Batteries Not Included
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Batteries Not Included is a 1987 science fiction comedy-drama film about tiny extraterrestrial robots who help save a New York apartment building from demolition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Batteries Not Included canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8996116 — 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: Batteries Not Included Context triple: [Matthew Robbins, notableWork, Batteries Not Included]
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A.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
Battery Granger
Battery Granger was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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D.
Boomerang
Boomerang is a television network known for airing classic and contemporary animated programming, particularly cartoons from the Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera libraries.
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E.
Boomerang
Boomerang is a 1992 romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy that follows a suave advertising executive whose womanizing ways are challenged when he meets his match.
- 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: Batteries Not Included Target entity description: Batteries Not Included is a 1987 science fiction comedy-drama film about tiny extraterrestrial robots who help save a New York apartment building from demolition.
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A.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
Battery Granger
Battery Granger was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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D.
Boomerang
Boomerang is a 1992 romantic comedy film starring Eddie Murphy that follows a suave advertising executive whose womanizing ways are challenged when he meets his match.
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E.
Boomerang
Boomerang is a television network known for airing classic and contemporary animated programming, particularly cartoons from the Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera libraries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | John McPherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Matthew Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | James Coblentz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | tiny extraterrestrial robots ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles
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New York City ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy-drama
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasOriginalTitle | *batteries not included NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEffectsBy | Industrial Light & Magic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
eviction
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extraterrestrial life ⓘ urban renewal ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Carlos
NERFINISHED
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Faye Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ Marisa Esteval NERFINISHED ⓘ Mason Baylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Horner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Amblin Entertainment films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Tiny extraterrestrial robots help the residents of a New York apartment building resist demolition. ⓘ |
| producer |
Ronald L. Schwary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Steven Spielberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Amblin Entertainment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-12-18 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Brad Bird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matthew Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Garris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
New York City
ⓘ
apartment building ⓘ |
| starring |
Dennis Boutsikaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabeth Peña NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank McRae NERFINISHED ⓘ Hume Cronyn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jane Hoffman NERFINISHED ⓘ Jessica Tandy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Pankow NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Carmine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
Brad Bird
NERFINISHED
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Matthew Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Mick Garris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Batteries Not Included Description of subject: Batteries Not Included is a 1987 science fiction comedy-drama film about tiny extraterrestrial robots who help save a New York apartment building from demolition.
Referenced by (3)
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