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*.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
baseball pitcher
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fictional character → film character → |
| appearsIn |
Bull Durham
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| bats |
right-handed
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| catcher |
Crash Davis
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| characterArc |
learns mental discipline
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matures as a pitcher → |
| characterTrait |
cocky
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immature → inexperienced → talented → |
| coachedBy |
Skip
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| createdBy |
Ron Shelton
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| dialogueLanguage |
English
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| firstAppearance |
Bull Durham (1988)
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| fullName |
Ebby Calvin LaLoosh
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| genre |
sports comedy-drama character
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| goal |
reach Major League Baseball
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| hasNickname |
Nuke
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| homeStateInStory |
North Carolina (team location)
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| jerseyNumber |
37
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| knownFor |
colorful interviews
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learning to "respect the game" → wild pitches → |
| leagueLevel |
Minor League Baseball
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| medium |
feature film
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| mentor |
Crash Davis
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| narrativeFunction |
character development focus
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comic relief → |
| narrativeRole |
deuteragonist
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| nationalityInStory |
American
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| notableQuoteTheme |
clichéd athlete interviews
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| notableSkill |
fastball
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strikeout pitching → |
| occupation |
baseball player
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| partOf |
Bull Durham franchise
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| portrayedBy |
Tim Robbins
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| positionPlayed |
pitcher
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| romanticInterest |
Annie Savoy
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| setInTime |
1980s
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| setting |
Durham, North Carolina
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| sport |
baseball
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| team |
Durham Bulls
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| throws |
right-handed
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| trainingFocus |
control and consistency
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| weakness |
emotional inconsistency
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lack of control → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Annie Savoy
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Crash Davis ("Nuke LaLoosh") → |
mentors |
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Annie Savoy
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associatedWith |
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Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh
("Ebby Calvin LaLoosh")
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fullName |
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Annie Savoy
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hasRomanticRelationshipWith |
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Bull Durham
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mainCharacter |
|
Tim Robbins
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portrayed |
|
Annie Savoy
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romanticRelationshipWith |