The Bad News Bears
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The Bad News Bears is a 1976 sports comedy film about a misfit Little League baseball team and their gruff, down-on-his-luck coach.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Bad News Bears canonical | 7 |
| The Bad News Bears (TV series) | 2 |
| The Bad News Bears (1976 film) | 1 |
| The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7791781 — 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)
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Target entity: The Bad News Bears Context triple: [Jack Warden, notableWork, The Bad News Bears]
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A.
Touchdown the Bear
Touchdown the Bear is the costumed bear mascot who represents Cornell University's Big Red athletic teams, especially at football games.
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B.
Buddies
Buddies is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film known for its lighthearted storyline and ensemble cast.
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C.
Babe
Babe is the famous nickname of George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport's history.
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D.
Babe
Babe is a critically acclaimed 1995 family film that blends live-action and animatronics to tell the story of a pig who aspires to be a sheepdog.
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E.
Babe
"Babe" is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, known for its inventive narrative voice and exploration of complex personal relationships.
- 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: The Bad News Bears Target entity description: The Bad News Bears is a 1976 sports comedy film about a misfit Little League baseball team and their gruff, down-on-his-luck coach.
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A.
Touchdown the Bear
Touchdown the Bear is the costumed bear mascot who represents Cornell University's Big Red athletic teams, especially at football games.
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B.
Buddies
Buddies is a 2012 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film known for its lighthearted storyline and ensemble cast.
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C.
Babe
Babe is the famous nickname of George Herman "Babe" Ruth, the legendary American baseball player widely regarded as one of the greatest hitters in the sport's history.
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D.
Babe
Babe is a critically acclaimed 1995 family film that blends live-action and animatronics to tell the story of a pig who aspires to be a sheepdog.
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E.
Babe
"Babe" is a novel by American author Marianne Wiggins, known for its inventive narrative voice and exploration of complex personal relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay by Bill Lancaster ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ben Piazza
NERFINISHED
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Jackie Earle Haley NERFINISHED ⓘ Joyce Van Patten NERFINISHED ⓘ Tatum O’Neal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic Morrow NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterPortrayed |
Jackie Earle Haley as Kelly Leak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tatum O’Neal as Amanda Whurlitzer NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Matthau as Morris Buttermaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John A. Alonzo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jerry Fielding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Ritchie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributedInFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Richard A. Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn | Little League baseball team ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
sports comedy ⓘ sports film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalLanguageTitle | The Bad News Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired |
Bad News Bears (2005 film)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Bad News Bears (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Amanda Whurlitzer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Engelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Kelly Leak NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Buttermaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of underdog youth sports team
ⓘ
use of irreverent humor involving children ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A washed-up ex-minor league pitcher coaches a team of misfit Little League players. ⓘ |
| producer | Stanley R. Jaffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1976-04-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 102 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Bill Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sportDepicted | baseball ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Bad News Bears Description of subject: The Bad News Bears is a 1976 sports comedy film about a misfit Little League baseball team and their gruff, down-on-his-luck coach.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Bad News Bears (1976 film)
this entity surface form:
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
this entity surface form:
The Bad News Bears (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Bad News Bears (TV series)