The Monster Squad
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The Monster Squad is a 1987 cult classic horror-comedy film about a group of kids who band together to stop iconic Universal-style monsters from taking over their town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Monster Squad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5547418 — 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 Monster Squad Context triple: [Mary Ellen Trainor, notableWork, The Monster Squad]
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A.
Tar Monster
The Tar Monster is a gooey, black, sludge-like creature from the Scooby-Doo franchise known for trapping victims in sticky tar and appearing as one of the villains in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
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B.
Monsters!
Monsters! is a museum exhibition exploring the cultural, historical, and psychological meanings behind mythical creatures and monstrous beings.
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C.
Monsters
Monsters is a professional ice hockey team based in Cleveland, Ohio, competing in the American Hockey League as the affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets.
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D.
Monsters
"Monsters" is an emotional ballad by James Blunt, written as a farewell to his ailing father and noted for its poignant lyrics and stripped-back performance.
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E.
Shadow Monster
Shadow Monster is an alternate name for a Mind Flayer, a sinister, tentacled aberration from Dungeons & Dragons known for its psionic powers and brain-devouring tendencies.
- 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 Monster Squad Target entity description: The Monster Squad is a 1987 cult classic horror-comedy film about a group of kids who band together to stop iconic Universal-style monsters from taking over their town.
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A.
Tar Monster
The Tar Monster is a gooey, black, sludge-like creature from the Scooby-Doo franchise known for trapping victims in sticky tar and appearing as one of the villains in Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
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B.
Monsters!
Monsters! is a museum exhibition exploring the cultural, historical, and psychological meanings behind mythical creatures and monstrous beings.
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C.
Monsters
Monsters is a professional ice hockey team based in Cleveland, Ohio, competing in the American Hockey League as the affiliate of the NHL’s Columbus Blue Jackets.
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D.
Monsters
"Monsters" is an emotional ballad by James Blunt, written as a farewell to his ailing father and noted for its poignant lyrics and stripped-back performance.
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E.
Shadow Monster
Shadow Monster is an alternate name for a Mind Flayer, a sinister, tentacled aberration from Dungeons & Dragons known for its psionic powers and brain-devouring tendencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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horror comedy film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Bradford May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Fred Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Tri-Star Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure film
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comedy ⓘ horror ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dracula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankenstein's monster NERFINISHED ⓘ Gill-man NERFINISHED ⓘ Horace NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Rhodes NERFINISHED ⓘ Phoebe Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudy NERFINISHED ⓘ Sean Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wolfman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Bruce Broughton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | fictional American town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A group of kids form a club and must stop classic-style monsters from taking over their town. ⓘ |
| producer | Jonathan A. Zimbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Keith Barish Productions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taft Entertainment Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-08-14 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 82 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Fred Dekker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shane Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| stars |
Andre Gower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashley Bank ⓘ Brent Chalem NERFINISHED ⓘ Duncan Regehr NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo Cimino NERFINISHED ⓘ Robby Kiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Lambert NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Noonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Monster Squad Description of subject: The Monster Squad is a 1987 cult classic horror-comedy film about a group of kids who band together to stop iconic Universal-style monsters from taking over their town.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.