Eric Bates

E296444

fictional character film character

Eric Bates is the young, wealthy boy in the 1982 comedy film "The Toy" who whimsically "purchases" a man as his personal companion, driving much of the movie’s plot and humor.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Eric Bates canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253770 — 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: Eric Bates
Context triple: [The Toy, character, Eric Bates]

A. Steve Bartels
Steve Bartels is a music industry executive best known for serving as CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he oversaw major hip-hop and R&B artists and releases.
B. Eric Gregg
Eric Gregg was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure in the National League and his participation in several high-profile postseason games.
C. David Bartel
David Bartel is an American molecular biologist known for his pioneering research on microRNAs and RNA interference in gene regulation.
D. Bryan Woodman
Bryan Woodman is a young, ambitious energy analyst whose personal tragedy and moral awakening drive one of the central storylines in the geopolitical drama film "Syriana."
E. Jonathan Byers
Jonathan Byers is a quiet, introspective teenager and aspiring photographer from the Byers family in the supernatural horror series "Stranger Things."
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: Eric Bates
Target entity description: Eric Bates is the young, wealthy boy in the 1982 comedy film "The Toy" who whimsically "purchases" a man as his personal companion, driving much of the movie’s plot and humor.

A. Steve Bartels
Steve Bartels is a music industry executive best known for serving as CEO of Def Jam Recordings, where he oversaw major hip-hop and R&B artists and releases.
B. Eric Gregg
Eric Gregg was a prominent Major League Baseball umpire known for his long tenure in the National League and his participation in several high-profile postseason games.
C. David Bartel
David Bartel is an American molecular biologist known for his pioneering research on microRNAs and RNA interference in gene regulation.
D. Bryan Woodman
Bryan Woodman is a young, ambitious energy analyst whose personal tragedy and moral awakening drive one of the central storylines in the geopolitical drama film "Syriana."
E. Jonathan Byers
Jonathan Byers is a quiet, introspective teenager and aspiring photographer from the Byers family in the supernatural horror series "Stranger Things."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (28)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ
ageInFilm	young boy ⓘ
appearsIn	The Toy ⓘ
characterArc	learns empathy and friendship through relationship with Jack Brown ⓘ
characterTrait	lonely ⓘ spoiled ⓘ wealthy ⓘ whimsical ⓘ
countryOfFilmProduction	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
directorOfFilm	Richard Donner ⓘ
familyName	Bates ⓘ
father	U.S. Bates ⓘ
filmGenreContext	comedy ⓘ
filmReleaseYear	1982 ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
languageOfFilm	English ⓘ
medium	feature film ⓘ
notableAction	purchases a man as his personal companion ⓘ
portrayedBy	Scott Schwartz ⓘ
purchasesAsToy	Jack Brown ⓘ
relationshipTypeWithJackBrown	owner-companion ⓘ
relationshipWith	Jack Brown ⓘ
residenceType	mansion ⓘ
roleInPlot	central character ⓘ drives main comedic situations ⓘ
screenwriterCreatedBy	Francis Veber ⓘ
socialStatus	rich ⓘ