Cold Turkey
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Cold Turkey is a 1971 satirical comedy film about a small town attempting to quit smoking en masse to win a cash prize, directed by Norman Lear and featuring an ensemble cast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cold Turkey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cold Turkey Context triple: [Jean Stapleton, appearedIn, Cold Turkey]
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A.
Cold Turkey
"Cold Turkey" is a 1969 song by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, best known for its raw depiction of heroin withdrawal and its stark, minimalist rock sound.
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B.
Stone Cold Sober
"Stone Cold Sober" is a soul-pop song by British singer Paloma Faith that served as her debut single and introduced her distinctive retro-influenced style.
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C.
Twist in My Sobriety
"Twist in My Sobriety" is a melancholic 1988 art-pop song by British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, known for its haunting vocals, oboe-led arrangement, and introspective lyrics.
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D.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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E.
Dopesick
Dopesick is a drama miniseries that explores the origins and devastating impact of the U.S. opioid crisis, focusing on the roles of pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and law enforcement.
- 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: Cold Turkey Target entity description: Cold Turkey is a 1971 satirical comedy film about a small town attempting to quit smoking en masse to win a cash prize, directed by Norman Lear and featuring an ensemble cast.
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A.
Cold Turkey
"Cold Turkey" is a 1969 song by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band, best known for its raw depiction of heroin withdrawal and its stark, minimalist rock sound.
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B.
Stone Cold Sober
"Stone Cold Sober" is a soul-pop song by British singer Paloma Faith that served as her debut single and introduced her distinctive retro-influenced style.
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C.
Twist in My Sobriety
"Twist in My Sobriety" is a melancholic 1988 art-pop song by British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram, known for its haunting vocals, oboe-led arrangement, and introspective lyrics.
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D.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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E.
Dopesick
Dopesick is a drama miniseries that explores the origins and devastating impact of the U.S. opioid crisis, focusing on the roles of pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and law enforcement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| antagonistOrganization | Vicious Tobacco Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy | Reverend Clayton Brooks – Dick Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles F. Wheeler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| delayedRelease | true ⓘ |
| director | Norman Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | United Artists ⓘ |
| editedBy | Sidney Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingCompletedYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasEnsembleCast | true ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Reverend Clayton Brooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early feature film directed by Norman Lear
ⓘ
satirical portrayal of the tobacco industry ⓘ |
| notableSong | He Gives Us All His Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A small town attempts to quit smoking en masse to win a large cash prize offered by a tobacco company. ⓘ |
| portrays | a town-wide attempt to quit smoking for a cash prize ⓘ |
| producer | Norman Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Lear/Tannenbaum Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDelay | concerns about controversial subject matter and marketability ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Norman Lear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | small town in Iowa ⓘ |
| songComposer | Randy Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Barnard Hughes
NERFINISHED
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Bob Newhart NERFINISHED ⓘ Dick Van Dyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward Everett Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ Graham Jarvis NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Stapleton NERFINISHED ⓘ M. Emmet Walsh NERFINISHED ⓘ Pippa Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Poston NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Gardenia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
anti-smoking
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corporate greed ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ small-town American life ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 1960s United States ⓘ |
| title | Cold Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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