Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
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Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh is a talented but immature rookie pitcher whose development and antics drive much of the humor and drama in the baseball film *Bull Durham*.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh canonical | 8 |
| Ebby Calvin LaLoosh | 2 |
| Nuke LaLoosh | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball pitcher
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
film "Bull Durham"
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surface form:
Bull Durham
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| bats | right-handed ⓘ |
| catcher | Crash Davis ⓘ |
| characterArc |
learns mental discipline
ⓘ
matures as a pitcher ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cocky
ⓘ
immature ⓘ inexperienced ⓘ talented ⓘ |
| coachedBy | Skip ⓘ |
| createdBy | Ron Shelton ⓘ |
| dialogueLanguage | English ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
film "Bull Durham"
ⓘ
surface form:
Bull Durham (1988)
|
| fullName |
Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh
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| genre | sports comedy-drama character ⓘ |
| goal | reach Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Nuke ⓘ |
| homeStateInStory |
North Carolina
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surface form:
North Carolina (team location)
|
| jerseyNumber | 37 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
colorful interviews
ⓘ
learning to "respect the game" ⓘ wild pitches ⓘ |
| leagueLevel |
Minor League Baseball (since 2021 restructuring)
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surface form:
Minor League Baseball
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| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| mentor | Crash Davis ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
character development focus
ⓘ
comic relief ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | deuteragonist ⓘ |
| nationalityInStory | American ⓘ |
| notableQuoteTheme | clichéd athlete interviews ⓘ |
| notableSkill |
fastball
ⓘ
strikeout pitching ⓘ |
| occupation | baseball player ⓘ |
| partOf | Bull Durham franchise ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tim Robbins ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | pitcher ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Annie Savoy ⓘ |
| setInTime | 1980s ⓘ |
| setting | Durham, North Carolina ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| team | Durham Bulls ⓘ |
| throws | right-handed ⓘ |
| trainingFocus | control and consistency ⓘ |
| weakness |
emotional inconsistency
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lack of control ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bull Durham
this entity surface form:
Nuke LaLoosh
subject surface form:
Annie Savoy
subject surface form:
Annie Savoy
subject surface form:
Tim Robbins
this entity surface form:
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh
subject surface form:
Bull Durham