Black Sheep
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"Black Sheep" is a 1996 American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade, centered on the misadventures of a gubernatorial candidate’s well-meaning but disastrous brother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Sheep canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2583220 — 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: Black Sheep Context triple: [Christine Ebersole, notableWork, Black Sheep]
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A.
Black Crow
"Black Crow" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced arrangement.
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B.
Stone Poneys
Stone Poneys were a 1960s American folk-rock trio best known for launching Linda Ronstadt’s career and their hit single “Different Drum.”
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C.
White Horses
White Horses is a small coastal settlement in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica.
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D.
The Animals
The Animals were an English rock and rhythm-and-blues band of the 1960s best known for their gritty sound and their hit rendition of "The House of the Rising Sun."
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E.
Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch was an American rock band best known as Tom Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers group, blending country rock and Southern rock influences in the early 1970s.
- 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: Black Sheep Target entity description: "Black Sheep" is a 1996 American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade, centered on the misadventures of a gubernatorial candidate’s well-meaning but disastrous brother.
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A.
Black Crow
"Black Crow" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and jazz-influenced arrangement.
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B.
Stone Poneys
Stone Poneys were a 1960s American folk-rock trio best known for launching Linda Ronstadt’s career and their hit single “Different Drum.”
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C.
White Horses
White Horses is a small coastal settlement in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica.
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D.
The Animals
The Animals were an English rock and rhythm-and-blues band of the 1960s best known for their gritty sound and their hit rendition of "The House of the Rising Sun."
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E.
Mudcrutch
Mudcrutch was an American rock band best known as Tom Petty’s pre-Heartbreakers group, blending country rock and Southern rock influences in the early 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Washington State (fictional setting for the gubernatorial race)
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linked to:
Washington State, United States
|
| characterRole |
Mike Donnelly is the well-meaning but accident-prone brother of a gubernatorial candidate
ⓘ
Steve Dodds is a political aide assigned to keep Mike Donnelly out of trouble ⓘ |
| cinematography | Francis Kenny ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Penelope Spheeris ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Ross Albert ⓘ |
| features |
gubernatorial election campaign
ⓘ
physical comedy ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California
ⓘ
Washington (various locations) ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general audience ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
buddy comedy
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ |
| hasTagline | There’s one in every family. ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
brotherly loyalty
ⓘ
political campaign ⓘ slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mike Donnelly
ⓘ
Steve Dodds ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| MPAARating | PG-13 ⓘ |
| musicBy | William Ross ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a political aide trying to control a candidate’s troublesome brother ⓘ |
| notableFor | pairing of Chris Farley and David Spade after Tommy Boy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s American comedy films ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The film follows the misadventures of a gubernatorial candidate’s clumsy brother whose attempts to help the campaign cause chaos. ⓘ |
| producer | Lorne Michaels ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1996-02-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 87 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Fred Wolf ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| starring |
Bruce McGill
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Chris Farley ⓘ Christine Ebersole ⓘ David Spade ⓘ Gary Busey ⓘ Tim Matheson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Sheep Description of subject: "Black Sheep" is a 1996 American comedy film starring Chris Farley and David Spade, centered on the misadventures of a gubernatorial candidate’s well-meaning but disastrous brother.
Referenced by (18)
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