Blankman
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Blankman is a 1994 superhero comedy film starring Damon Wayans as a nerdy, self-made crimefighter in a parody of traditional comic-book heroes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blankman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11319066 — 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: Blankman Context triple: [David Alan Grier, notableWork, Blankman]
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A.
The Other Guy
The Other Guy is an Australian comedy television series that follows a radio host rebuilding his life after a messy breakup, created and directed by filmmaker Gracie Otto.
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B.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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C.
Duffle Bag Boy
"Duffle Bag Boy" is a 2007 Southern hip hop single by Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne, best known for its catchy hook and depiction of street hustling.
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D.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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E.
Mannequin
Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film about a young window dresser who falls in love with a department-store mannequin that magically comes to life, starring Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy.
- 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: Blankman Target entity description: Blankman is a 1994 superhero comedy film starring Damon Wayans as a nerdy, self-made crimefighter in a parody of traditional comic-book heroes.
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A.
The Other Guy
The Other Guy is an Australian comedy television series that follows a radio host rebuilding his life after a messy breakup, created and directed by filmmaker Gracie Otto.
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B.
Stick Man
Stick Man is a popular children's picture book, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, about a stick figure's adventurous journey to reunite with his family.
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C.
Duffle Bag Boy
"Duffle Bag Boy" is a 2007 Southern hip hop single by Playaz Circle featuring Lil Wayne, best known for its catchy hook and depiction of street hustling.
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D.
Maximum Bob
Maximum Bob is a crime novel by Elmore Leonard that blends dark humor with a story about a hardline Florida judge entangled in quirky, dangerous situations.
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E.
Mannequin
Mannequin is a 1987 romantic comedy film about a young window dresser who falls in love with a department-store mannequin that magically comes to life, starring Kim Cattrall and Andrew McCarthy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
superhero comedy film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original story by Damon Wayans and J. F. Lawton ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Victor J. Kemper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mike Binder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Christopher Greenbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingFormat | live-action ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy film
ⓘ
superhero film ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Kevin Walker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kimberly Jonz NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayor Marvin Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
parody of superhero tropes
ⓘ
vigilante justice ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Darryl Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAlias | Blankman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | inventor ⓘ |
| mainCharacterTrait | nerdy ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| motionPictureRating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | Miles Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | parodying low-budget homemade superhero gadgets ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| parodies |
Batman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional comic-book superheroes ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A nerdy inventor becomes a self-made crimefighter after his grandmother is killed by criminals. ⓘ |
| portraysCharacter |
Damon Wayans as Darryl Walker / Blankman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Alan Grier as Kevin Walker ⓘ Jon Polito as mobster villain ⓘ Robin Givens as Kimberly Jonz ⓘ |
| producer |
Damon Wayans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judd Apatow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1994-08-19 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 92 ⓘ |
| setIn | fictional city based on Chicago ⓘ |
| starring |
Damon Wayans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Alan Grier NERFINISHED ⓘ Jason Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ Jon Polito NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Givens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| writer |
Damon Wayans
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
J. F. Lawton NERFINISHED ⓘ Judd Apatow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blankman Description of subject: Blankman is a 1994 superhero comedy film starring Damon Wayans as a nerdy, self-made crimefighter in a parody of traditional comic-book heroes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.