The Skulls
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The Skulls is a 2000 thriller film about a secretive and powerful college society, starring William Petersen alongside Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Skulls canonical | 3 |
| The Skulls II | 1 |
| The Skulls III | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8627969 — 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: The Skulls Context triple: [William Petersen, notableWork, The Skulls]
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A.
Skulls
"Skulls" is a fast, horror-themed punk song by the Misfits that has become one of the band's most iconic and frequently covered tracks.
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B.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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C.
Society of Six
Society of Six was a group of early 20th-century Northern California plein-air painters known for their vibrant, modernist landscapes and influential role in West Coast art.
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D.
Skeleton Clique
Skeleton Clique is the dedicated global fanbase of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, known for its strong community identity and support of the band.
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E.
Council of Blood
The Council of Blood was a special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
- 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 Skulls Target entity description: The Skulls is a 2000 thriller film about a secretive and powerful college society, starring William Petersen alongside Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker.
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A.
Skulls
"Skulls" is a fast, horror-themed punk song by the Misfits that has become one of the band's most iconic and frequently covered tracks.
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B.
Bonesmen
Bonesmen are members of the secretive Yale University society Skull and Bones, known for its influential and elite alumni network in American politics, business, and culture.
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C.
Society of Six
Society of Six was a group of early 20th-century Northern California plein-air painters known for their vibrant, modernist landscapes and influential role in West Coast art.
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D.
Skeleton Clique
Skeleton Clique is the dedicated global fanbase of the musical duo Twenty One Pilots, known for its strong community identity and support of the band.
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E.
Council of Blood
The Council of Blood was a special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| antagonisticOrganization | The Skulls secret society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOfficeGrossUS | approximately $35,000,000 ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Shelly Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Rob Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Amundson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime thriller
ⓘ
thriller ⓘ |
| hasSequel |
The Skulls II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Skulls III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
DVD
ⓘ
VHS ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Skull and Bones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Joshua Jackson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leslie Bibb NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Luke McNamara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterPortrayedBy | Joshua Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Randy Edelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | linear narrative ⓘ |
| plotFocus | secret society ⓘ |
| producer | Neal H. Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Original Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | March 31, 2000 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenplayBy | John Pogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Ivy League university ⓘ |
| starring |
Christopher McDonald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Craig T. Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Hill Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leslie Bibb NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
conspiracy
ⓘ
elitism in higher education ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| title | The Skulls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | John Pogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Skulls Description of subject: The Skulls is a 2000 thriller film about a secretive and powerful college society, starring William Petersen alongside Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Skulls II
this entity surface form:
The Skulls III