The Fabulous Baker Boys
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The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 romantic drama film about two piano-playing brothers whose lounge act is upended when they hire a charismatic singer, starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Fabulous Baker Boys canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Fabulous Baker Boys Context triple: [Steve Kloves, wroteScreenplayFor, The Fabulous Baker Boys]
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A.
Baker Boys
Baker Boys is a Welsh television drama series following the lives and struggles of workers at a small-town bakery facing closure.
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B.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
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C.
City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
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D.
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired from 1979 to 1993, focusing on the intertwined personal and professional lives of residents in a coastal California cul-de-sac.
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E.
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom best known for starring a young Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as men who disguise themselves as women to live in an affordable women-only apartment building.
- 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 Fabulous Baker Boys Target entity description: The Fabulous Baker Boys is a 1989 romantic drama film about two piano-playing brothers whose lounge act is upended when they hire a charismatic singer, starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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A.
Baker Boys
Baker Boys is a Welsh television drama series following the lives and struggles of workers at a small-town bakery facing closure.
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B.
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is a 1990s American sitcom that serves as a sequel to the original WKRP in Cincinnati, following the comedic misadventures of staff at a struggling radio station.
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C.
City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
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D.
Knots Landing
Knots Landing is an American prime-time television soap opera that aired from 1979 to 1993, focusing on the intertwined personal and professional lives of residents in a coastal California cul-de-sac.
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E.
Bosom Buddies
Bosom Buddies is an American sitcom best known for starring a young Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari as men who disguise themselves as women to live in an affordable women-only apartment building.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| academyAwardNominationRecipient |
Dave Grusin – Best Original Score
ⓘ
Michelle Pfeiffer – Best Actress ⓘ Peter C. Frank – Best Film Editing ⓘ |
| character |
Frank Baker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ Susie Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Ballhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decadeOfRelease | 1980s ⓘ |
| director | Steve Kloves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter C. Frank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
music film
ⓘ
romantic drama ⓘ |
| goldenGlobeNominatedFor |
Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
ⓘ
Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama ⓘ Best Motion Picture – Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Best Screenplay ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
artistic ambition
ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| musicBy | Dave Grusin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between two musician brothers and their new singer ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Academy Award for Best Actress
ⓘ
Academy Award for Best Film Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ Academy Award for Best Original Score ⓘ |
| notableScene | Michelle Pfeiffer singing "Makin' Whoopee" atop a piano ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two piano-playing brothers see their lounge act transformed and strained after hiring a charismatic singer. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Frank Baker – Beau Bridges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Baker – Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Susie Diamond – Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Mark Rosenberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paula Weinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Gladden Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 13, 1989 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical film ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 114 ⓘ |
| setting | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Beau Bridges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Bridges NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Pfeiffer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Fabulous Baker Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Steve Kloves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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