Talk to Me
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Talk to Me is a biographical drama film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, directed by Kasi Lemmons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Talk to Me canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6715250 — 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: Talk to Me Context triple: [Kasi Lemmons, notableWork, Talk to Me]
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A.
Talk to Me
"Talk to Me" is a song featured on Joni Mitchell's 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter."
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B.
Come and Talk to Me
"Come and Talk to Me" is a hit early-1990s R&B single by Jodeci known for its smooth vocals, romantic lyrics, and influential role in shaping the new jack swing sound.
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C.
Don't Talk
"Don't Talk" is a track featured on the album *The 18th Day* by British singer-songwriter Estelle.
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D.
May I Have a Talk with You
"May I Have a Talk with You" is a blues track recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, featured on the posthumous compilation album "The Sky Is Crying."
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E.
Can We Talk
"Can We Talk" is a 1993 R&B ballad, written and produced by Babyface and performed by Tevin Campbell, that became one of the defining slow jams of the decade.
- 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: Talk to Me Target entity description: Talk to Me is a biographical drama film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, directed by Kasi Lemmons.
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A.
Talk to Me
"Talk to Me" is a song featured on Joni Mitchell's 1977 album "Don Juan's Reckless Daughter."
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B.
Come and Talk to Me
"Come and Talk to Me" is a hit early-1990s R&B single by Jodeci known for its smooth vocals, romantic lyrics, and influential role in shaping the new jack swing sound.
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C.
Don't Talk
"Don't Talk" is a track featured on the album *The 18th Day* by British singer-songwriter Estelle.
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D.
May I Have a Talk with You
"May I Have a Talk with You" is a blues track recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, featured on the posthumous compilation album "The Sky Is Crying."
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E.
Can We Talk
"Can We Talk" is a 1993 R&B ballad, written and produced by Babyface and performed by Tevin Campbell, that became one of the defining slow jams of the decade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Motion Picture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Ralph "Petey" Greene ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Stephanie Kuhnert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Liza Richardson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| depicts | assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. ⓘ |
| director | Kasi Lemmons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Focus Features NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Terilyn A. Shropshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasPoster | theatrical release poster of Talk to Me (2007 film) ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African-American culture
ⓘ
civil rights movement ⓘ radio broadcasting ⓘ social activism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Ralph "Petey" Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | Ralph "Petey" Greene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Joe Fries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidney Kimmel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Mark Gordon Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2007-07-13 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 118 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Michael Genet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rick Famuyiwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| star |
Cedric the Entertainer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiwetel Ejiofor NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Cheadle NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ Taraji P. Henson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| title | Talk to Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Talk to Me Description of subject: Talk to Me is a biographical drama film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, directed by Kasi Lemmons.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.