The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
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The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is a 1962 American sci-fi horror film about a scientist who keeps his fiancée’s severed head alive while searching for a new body.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Brain That Wouldn't Die | 1 |
| The Brain That Wouldn’t Die canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20447943 — 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: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die Context triple: [My Brain Hurts, hasPart, The Brain That Wouldn’t Die]
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A.
A New Brain
A New Brain is a semi-autobiographical musical by William Finn that explores creativity, illness, and personal transformation through the story of a songwriter facing a life-threatening brain condition.
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B.
Phantoms in the Brain
Phantoms in the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual neurological disorders reveal the workings of the human mind and brain.
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C.
The Private Life of the Brain
The Private Life of the Brain is a popular science book by neuroscientist Susan Greenfield that explores how brain activity underlies emotions, consciousness, and personal identity.
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D.
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 sci-fi comedy film starring Steve Martin as a brilliant but eccentric brain surgeon who falls in love with a disembodied brain.
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E.
Awakenings
Awakenings is a 1990 drama film, based on Oliver Sacks' memoir and starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, about catatonic patients temporarily revived by a new drug.
- 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: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die Target entity description: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die is a 1962 American sci-fi horror film about a scientist who keeps his fiancée’s severed head alive while searching for a new body.
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A.
A New Brain
A New Brain is a semi-autobiographical musical by William Finn that explores creativity, illness, and personal transformation through the story of a songwriter facing a life-threatening brain condition.
-
B.
Phantoms in the Brain
Phantoms in the Brain is a popular neuroscience book by V. S. Ramachandran that explores how unusual neurological disorders reveal the workings of the human mind and brain.
-
C.
The Private Life of the Brain
The Private Life of the Brain is a popular science book by neuroscientist Susan Greenfield that explores how brain activity underlies emotions, consciousness, and personal identity.
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D.
The Man with Two Brains
The Man with Two Brains is a 1983 sci-fi comedy film starring Steve Martin as a brilliant but eccentric brain surgeon who falls in love with a disembodied brain.
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E.
Awakenings
Awakenings is a 1990 drama film, based on Oliver Sacks' memoir and starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro, about catatonic patients temporarily revived by a new drug.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Brain That Wouldn’t Die