The Pick of Destiny
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The Pick of Destiny is a 2006 rock-comedy film and concept album by the band Tenacious D, following their fictional quest for a legendary guitar pick that grants unparalleled musical power.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Pick of Destiny canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9906565 — 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)
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Target entity: The Pick of Destiny Context triple: [Tenacious D, notableWork, The Pick of Destiny]
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A.
Dial of Destiny
Dial of Destiny is a powerful, time-related ancient artifact central to the plot of the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
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B.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is a symbolist painting by Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler, known for its stylized composition and exploration of destiny and spiritual awakening.
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C.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is the prophesied figure in the Star Wars saga destined to bring balance to the Force, a role ultimately fulfilled by Anakin Skywalker.
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D.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is a film featuring actor George Dzundza in a significant role.
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E.
Night of Destiny
Night of Destiny is the holiest night in Islam, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and when God's decrees for the coming year are ordained.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Pick of Destiny Target entity description: The Pick of Destiny is a 2006 rock-comedy film and concept album by the band Tenacious D, following their fictional quest for a legendary guitar pick that grants unparalleled musical power.
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A.
Dial of Destiny
Dial of Destiny is a powerful, time-related ancient artifact central to the plot of the film "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny."
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B.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is a symbolist painting by Swiss artist Ferdinand Hodler, known for its stylized composition and exploration of destiny and spiritual awakening.
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C.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is the prophesied figure in the Star Wars saga destined to bring balance to the Force, a role ultimately fulfilled by Anakin Skywalker.
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D.
The Chosen One
The Chosen One is a film featuring actor George Dzundza in a significant role.
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E.
Night of Destiny
Night of Destiny is the holiest night in Islam, believed to be when the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad and when God's decrees for the coming year are ordained.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept album
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film ⓘ rock comedy film ⓘ |
| artist | Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tenacious D (band and TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robert Brinkmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Liam Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | New Line Cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | David Rennie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCameo |
Dave Grohl
NERFINISHED
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Meat Loaf NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronnie James Dio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
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comedy rock ⓘ hard rock ⓘ musical film ⓘ rock music film ⓘ |
| hasAlbumVersion | The Pick of Destiny (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | yes ⓘ |
| includesSong |
Beelzeboss (The Final Showdown)
NERFINISHED
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Classico NERFINISHED ⓘ Kickapoo NERFINISHED ⓘ The Metal ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | fictional quest for a legendary guitar pick ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Andrew Gross
NERFINISHED
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Tenacious D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tenacious D discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | legendary guitar pick that grants unparalleled musical power ⓘ |
| portrays | fictionalized origins of Tenacious D ⓘ |
| producer |
Jack Black
NERFINISHED
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Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Cornfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | New Line Cinema ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear |
2006
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2006 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 93 minutes ⓘ |
| stars |
Ben Stiller
NERFINISHED
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JR Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Black NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer |
Jack Black
NERFINISHED
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Kyle Gass NERFINISHED ⓘ Liam Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Pick of Destiny Description of subject: The Pick of Destiny is a 2006 rock-comedy film and concept album by the band Tenacious D, following their fictional quest for a legendary guitar pick that grants unparalleled musical power.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.