Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey
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Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer protagonist of the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie for 24 hours.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4666852 — 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: Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey Context triple: [Liar Liar, characterPlayedBy, Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey]
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A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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B.
Fletcher Harper
Fletcher Harper was a 19th-century American publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential New York publishing house Harper & Brothers.
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C.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
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D.
Danny Archer
Danny Archer is a fictional mercenary and diamond smuggler in the film "Blood Diamond," known for his morally conflicted role amid the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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E.
Burt Gurney
Burt Gurney is a fictional 1950s Hollywood song-and-dance star and secretly communist actor portrayed by Channing Tatum in the Coen brothers’ film "Hail, Caesar!".
- 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: Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey Target entity description: Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer protagonist of the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie for 24 hours.
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A.
David Puddy
David Puddy is a deadpan, dim-witted auto mechanic and Elaine Benes’s on-again, off-again boyfriend on the sitcom "Seinfeld," known for his monotone delivery and quirky obsessions.
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B.
Fletcher Harper
Fletcher Harper was a 19th-century American publisher best known as a co-founder of the influential New York publishing house Harper & Brothers.
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C.
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna
Bill Murray as Vincent MacKenna is the central character in the film "St. Vincent," a gruff, hard-drinking, and unexpectedly compassionate neighbor whose unlikely friendship with a young boy reveals his hidden depth and humanity.
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D.
Danny Archer
Danny Archer is a fictional mercenary and diamond smuggler in the film "Blood Diamond," known for his morally conflicted role amid the Sierra Leone Civil War.
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E.
Burt Gurney
Burt Gurney is a fictional 1950s Hollywood song-and-dance star and secretly communist actor portrayed by Channing Tatum in the Coen brothers’ film "Hail, Caesar!".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Liar Liar ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy |
Paul Guay
ⓘ
Stephen Mazur ⓘ |
| familyRelation |
ex-husband of Audrey Reede
ⓘ
father of Max Reede ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Liar Liar (1997 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Liar Liar
|
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext |
comedy
ⓘ
fantasy comedy ⓘ |
| hasChild | Max Reede ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Audrey Reede ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
ambitious
ⓘ
charismatic ⓘ dishonest ⓘ fast-talking ⓘ immature ⓘ loving father ⓘ morally flexible ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ self-centered ⓘ witty ⓘ workaholic ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | a magical curse preventing him from lying ⓘ |
| mainConflict | inability to lie for 24 hours ⓘ |
| motivation |
career advancement
ⓘ
reconnecting with his son ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
main character
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
attempts to force himself to lie
ⓘ
cannot tell a lie for 24 hours ⓘ public courtroom breakdown ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic physical attempts to lie
ⓘ
courtroom scenes constrained by truth-telling ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jim Carrey ⓘ |
| relationshipStatus | divorced ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| roleIn | Liar Liar ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
family relationships
ⓘ
honesty ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ |
| undergoes |
character development
ⓘ
moral transformation ⓘ |
| worksFor | a Los Angeles law firm ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1997 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fletcher Reede – Jim Carrey Description of subject: Fletcher Reede is the fast-talking, morally flexible lawyer protagonist of the comedy film "Liar Liar," whose life unravels when he becomes unable to tell a lie for 24 hours.
Referenced by (1)
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