Gopher Broke
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Gopher Broke is an animated short film best known for its Academy Award nomination and its comedic portrayal of a hungry gopher’s misadventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gopher Broke canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Gopher Broke Context triple: [Tim Miller, nominatedWork, Gopher Broke]
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A.
Gopher Cam
Gopher Cam is a specialized in-track camera system used in NASCAR broadcasts to provide low-angle, on-the-ground racing footage.
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B.
Gnasty Gnorc
Gnasty Gnorc is the main antagonist and final boss of the original Spyro the Dragon game, known as a powerful gnorc warlord who turns dragons into crystal.
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C.
The Grouch
The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
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D.
The Groke
The Groke is a mysterious, ghost-like creature from Tove Jansson’s Moomin series, known for its chilling presence and aura of loneliness.
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E.
Go the Gorilla
Go the Gorilla is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, known for his high-flying dunks and comedic performances during games.
- 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: Gopher Broke Target entity description: Gopher Broke is an animated short film best known for its Academy Award nomination and its comedic portrayal of a hungry gopher’s misadventures.
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A.
Gopher Cam
Gopher Cam is a specialized in-track camera system used in NASCAR broadcasts to provide low-angle, on-the-ground racing footage.
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B.
Gnasty Gnorc
Gnasty Gnorc is the main antagonist and final boss of the original Spyro the Dragon game, known as a powerful gnorc warlord who turns dragons into crystal.
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C.
The Grouch
The Grouch is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their 1997 album "Nimrod."
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D.
The Groke
The Groke is a mysterious, ghost-like creature from Tove Jansson’s Moomin series, known for its chilling presence and aura of loneliness.
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E.
Go the Gorilla
Go the Gorilla is the energetic and acrobatic official mascot of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns, known for his high-flying dunks and comedic performances during games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated short film
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computer-animated film ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | 3D computer animation ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Tim Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Jeff Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Blur Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Jeff Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresAnimalCharacter |
chicken
ⓘ
cow ⓘ |
| featuresVehicle | farm truck ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
family film ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesOfProtagonist | gopher ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
comic misadventure
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perseverance ⓘ |
| hasVisualStyle |
cartoonish character design
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realistic environment rendering ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | gopher ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Dooley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | hungry gopher ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | 77th Academy Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Academy Award nomination
ⓘ
comedic portrayal of a hungry gopher’s misadventures ⓘ |
| partOf | American independent animated short films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hungry gopher attempts to obtain food from passing farm trucks with comically disastrous results. ⓘ |
| producer | Tim Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Blur Studio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 4 ⓘ |
| setting | rural farm road ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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general audience ⓘ |
| writer | Jeff Fowler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Gopher Broke Description of subject: Gopher Broke is an animated short film best known for its Academy Award nomination and its comedic portrayal of a hungry gopher’s misadventures.
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