film "Air America"
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The film "Air America" is a 1990 action-comedy about rogue CIA-sponsored pilots running covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| film "Air America" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11604690 — 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: film "Air America" Context triple: [Air America, subjectOf, film "Air America"]
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A.
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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B.
film "Coogan's Bluff"
"Coogan's Bluff" is a 1968 crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff navigating New York City while pursuing a fugitive.
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C.
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
"Sands of Iwo Jima" is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training troops for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
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D.
film "Up in Smoke"
"Up in Smoke" is a 1978 stoner comedy film starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong that helped popularize cannabis-themed humor in mainstream cinema.
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E.
Airborne (1993 film)
Airborne (1993 film) is a 1993 teen sports comedy about an easygoing California inline skater adapting to life with his cousin in Cincinnati and competing in high-stakes downhill races.
- 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: film "Air America" Target entity description: The film "Air America" is a 1990 action-comedy about rogue CIA-sponsored pilots running covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr.
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A.
film "Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo"
"Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo" is a 1944 World War II drama film that portrays the planning, execution, and aftermath of the U.S. Doolittle Raid on Japan.
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B.
film "Coogan's Bluff"
"Coogan's Bluff" is a 1968 crime thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as an Arizona deputy sheriff navigating New York City while pursuing a fugitive.
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C.
film "Sands of Iwo Jima"
"Sands of Iwo Jima" is a 1949 World War II drama film starring John Wayne as a tough Marine sergeant training troops for the pivotal Battle of Iwo Jima.
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D.
film "Up in Smoke"
"Up in Smoke" is a 1978 stoner comedy film starring Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong that helped popularize cannabis-themed humor in mainstream cinema.
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E.
Airborne (1993 film)
Airborne (1993 film) is a 1993 teen sports comedy about an easygoing California inline skater adapting to life with his cousin in Cincinnati and competing in high-stakes downhill races.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
action comedy film
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film ⓘ war comedy film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Christopher Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Air America (book) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| boxOffice | approximately 57 million USD ⓘ |
| budget | approximately 35 million USD ⓘ |
| castMember |
Art LaFleur
NERFINISHED
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Burt Kwouk NERFINISHED ⓘ David Marshall Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ken Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ Lane Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Mel Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Nancy Travis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ned Eisenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Downey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Roger Deakins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| director | Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | TriStar Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy |
John Bloom
NERFINISHED
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Lois Freeman-Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action film
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comedy film ⓘ war film ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Air America
NERFINISHED
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Air America (1990 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Central Intelligence Agency
NERFINISHED
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aircraft pilots ⓘ covert operations ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Charles Gross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Laos
NERFINISHED
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Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Roger Spottiswoode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
Daniel Melnick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jim McBride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Carolco Pictures
NERFINISHED
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IndieProd Company Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990-08-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| runtime | 113 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
John Eskow
NERFINISHED
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Richard Rush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Mel Gibson
NERFINISHED
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Robert Downey Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: film "Air America" Description of subject: The film "Air America" is a 1990 action-comedy about rogue CIA-sponsored pilots running covert operations in Laos during the Vietnam War, starring Mel Gibson and Robert Downey Jr.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.