Tough Guys
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Tough Guys is a 1986 American action-comedy film starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as aging gangsters adjusting to life after decades in prison.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tough Guys canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11319036 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tough Guys Context triple: [Adolph Caesar, appearedIn, Tough Guys]
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A.
The Good Guys
The Good Guys is an American comedic buddy-cop television series that follows a washed-up, old-school detective and his by-the-book partner as they bumble through crime-solving in Dallas.
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B.
The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys is a 1964 British kitchen-sink drama film noted for its early, nuanced depiction of working-class life and queer themes within a biker subculture.
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C.
Hangin' Tough
"Hangin' Tough" is a hit 1988 pop album by New Kids on the Block that propelled the group to mainstream fame with its blend of teen pop and R&B-influenced dance tracks.
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D.
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys were the dominant late-inning relief trio of the early-1990s Cincinnati Reds, famed for their power pitching and key role in the team’s 1990 World Series title.
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E.
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys is a 1988 comedy film about former Cub Scouts who reunite as adults for a disastrous camping trip filled with mishaps and misunderstandings.
- 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: Tough Guys Target entity description: Tough Guys is a 1986 American action-comedy film starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as aging gangsters adjusting to life after decades in prison.
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A.
The Good Guys
The Good Guys is an American comedic buddy-cop television series that follows a washed-up, old-school detective and his by-the-book partner as they bumble through crime-solving in Dallas.
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B.
The Leather Boys
The Leather Boys is a 1964 British kitchen-sink drama film noted for its early, nuanced depiction of working-class life and queer themes within a biker subculture.
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C.
Hangin' Tough
"Hangin' Tough" is a hit 1988 pop album by New Kids on the Block that propelled the group to mainstream fame with its blend of teen pop and R&B-influenced dance tracks.
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D.
Nasty Boys
Nasty Boys were the dominant late-inning relief trio of the early-1990s Cincinnati Reds, famed for their power pitching and key role in the team’s 1990 World Series title.
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E.
The Wrong Guys
The Wrong Guys is a 1988 comedy film about former Cub Scouts who reunite as adults for a disastrous camping trip filled with mishaps and misunderstandings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action comedy film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | King Baggot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Jeff Kanew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Buena Vista Distribution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Touchstone Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Harry Keramidas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterOccupation | gangster ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique | live action ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ crime comedy film ⓘ |
| hasOriginalScore | James Newton Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
aging
ⓘ
crime ⓘ friendship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Archie Long
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harry Doyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| musicBy | James Newton Howard ⓘ |
| notableFor | final film pairing of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Touchstone Pictures film catalog ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A pair of aging gangsters are released from prison after decades and struggle to adjust to modern life. ⓘ |
| producer | Ray Stark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Delphi V Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ratingMPAA | PG ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1986-10-03 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 104 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
James Orr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Cruickshank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| starring |
Alexis Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burt Lancaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Durning NERFINISHED ⓘ Dana Carvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Darlanne Fluegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Eli Wallach NERFINISHED ⓘ Kirk Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| storyBy |
James Orr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim Cruickshank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tough Guys Description of subject: Tough Guys is a 1986 American action-comedy film starring Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as aging gangsters adjusting to life after decades in prison.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.