Firestarter
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Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction horror film based on Stephen King’s novel, known for its story of a young girl with pyrokinetic powers and featuring performances by Drew Barrymore and Louise Fletcher.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Firestarter canonical | 5 |
| Firestarter (soundtrack) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11341538 — 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: Firestarter Context triple: [Louise Fletcher, notableWork, Firestarter]
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A.
Firestarter
Firestarter is a 1980 science fiction–horror novel by Stephen King about a young girl with dangerous pyrokinetic powers being pursued by a secret government agency.
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B.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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C.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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D.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a 1991 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, known for its heartland rock sound and reflective, narrative-driven songs.
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E.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
- 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: Firestarter Target entity description: Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction horror film based on Stephen King’s novel, known for its story of a young girl with pyrokinetic powers and featuring performances by Drew Barrymore and Louise Fletcher.
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A.
Firestarter
Firestarter is a 1980 science fiction–horror novel by Stephen King about a young girl with dangerous pyrokinetic powers being pursued by a secret government agency.
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B.
The Fire Raisers
The Fire Raisers is an English title for Max Frisch’s darkly comic play about complacency and the rise of fascism, in which a seemingly respectable citizen naively harbors arsonists in his home.
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C.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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D.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a 1991 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, known for its heartland rock sound and reflective, narrative-driven songs.
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E.
The Fire
The Fire is a Major League Soccer club based in Chicago, Illinois, known formally as Chicago Fire FC.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
science fiction horror film ⓘ |
| adaptationOfGenre |
horror novel
ⓘ
science fiction novel ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Firestarter (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFeature | pyrokinesis ⓘ |
| cinematographer | Guido Paevler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Tangerine Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Mark L. Lester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| editor | David Rawlins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
ⓘ
science fiction film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlene "Charlie" McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterAbility | pyrokinetic powers ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a young girl with pyrokinetic powers
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early starring role for Drew Barrymore ⓘ |
| producer |
Dino De Laurentiis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martha Schumacher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Dino De Laurentiis Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 114 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Stanley Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| sourceWorkPublicationAuthor | Stephen King NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceWorkPublicationYear | 1980 ⓘ |
| stars |
David Keith
NERFINISHED
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Drew Barrymore NERFINISHED ⓘ George C. Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Heather Locklear NERFINISHED ⓘ Louise Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Sheen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Firestarter Description of subject: Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction horror film based on Stephen King’s novel, known for its story of a young girl with pyrokinetic powers and featuring performances by Drew Barrymore and Louise Fletcher.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Firestarter (soundtrack)