Revenge of the Nerds
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Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film about a group of misfit college students who band together to challenge the dominance of the campus fraternities.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Revenge of the Nerds canonical | 8 |
| Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation | 2 |
| U.N. Jefferson in Revenge of the Nerds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6528397 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Revenge of the Nerds Context triple: [Anthony Edwards, notableWork, Revenge of the Nerds]
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A.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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B.
Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film in which two high school teachers, played by Ice Cube and Charlie Day, are set to settle their differences in an after-school fistfight.
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C.
Heathers
Heathers is a 1989 dark comedy film that satirizes high school cliques, teen violence, and social hierarchies, and has since become a cult classic.
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D.
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
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E.
Animal House
Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film about a misfit college fraternity whose anarchic antics challenge the authority of their university.
- 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: Revenge of the Nerds Target entity description: Revenge of the Nerds is a 1984 American comedy film about a group of misfit college students who band together to challenge the dominance of the campus fraternities.
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A.
Practical Jokers
Practical Jokers is an album by the band The Swingers, known for its blend of new wave and pop-rock sounds.
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B.
Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film in which two high school teachers, played by Ice Cube and Charlie Day, are set to settle their differences in an after-school fistfight.
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C.
Heathers
Heathers is a 1989 dark comedy film that satirizes high school cliques, teen violence, and social hierarchies, and has since become a cult classic.
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D.
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
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E.
Animal House
Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film about a misfit college fraternity whose anarchic antics challenge the authority of their university.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | story by Steve Zacharias ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | King Baggot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jeff Kanew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | 20th Century Fox ⓘ |
| editedBy | Alan Balsam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
college film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ teen comedy film ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Betty Childs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Booger NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Lowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Lewis Skolnick NERFINISHED ⓘ Ogre NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Gable NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
fraternity rivalry
ⓘ
misfit college students ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Anthony Edwards
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bernie Casey NERFINISHED ⓘ Curtis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ Donald Gibb NERFINISHED ⓘ John Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Julia Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Carradine NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted McGinley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Peter Samuelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Interscope Communications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | R ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1984-07-20 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 90 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jeff Buhai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miguel Tejada-Flores NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Zacharias NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Metcalfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | college campus ⓘ |
| theme |
acceptance and empowerment
ⓘ
revenge ⓘ social outcasts vs popular students ⓘ |
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
this entity surface form:
Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation
this entity surface form:
U.N. Jefferson in Revenge of the Nerds