Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood
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The Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood is a famous outdoor filming location best known as the town square of Hill Valley in the Back to the Future film series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7940368 — 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: Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood Context triple: [Hill Valley, usedAsSet, Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood]
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A.
Lower Lot (Universal Studios Hollywood)
Lower Lot at Universal Studios Hollywood is a lower-elevation area of the theme park known for housing several of its most intense thrill rides and major attractions.
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B.
The Palace, Hollywood, California
The Palace in Hollywood, California was a famed Los Angeles music venue known for hosting major rock and punk acts, including the Ramones’ final show.
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C.
Paramount Pictures Studio Lot
The Paramount Pictures Studio Lot is a historic film and television production complex in Hollywood known for housing soundstages, backlots, and offices for one of the major American movie studios.
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D.
Television City, Hollywood
Television City, Hollywood is a major CBS television production and broadcasting complex in Los Angeles known for hosting numerous iconic TV shows.
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E.
MGM backlot
The MGM backlot was the expansive outdoor filming area of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, famous for its elaborate standing sets that appeared in countless classic Hollywood films and musicals.
- 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: Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood Target entity description: The Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood is a famous outdoor filming location best known as the town square of Hill Valley in the Back to the Future film series.
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A.
Lower Lot (Universal Studios Hollywood)
Lower Lot at Universal Studios Hollywood is a lower-elevation area of the theme park known for housing several of its most intense thrill rides and major attractions.
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B.
The Palace, Hollywood, California
The Palace in Hollywood, California was a famed Los Angeles music venue known for hosting major rock and punk acts, including the Ramones’ final show.
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C.
Paramount Pictures Studio Lot
The Paramount Pictures Studio Lot is a historic film and television production complex in Hollywood known for housing soundstages, backlots, and offices for one of the major American movie studios.
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D.
Television City, Hollywood
Television City, Hollywood is a major CBS television production and broadcasting complex in Los Angeles known for hosting numerous iconic TV shows.
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E.
MGM backlot
The MGM backlot was the expansive outdoor filming area of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, famous for its elaborate standing sets that appeared in countless classic Hollywood films and musicals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | backlot set ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | Universal Studios Hollywood backlot tram tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuredIn |
Back to the Future
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Back to the Future Part II NERFINISHED ⓘ Back to the Future Part III NERFINISHED ⓘ various Universal Studios productions ⓘ |
| fictionalSettingFor | Hill Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateName |
Courthouse Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hill Valley town square set NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Universal Studios Hollywood backlot sets
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
film shooting locations in California ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central town square area
ⓘ
clock tower facade ⓘ surrounding street facades ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement | clock tower used in Back to the Future ⓘ |
| hasStructure | courthouse building facade ⓘ |
| hasType |
standing set
ⓘ
town square set ⓘ |
| industry |
film industry
ⓘ
television industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Universal City, California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as Hill Valley town square in the Back to the Future film series ⓘ |
| operator | Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Universal Pictures
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal Studios Hollywood backlot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAttraction | Backlot area of Universal Studios Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | Universal Studios Hollywood Studio Tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAs | generic American town square setting ⓘ |
| usedFor |
film production
ⓘ
television production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood Description of subject: The Courthouse Square backlot at Universal Studios Hollywood is a famous outdoor filming location best known as the town square of Hill Valley in the Back to the Future film series.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.