Triple
T3283001
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Jonathan Demme |
E68915
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entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
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E345207
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Melvin and Howard | Statement: [Jonathan Demme, notableWork, Melvin and Howard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvin and Howard Context triple: [Jonathan Demme, notableWork, Melvin and Howard]
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A.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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B.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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C.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American heist comedy film known for its farcical plot, ensemble cast including John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, and its blend of slapstick and witty dialogue.
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D.
Elwood Blues
Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
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E.
What About Bob?
What About Bob? is a 1991 comedy film about a neurotic patient who hilariously disrupts his uptight psychiatrist’s family vacation, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Melvin and Howard Triple: [Jonathan Demme, notableWork, Melvin and Howard]
Generated description
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Melvin and Howard Target entity description: Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
-
A.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
-
B.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
-
C.
A Fish Called Wanda
A Fish Called Wanda is a 1988 British-American heist comedy film known for its farcical plot, ensemble cast including John Cleese and Jamie Lee Curtis, and its blend of slapstick and witty dialogue.
-
D.
Elwood Blues
Elwood Blues is a fictional harmonica-playing musician and one half of the comedic rhythm and blues duo The Blues Brothers, famously portrayed by Dan Aykroyd.
-
E.
What About Bob?
What About Bob? is a 1991 comedy film about a neurotic patient who hilariously disrupts his uptight psychiatrist’s family vacation, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ad859c463481909ca4be267336c290 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb03621608190a2b7a6b38d6559da |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:21 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e85528c88190b1e98c680baf3fa8 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:22 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2ec48bf888190a5eeac0aa2cc50c3 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2ecd134e88190933e52d7f1f5be2a |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:41 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.