The Legend of Billie Jean
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The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 cult teen drama film about a Texas girl who becomes an unlikely feminist folk hero after standing up against injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Legend of Billie Jean canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8996118 — 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 Legend of Billie Jean Context triple: [Matthew Robbins, notableWork, The Legend of Billie Jean]
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A.
Billie Jean
Billie Jean is the given name of Billie Jean King, the pioneering American tennis champion and gender equality advocate.
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B.
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is one of Michael Jackson's most iconic pop songs, renowned for its distinctive bassline, storytelling lyrics, and pivotal role in cementing his status as the "King of Pop."
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C.
Beat It
"Beat It" is a 1983 rock-influenced pop song by Michael Jackson, renowned for its anti-violence message, Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar solo, and its pivotal role in the success of the Thriller album.
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D.
Wannabe
"Wannabe" is the 1996 debut single by British girl group the Spice Girls, widely recognized as a defining pop anthem of the 1990s and a global symbol of the "girl power" movement.
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E.
Vision of Love
"Vision of Love" is Mariah Carey's debut single, a soulful pop-R&B ballad widely credited with showcasing her powerful vocal range and popularizing the use of melisma in 1990s pop music.
- 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 Legend of Billie Jean Target entity description: The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 cult teen drama film about a Texas girl who becomes an unlikely feminist folk hero after standing up against injustice.
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A.
Billie Jean
Billie Jean is the given name of Billie Jean King, the pioneering American tennis champion and gender equality advocate.
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B.
Billie Jean
"Billie Jean" is one of Michael Jackson's most iconic pop songs, renowned for its distinctive bassline, storytelling lyrics, and pivotal role in cementing his status as the "King of Pop."
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C.
Beat It
"Beat It" is a 1983 rock-influenced pop song by Michael Jackson, renowned for its anti-violence message, Eddie Van Halen’s iconic guitar solo, and its pivotal role in the success of the Thriller album.
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D.
Wannabe
"Wannabe" is the 1996 debut single by British girl group the Spice Girls, widely recognized as a defining pop anthem of the 1990s and a global symbol of the "girl power" movement.
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E.
Vision of Love
"Vision of Love" is Mariah Carey's debut single, a soulful pop-R&B ballad widely credited with showcasing her powerful vocal range and popularizing the use of melisma in 1990s pop music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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teen drama film ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Jeff Jur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Craig Safan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeInspiration | Joan of Arc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Matthew Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Tri-Star Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Carroll Timothy O'Meara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSong | Invincible NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ teen film ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Fair is fair ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Billie Jean Davy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Binx Davy NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Muldaur NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr. Pyatt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ophelia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Fair is fair! ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A Texas girl becomes a fugitive and unlikely folk hero after demanding justice and fair compensation for damages caused to her brother's scooter. ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Christian Slater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helen Slater NERFINISHED ⓘ Keith Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Bradford NERFINISHED ⓘ Yeardley Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Irwin Yablans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lawrence Turman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Tri-Star Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 96 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Lawrence Konner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mark Rosenthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| songPerformer | Pat Benatar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
feminism
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media sensationalism ⓘ social justice ⓘ youth rebellion ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Legend of Billie Jean Description of subject: The Legend of Billie Jean is a 1985 cult teen drama film about a Texas girl who becomes an unlikely feminist folk hero after standing up against injustice.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.