Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline)
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Guy Noir is a fictional, world-weary private detective portrayed by Kevin Kline in the film adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s radio show "A Prairie Home Companion."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10512754 — 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.
Target entity: Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline) Context triple: [A Prairie Home Companion, stars, Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline)]
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Alonzo Mosely in Midnight Run
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Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
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Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs
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Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline) Target entity description: Guy Noir is a fictional, world-weary private detective portrayed by Kevin Kline in the film adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s radio show "A Prairie Home Companion."
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A.
Alonzo Mosely in Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely in *Midnight Run* is a no-nonsense FBI agent whose badge is stolen by bounty hunter Jack Walsh, leading to a series of tense and comedic confrontations throughout the film.
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B.
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches
Stephen Root as Monroe Fuches is a manipulative, self-serving handler and father-figure to the title character in the dark comedy crime series "Barry."
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C.
Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs
Mr. White in Reservoir Dogs is a seasoned, professional criminal whose unexpected loyalty and moral code drive much of the film’s tension and emotional core.
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D.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
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E.
Roark Jr. / Yellow Bastard in Sin City
Roark Jr., known as the Yellow Bastard in Sin City, is a grotesquely deformed, sadistic serial child predator and the primary antagonist of the "That Yellow Bastard" storyline.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Prairie Home Companion (2006 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | musical comedy film ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
A Prairie Home Companion (radio show)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Guy Noir (radio character) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterArchetype | hardboiled detective ⓘ |
| characterTrait | world-weary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | A Prairie Home Companion (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirector | Robert Altman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Guy Noir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| humorStyle | deadpan ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
narrator
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supporting character ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fedora hat
ⓘ
trench coat ⓘ voice-over narration ⓘ |
| occupation | private detective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Kevin Kline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Fitzgerald Theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St. Paul, Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | noir pastiche ⓘ |
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Subject: Guy Noir (character played by Kevin Kline) Description of subject: Guy Noir is a fictional, world-weary private detective portrayed by Kevin Kline in the film adaptation of Garrison Keillor’s radio show "A Prairie Home Companion."
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