and car-racing elements, starring Charlie Sheen and Nick Cassavetes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.