Jack in Jack Goes Boating
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Jack in "Jack Goes Boating" is a shy, socially awkward New York limo driver whose tentative romance and self-improvement efforts form the emotional core of the film and stage play.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jack in Jack Goes Boating canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3262723 — 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: Jack in Jack Goes Boating Context triple: [John Ortiz, notableRole, Jack in Jack Goes Boating]
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A.
Jack Goes Boating
Jack Goes Boating is a 2010 romantic drama film, adapted from a stage play, that marked Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut and features him in a leading role.
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B.
The Jack
"The Jack" is a bluesy hard rock song by Australian band AC/DC, known for its suggestive lyrics and prominent place in their early live performances.
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C.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
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D.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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E.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
- 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: Jack in Jack Goes Boating Target entity description: Jack in "Jack Goes Boating" is a shy, socially awkward New York limo driver whose tentative romance and self-improvement efforts form the emotional core of the film and stage play.
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A.
Jack Goes Boating
Jack Goes Boating is a 2010 romantic drama film, adapted from a stage play, that marked Philip Seymour Hoffman's directorial debut and features him in a leading role.
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B.
The Jack
"The Jack" is a bluesy hard rock song by Australian band AC/DC, known for its suggestive lyrics and prominent place in their early live performances.
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C.
The Jack
The Jack is the nickname for Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, the former home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins (now Commanders) in Landover, Maryland.
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D.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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E.
Plump Jack
Plump Jack is an opera by American composer Gordon Getty, based on the character Sir John Falstaff from Shakespeare’s history plays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ theatre character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jack Goes Boating (film)
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linked to:
Jack Goes Boating
Jack Goes Boating (play) ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Goes Boating
|
| centralTheme |
romantic relationship
ⓘ
self-improvement ⓘ |
| characterArc |
gains confidence
ⓘ
pursues romance despite insecurity ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Bob Glaudini
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Glaudini
|
| firstAppearance |
Jack Goes Boating (stage play)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jack Goes Boating
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American (implied) ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
learns cooking
ⓘ
takes swimming lessons ⓘ |
| occupation |
chauffeur
ⓘ
limo driver ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
shy
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socially awkward ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Philip Seymour Hoffman
ⓘ
Philip Seymour Hoffman (film adaptation) ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| romanticInterest | Connie (Jack Goes Boating) ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| storyFunction | emotional core of Jack Goes Boating ⓘ |
| vehicleTypeDriven | limousine ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jack in Jack Goes Boating Description of subject: Jack in "Jack Goes Boating" is a shy, socially awkward New York limo driver whose tentative romance and self-improvement efforts form the emotional core of the film and stage play.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.