Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

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American comedy film film

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 American comedy film starring Rob Schneider as an inept aquarium cleaner who becomes an unlikely male escort.

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Label	Occurrences
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo canonical	14
Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo	9
Deuce Bigalow	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Context triple: [William Forsythe, playedIn, Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo]

A. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 comedy film about two con men on the French Riviera, best known for its witty script and Steve Martin’s acclaimed performance alongside Michael Caine.
B. Encino Man
Encino Man is a 1992 comedy film about two high school students who discover and befriend a frozen prehistoric caveman in suburban California.
C. Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire is a popular 1993 comedy film in which Robin Williams disguises himself as an elderly British nanny to spend time with his children after a divorce.
D. City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
E. Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 dark comedy film about a hitman who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion while grappling with his violent profession and unresolved past.
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: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Target entity description: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 American comedy film starring Rob Schneider as an inept aquarium cleaner who becomes an unlikely male escort.

A. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is a 1988 comedy film about two con men on the French Riviera, best known for its witty script and Steve Martin’s acclaimed performance alongside Michael Caine.
B. Encino Man
Encino Man is a 1992 comedy film about two high school students who discover and befriend a frozen prehistoric caveman in suburban California.
C. Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire is a popular 1993 comedy film in which Robin Williams disguises himself as an elderly British nanny to spend time with his children after a divorce.
D. City Slickers
City Slickers is a 1991 comedy film about a group of middle-aged friends who join a cattle drive to confront their midlife crises, starring Billy Crystal.
E. Grosse Pointe Blank
Grosse Pointe Blank is a 1997 dark comedy film about a hitman who returns to his hometown for a high school reunion while grappling with his violent profession and unresolved past.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American comedy film ⓘ film ⓘ
basedOn	story by Harris Goldberg ⓘ
boxOfficeGross	approximately $92 million worldwide ⓘ
budget	approximately $17 million ⓘ
characterOccupation	aquarium cleaner ⓘ male escort ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Peter Lyons Collister ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
criticalReception	generally negative reviews from critics ⓘ
cultStatus	developed a cult following despite negative reviews ⓘ
director	Mike Mitchell ⓘ
distributedBy	Buena Vista Pictures ⓘ Touchstone Pictures ⓘ
distributorRegion	theatrical release in the United States ⓘ
editedBy	Jeff Gourson ⓘ
followedBy	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo ⓘ linked to: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
genre	comedy film ⓘ
homeMedia	released on VHS and DVD ⓘ
leadActorRole	Rob Schneider as Deuce Bigalow ⓘ
mainCharacter	Deuce Bigalow ⓘ linked to: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
mpaaRating	R ⓘ
musicBy	John Debney ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the early films produced under Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison banner ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	An inept aquarium cleaner becomes an unlikely male escort to pay off a large debt. ⓘ
producer	Barry Bernardi ⓘ Carr D’Angelo ⓘ John Schneider ⓘ
productionCompany	Happy Madison Productions ⓘ Out of the Blue... Entertainment ⓘ
releaseDate	December 10, 1999 ⓘ
releaseYear	1999 ⓘ
runtime	88 minutes ⓘ
screenplayType	feature-length narrative screenplay ⓘ
screenwriter	David Garrett ⓘ Harris Goldberg ⓘ Rob Schneider ⓘ
sequel	Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo ⓘ linked to: Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
setting	Los Angeles ⓘ
starring	Amy Poehler ⓘ Arija Bareikis ⓘ Dina Platias ⓘ Eddie Griffin ⓘ linked to: Eddie G. Griffin Oded Fehr ⓘ Rob Schneider ⓘ William Forsythe ⓘ

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