Repo Man
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Repo Man is a 1984 cult-classic science fiction black comedy film directed by Alex Cox, known for its punk-rock aesthetic and satirical take on American consumer culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Repo Man canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189150 — 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: Repo Man Context triple: [Harry Dean Stanton, notableWork, Repo Man]
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A.
Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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B.
Pointsman
Pointsman is a central character in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," a behaviorist psychologist whose coldly experimental approach to human subjects reflects the book’s themes of control, paranoia, and dehumanization.
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C.
Cyborg
Cyborg is a prominent DC Comics superhero, best known as a technologically enhanced human and key member of teams like the Teen Titans and the Justice League.
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D.
Oddjob
Oddjob is the iconic, silent henchman from the James Bond film "Goldfinger," known for his deadly steel-rimmed bowler hat and formidable physical strength.
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E.
Cloudman
Cloudman is the superhero-themed mascot of the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans with on-field antics and community appearances.
- 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: Repo Man Target entity description: Repo Man is a 1984 cult-classic science fiction black comedy film directed by Alex Cox, known for its punk-rock aesthetic and satirical take on American consumer culture.
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A.
Master Man
Master Man is a Nazi supervillain in Marvel Comics, often portrayed as a physically enhanced adversary of the World War II–era superhero team the Invaders.
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B.
Pointsman
Pointsman is a central character in Thomas Pynchon's novel "Gravity’s Rainbow," a behaviorist psychologist whose coldly experimental approach to human subjects reflects the book’s themes of control, paranoia, and dehumanization.
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C.
Cyborg
Cyborg is a prominent DC Comics superhero, best known as a technologically enhanced human and key member of teams like the Teen Titans and the Justice League.
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D.
Oddjob
Oddjob is the iconic, silent henchman from the James Bond film "Goldfinger," known for his deadly steel-rimmed bowler hat and formidable physical strength.
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E.
Cloudman
Cloudman is the superhero-themed mascot of the Trenton Thunder minor league baseball team, known for entertaining fans with on-field antics and community appearances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Robby Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| cultStatus | cult classic ⓘ |
| director | Alex Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | Dennis Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1980s American cinema ⓘ |
| followedBy | Repo Chick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
punk film ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPunkRockAesthetic | true ⓘ |
| hasSoundtrackAlbum | Repo Man: Music from the Original Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
conspiracy ⓘ consumerism ⓘ subculture and counterculture ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
ⓘ
DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Otto Maddox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy |
The Plugz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various punk bands ⓘ |
| notableFor |
deadpan humor
ⓘ
punk rock soundtrack ⓘ satirical depiction of Reagan-era America ⓘ use of generic food labels as visual satire ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotElement | mysterious Chevy Malibu with a dangerous secret in the trunk ⓘ |
| producer |
Jonathan Wacks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | repo man ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-03-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| restoredBy | The Criterion Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| satirizes | American consumer culture ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alex Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Emilio Estevez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Dean Stanton NERFINISHED ⓘ Olivia Barash NERFINISHED ⓘ Sy Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tracey Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Repo Man Description of subject: Repo Man is a 1984 cult-classic science fiction black comedy film directed by Alex Cox, known for its punk-rock aesthetic and satirical take on American consumer culture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.