The Brother from Another Planet
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The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Brother from Another Planet canonical | 17 |
| The Brother from Another Planet (character) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1282717 — 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 Brother from Another Planet Context triple: [Bill Cobbs, notableWork, The Brother from Another Planet]
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A.
Men in Black
Men in Black is a popular sci-fi action-comedy film about a secret government agency that monitors and regulates extraterrestrial activity on Earth.
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B.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy is a 1999 comedy film starring Adam Sandler as an immature man who unexpectedly becomes the guardian of a young boy, leading to humorous and heartfelt life lessons.
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C.
Wayne's World
Wayne's World is a popular comedy franchise centered on two rock-obsessed slackers hosting a public-access TV show, best known from its hit 1992 film and recurring sketches.
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D.
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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E.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
- 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 Brother from Another Planet Target entity description: The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
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A.
Men in Black
Men in Black is a popular sci-fi action-comedy film about a secret government agency that monitors and regulates extraterrestrial activity on Earth.
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B.
Big Daddy
Big Daddy is a 1999 comedy film starring Adam Sandler as an immature man who unexpectedly becomes the guardian of a young boy, leading to humorous and heartfelt life lessons.
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C.
Wayne's World
Wayne's World is a popular comedy franchise centered on two rock-obsessed slackers hosting a public-access TV show, best known from its hit 1992 film and recurring sketches.
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D.
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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E.
Enemy Mine
Enemy Mine is a 1985 science fiction film about a human and an alien soldier who must overcome their mutual hatred and learn to cooperate after being stranded together on a hostile planet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ independent film ⓘ science fiction film ⓘ |
| characterPlayedBy |
David Strathairn
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Joe Morton ⓘ John Sayles ⓘ Maggie Renzi ⓘ Steve James ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy |
Ernest R. Dickerson
ⓘ
linked to:
Ernest Dickerson
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | John Sayles ⓘ |
| distributor |
Cinecom Pictures
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linked to:
Cinecom Entertainment Group
|
| editedBy | Sonny Baskin ⓘ |
| features | nonverbal protagonist ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Harlem, New York City
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linked to:
Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
|
| genre |
comedy-drama
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independent cinema ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| leadActor | Joe Morton ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | The Brother ⓘ |
| MPAARating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mason Daring ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | social commentary through science fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of social realism and science fiction
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depiction of a black extraterrestrial protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
African-American community in Harlem
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bounty hunters pursuing the alien protagonist ⓘ |
| productionCompany | A-Train Films ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | mute black alien ⓘ |
| releaseDateUS | 1984-09-07 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 108 ⓘ |
| screenplayType | original screenplay ⓘ |
| screenwriter | John Sayles ⓘ |
| setting |
Harlem
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| stars | Joe Morton ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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assimilation ⓘ immigration ⓘ life as an undocumented outsider ⓘ racism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 1980s ⓘ |
| writer | John Sayles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Brother from Another Planet Description of subject: The Brother from Another Planet is a 1984 independent science-fiction comedy-drama film written and directed by John Sayles about a mute, black alien who crash-lands in Harlem and navigates life as an undocumented outsider.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Brother from Another Planet