Howard Payne in Speed
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Howard Payne in Speed is the vengeful, bomb-planting ex-police officer who serves as the primary antagonist in the 1994 action film "Speed."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howard Payne in Speed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2172752 — 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: Howard Payne in Speed Context triple: [Dennis Hopper, portrayedCharacter, Howard Payne in Speed]
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A.
Lester Freamon
Lester Freamon is a meticulous, soft-spoken detective in the TV series "The Wire," renowned for his patience, investigative brilliance, and skill at unraveling complex financial and wiretap cases.
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B.
Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson is a wise, retired race car and town doctor in Pixar's "Cars" who mentors the protagonist Lightning McQueen.
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C.
Pat Hobbs
Pat Hobbs is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Rutgers University, where he has overseen major developments in the Scarlet Knights’ athletic programs.
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D.
Rod Kimble
Rod Kimble is the inept but determined amateur stuntman protagonist of the comedy film "Hot Rod," portrayed by Andy Samberg.
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E.
Lieutenant Scotty McAllister
Lieutenant Scotty McAllister is a supporting U.S. Army officer character in the 1966 Western film "Duel at Diablo," involved in the tense frontier conflict central to the story.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howard Payne in Speed Target entity description: Howard Payne in Speed is the vengeful, bomb-planting ex-police officer who serves as the primary antagonist in the 1994 action film "Speed."
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A.
Lester Freamon
Lester Freamon is a meticulous, soft-spoken detective in the TV series "The Wire," renowned for his patience, investigative brilliance, and skill at unraveling complex financial and wiretap cases.
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B.
Doc Hudson
Doc Hudson is a wise, retired race car and town doctor in Pixar's "Cars" who mentors the protagonist Lightning McQueen.
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C.
Pat Hobbs
Pat Hobbs is an American college athletics administrator best known for serving as the athletic director at Rutgers University, where he has overseen major developments in the Scarlet Knights’ athletic programs.
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D.
Rod Kimble
Rod Kimble is the inept but determined amateur stuntman protagonist of the comedy film "Hot Rod," portrayed by Andy Samberg.
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E.
Lieutenant Scotty McAllister
Lieutenant Scotty McAllister is a supporting U.S. Army officer character in the 1966 Western film "Duel at Diablo," involved in the tense frontier conflict central to the story.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Speed ⓘ |
| appearsInYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| associatedWithVehicle |
Los Angeles city bus 2525
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Metro bus lines
|
| communicationMethod |
telephone
ⓘ
video surveillance ⓘ |
| conditionForBomb | bus speed must stay above 50 miles per hour ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Graham Yost ⓘ |
| deathCause | decapitation by overhead signal light ⓘ |
| demands | ransom money from the city of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Harry Temple
ⓘ
Jack Traven ⓘ Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| filmCharacterType | terrorist ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Speed ⓘ |
| formerEmployer | Los Angeles Police Department ⓘ |
| formerOccupation | police officer ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | action film ⓘ |
| killedBy | Jack Traven ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| motivation | revenge against the LAPD ⓘ |
| notableAction |
plants a bomb on a city bus in Los Angeles
ⓘ
plants a bomb on an elevator in a Los Angeles office building ⓘ |
| notableQuote | Pop quiz, hotshot. ⓘ |
| notableTrait |
intelligent
ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ sadistic ⓘ vengeful ⓘ |
| occupation | bomb technician ⓘ |
| plansInvolve |
hostage situations
ⓘ
remote-detonated bombs ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Dennis Hopper ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist in the film Speed ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| threatens | passengers on a Los Angeles city bus ⓘ |
| usesWeapon |
bombs
ⓘ
explosives ⓘ |
| workBasedOnCharacter | Speed (franchise) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howard Payne in Speed Description of subject: Howard Payne in Speed is the vengeful, bomb-planting ex-police officer who serves as the primary antagonist in the 1994 action film "Speed."
Referenced by (1)
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