The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a coming-of-age novel about Catholic schoolboys whose rebellious fantasies and pranks collide with harsh realities, later adapted into a 2002 film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Context triple: [Meg LeFauve, wrote, The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys]
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A.
The Boys of St. Vincent
The Boys of St. Vincent is a Canadian television miniseries that dramatizes the abuse of boys in a Catholic orphanage and the subsequent legal and social fallout.
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B.
Choir Boy
Choir Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Charlie Jane Anders that follows a devoutly religious boy who considers hormone therapy to preserve his high singing voice, exploring themes of gender identity, faith, and adolescence.
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C.
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is an off-Broadway musical comedy that parodies Christian boy bands as they perform a high-energy concert aimed at "saving" the souls of their audience.
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D.
Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film starring River Phoenix as a restless teenager navigating love, sex, and adulthood over the course of a pivotal night.
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E.
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent is a 1957 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis in his first solo role after splitting from Dean Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys Target entity description: The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a coming-of-age novel about Catholic schoolboys whose rebellious fantasies and pranks collide with harsh realities, later adapted into a 2002 film.
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A.
The Boys of St. Vincent
The Boys of St. Vincent is a Canadian television miniseries that dramatizes the abuse of boys in a Catholic orphanage and the subsequent legal and social fallout.
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B.
Choir Boy
Choir Boy is a coming-of-age novel by Charlie Jane Anders that follows a devoutly religious boy who considers hormone therapy to preserve his high singing voice, exploring themes of gender identity, faith, and adolescence.
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C.
Altar Boyz
Altar Boyz is an off-Broadway musical comedy that parodies Christian boy bands as they perform a high-energy concert aimed at "saving" the souls of their audience.
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D.
Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon
Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon is a 1988 coming-of-age drama film starring River Phoenix as a restless teenager navigating love, sex, and adulthood over the course of a pivotal night.
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E.
The Delicate Delinquent
The Delicate Delinquent is a 1957 comedy film starring Jerry Lewis in his first solo role after splitting from Dean Martin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Chris Fuhrman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| director | Peter Care NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | ThinkFilm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Francis Doyle
NERFINISHED
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Margie Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Assumpta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic school fiction
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coming-of-age fiction ⓘ coming-of-age film ⓘ drama film ⓘ |
| hasAnimationSequencesBy | Todd McFarlane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Francis Doyle
NERFINISHED
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Margie Flynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sister Assumpta NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Marco Beltrami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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English ⓘ |
| producer | Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | University of Georgia Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
Jeff Stockwell
NERFINISHED
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Michael Petroni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| setting |
Catholic school
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Savannah, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Emile Hirsch
NERFINISHED
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Jena Malone NERFINISHED ⓘ Jodie Foster NERFINISHED ⓘ Kieran Culkin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent D'Onofrio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
adolescence
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faith and doubt ⓘ friendship ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
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