Trevor Reznik
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Trevor Reznik is the emaciated, sleep-deprived machinist protagonist of the psychological thriller film "The Machinist," known for his deteriorating mental state and Christian Bale's extreme physical transformation for the role.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trevor Reznik canonical | 9 |
| emaciated insomniac machinist Trevor Reznik | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2405516 — 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: Trevor Reznik Context triple: [Christian Bale, portrayedCharacter, Trevor Reznik]
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A.
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin is a South African musician and composer best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Yes and as a prolific film score composer.
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B.
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh is an American composer, musician, and co-founder of the band Devo, known for his extensive work scoring films and television.
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C.
Jerry Finn
Jerry Finn was an influential American record producer and engineer best known for shaping the polished pop-punk sound of bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and AFI.
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D.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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E.
Sid Phillips
Sid Phillips is the sadistic, toy-destroying neighborhood bully who serves as the primary human antagonist in Pixar's original Toy Story film.
- 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: Trevor Reznik Target entity description: Trevor Reznik is the emaciated, sleep-deprived machinist protagonist of the psychological thriller film "The Machinist," known for his deteriorating mental state and Christian Bale's extreme physical transformation for the role.
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A.
Trevor Rabin
Trevor Rabin is a South African musician and composer best known as the former guitarist of the rock band Yes and as a prolific film score composer.
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B.
Mark Mothersbaugh
Mark Mothersbaugh is an American composer, musician, and co-founder of the band Devo, known for his extensive work scoring films and television.
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C.
Jerry Finn
Jerry Finn was an influential American record producer and engineer best known for shaping the polished pop-punk sound of bands like Blink-182, Green Day, and AFI.
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D.
Robby Mook
Robby Mook is an American political strategist best known for serving as campaign manager for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 U.S. presidential campaign.
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E.
Sid Phillips
Sid Phillips is the sadistic, toy-destroying neighborhood bully who serves as the primary human antagonist in Pixar's original Toy Story film.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Machinist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
deteriorating mental state
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extreme physical transformation ⓘ guilt over a hit-and-run accident ⓘ industrial workplace accident ⓘ |
| characterArc |
descent into psychological breakdown
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eventual confrontation with repressed guilt ⓘ search for the cause of his insomnia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain–United Kingdom co-production ⓘ |
| createdFor | The Machinist ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Machinist ⓘ |
| hasAntagonisticRelationshipWith | Ivan ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith |
Maria
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Stevie ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
emaciated
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guilt-ridden ⓘ insomniac ⓘ mentally unstable ⓘ paranoid ⓘ sleep-deprived ⓘ socially isolated ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Christian Bale’s drastic weight loss for the role
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extreme thinness of the character ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | main protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation | machinist ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Christian Bale ⓘ |
| setting |
factory workplace
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urban apartment ⓘ |
| suffersFrom |
delusions
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hallucinations ⓘ insomnia ⓘ paranoia ⓘ severe weight loss ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
alienation
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guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| workGenre | psychological thriller film ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trevor Reznik Description of subject: Trevor Reznik is the emaciated, sleep-deprived machinist protagonist of the psychological thriller film "The Machinist," known for his deteriorating mental state and Christian Bale's extreme physical transformation for the role.
Referenced by (10)
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