great white shark (Jaws)
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The great white shark in "Jaws" is the massive, relentless predator that terrorizes Amity Island and serves as the primary antagonist of Steven Spielberg's classic 1975 thriller.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great White Shark | 1 |
| great white shark (Jaws) canonical | 1 |
| the Amity Island great white shark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5103633 — 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: great white shark (Jaws) Context triple: [Orca (Quint's boat), associatedWith, great white shark (Jaws)]
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Great White
Great White is a steel inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio known for its intense loops and floorless, suspended trains.
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B.
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band best known for its blues-infused metal sound and late-1980s hits like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy."
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C.
Shark
Shark is an American legal drama television series starring James Woods as a ruthless but reforming Los Angeles prosecutor.
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The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
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E.
Sharks
The Sharks are a Puerto Rican street gang in the musical and film "West Side Story," serving as rivals to the white American gang, the Jets.
- 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: great white shark (Jaws) Target entity description: The great white shark in "Jaws" is the massive, relentless predator that terrorizes Amity Island and serves as the primary antagonist of Steven Spielberg's classic 1975 thriller.
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A.
Great White
Great White is a steel inverted roller coaster at SeaWorld San Antonio known for its intense loops and floorless, suspended trains.
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B.
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band best known for its blues-infused metal sound and late-1980s hits like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy."
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C.
Shark
Shark is an American legal drama television series starring James Woods as a ruthless but reforming Los Angeles prosecutor.
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D.
The Shark
"The Shark" is a poem by Greek national poet Dionysios Solomos, reflecting his Romantic style and thematic focus on nature and the human condition.
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E.
Sharks
The Sharks are a professional rugby union team based in Durban, South Africa, competing in top-tier southern hemisphere competitions and known for their strong performances in Super Rugby.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional animal
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film antagonist ⓘ monster ⓘ shark character ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Steven Spielberg ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws
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Jaws 2 ⓘ Jaws 3-D ⓘ Jaws: The Revenge ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
American horror films
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American thriller films ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jaws theme music by John Williams ⓘ |
| basedOn | shark in the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdBy | Peter Benchley ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
helped popularize the summer blockbuster
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increased public fear of shark attacks ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Martin Brody ⓘ |
| diesBy | exploding compressed air tank shot by Martin Brody ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
film Jaws (1975)
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linked to:
Jaws
|
| franchise |
Jaws film series
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linked to:
Jaws franchise
|
| genreContext |
horror
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thriller ⓘ |
| inspired | numerous shark horror films ⓘ |
| kills |
Alex Kintner
ⓘ
Ben Gardner ⓘ Chrissie Watkins ⓘ Quint ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic dorsal fin imagery
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massive size ⓘ relentless behavior ⓘ stealth attacks ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Alex Kintner beach attack
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attack on the Orca boat ⓘ opening nighttime swim attack ⓘ |
| opposes |
Martin Brody
ⓘ
Matt Hooper ⓘ Quint ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | mechanical shark prop nicknamed Bruce ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist of the film Jaws ⓘ |
| setting | waters around Amity Island ⓘ |
| species | great white shark ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
uncontrollable natural forces
ⓘ
unknown dangers of the ocean ⓘ |
| terrorizes | Amity Island ⓘ |
| threatens | beachgoers at Amity Island ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: great white shark (Jaws) Description of subject: The great white shark in "Jaws" is the massive, relentless predator that terrorizes Amity Island and serves as the primary antagonist of Steven Spielberg's classic 1975 thriller.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Quint (Jaws character)
linked to: great white shark (Jaws)
linked to: great white shark (Jaws)