Ted & Venus
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Ted & Venus is a 1991 dark romantic comedy film about an obsessive man’s delusional pursuit of a woman, notable as a rare feature directed by actor Bud Cort.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ted & Venus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10287186 — 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: Ted & Venus Context triple: [Bud Cort, directed, Ted & Venus]
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A.
The Vern
The Vern is the informal name for George Washington University's Mount Vernon Campus in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a dreamy, ethereal song by Icelandic artist Björk, known for its lush string arrangements and sensual, abstract lyrics.
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C.
Mars and Venus
"Mars and Venus" is a mythological painting by French Neoclassical artist Louis Lagrenée depicting the Roman gods of war and love in an allegorical scene.
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D.
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus is a 1932 pre-Code Hollywood drama film starring Marlene Dietrich as a nightclub singer whose life unravels amid love, sacrifice, and scandal.
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E.
Talky Tina
Talky Tina is the sinister talking doll from the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone," known for terrorizing a man who mistreats her owner.
- 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: Ted & Venus Target entity description: Ted & Venus is a 1991 dark romantic comedy film about an obsessive man’s delusional pursuit of a woman, notable as a rare feature directed by actor Bud Cort.
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A.
The Vern
The Vern is the informal name for George Washington University's Mount Vernon Campus in Washington, D.C.
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B.
Venus as a Boy
"Venus as a Boy" is a dreamy, ethereal song by Icelandic artist Björk, known for its lush string arrangements and sensual, abstract lyrics.
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C.
Mars and Venus
"Mars and Venus" is a mythological painting by French Neoclassical artist Louis Lagrenée depicting the Roman gods of war and love in an allegorical scene.
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D.
Blonde Venus
Blonde Venus is a 1932 pre-Code Hollywood drama film starring Marlene Dietrich as a nightclub singer whose life unravels amid love, sacrifice, and scandal.
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E.
Talky Tina
Talky Tina is the sinister talking doll from the classic TV series "The Twilight Zone," known for terrorizing a man who mistreats her owner.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark romantic comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn |
short story "The Muse"
NERFINISHED
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work by Paul Ciotti ⓘ |
| castMember |
Andrea Marcovicci
NERFINISHED
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Bill Smitrovich NERFINISHED ⓘ Brian Doyle-Murray NERFINISHED ⓘ Bud Cort NERFINISHED ⓘ Carol Kane NERFINISHED ⓘ Cynthia Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gahan Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Mull NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhea Perlman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sally Kellerman NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Harrelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Robby Müller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Bud Cort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | IRS Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Kaja Fehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy film
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independent film ⓘ romantic comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Ted
NERFINISHED
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Venus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ted Whitley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mark Isham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | fictional narrative film ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the few feature films directed by actor Bud Cort ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An unstable, obsessive man fixates on a woman he barely knows and delusionally pursues her, misreading her politeness as romantic interest. ⓘ |
| productionCompany | IRS Media NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistPortrayedBy | Bud Cort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1991 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 99 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Bud Cort
NERFINISHED
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Martha N. Coolidge NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Ciotti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| theme |
delusion
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obsession ⓘ stalking ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ted & Venus Description of subject: Ted & Venus is a 1991 dark romantic comedy film about an obsessive man’s delusional pursuit of a woman, notable as a rare feature directed by actor Bud Cort.
Referenced by (1)
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