Mallrats
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Mallrats is a 1995 cult comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith that follows two slacker friends killing time at a New Jersey shopping mall after being dumped by their girlfriends.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mallrats canonical | 16 |
| Mallrats (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5914274 — 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: Mallrats Context triple: [Kevin Smith, notableWork, Mallrats]
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A.
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 family comedy film about a suburban family that befriends a gentle Sasquatch, with John Lithgow starring as the father.
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B.
The Babysitters
The Babysitters is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects her characteristic blend of domestic imagery and psychological intensity.
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C.
Rowdy
Rowdy is the costumed bird mascot of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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D.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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E.
Backlot Express
Backlot Express is a casual, movie-studio-themed quick-service restaurant located in the Echo Lake area of Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
- 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: Mallrats Target entity description: Mallrats is a 1995 cult comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith that follows two slacker friends killing time at a New Jersey shopping mall after being dumped by their girlfriends.
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A.
Harry and the Hendersons
Harry and the Hendersons is a 1987 family comedy film about a suburban family that befriends a gentle Sasquatch, with John Lithgow starring as the father.
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B.
The Babysitters
The Babysitters is a poem by Sylvia Plath that reflects her characteristic blend of domestic imagery and psychological intensity.
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C.
Rowdy
Rowdy is the costumed bird mascot of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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D.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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E.
Backlot Express
Backlot Express is a casual, movie-studio-themed quick-service restaurant located in the Echo Lake area of Disney's Hollywood Studios at Walt Disney World.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | David Klein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Kevin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Kevin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Gramercy Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Paul Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silent Bob NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | two slacker friends ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
slacker comedy film ⓘ teen comedy film ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Brodie Bruce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
T.S. Quint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPlot | Two recently dumped young men spend a day at a New Jersey mall trying to win back their girlfriends. ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ira Newborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cult following despite initial poor box office performance
ⓘ
early film appearance of Ben Affleck ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | View Askewniverse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
James Jacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sean Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | View Askew Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1995-10-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | Kevin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
shopping mall ⓘ |
| stars |
Ben Affleck
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claire Forlani NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Mewes NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeremy London NERFINISHED ⓘ Joey Lauren Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Shannen Doherty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
consumer culture
ⓘ
pop culture fandom ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| writer | Kevin Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mallrats Description of subject: Mallrats is a 1995 cult comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith that follows two slacker friends killing time at a New Jersey shopping mall after being dumped by their girlfriends.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mallrats (film)