Blazing Saddles
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Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blazing Saddles canonical | 36 |
| Blazing Saddles (1974 film) | 2 |
| Blazing Saddles universe | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5494081 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Blazing Saddles Context triple: [Mel Brooks, notableWork, Blazing Saddles]
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A.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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B.
Animal House
Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film about a misfit college fraternity whose anarchic antics challenge the authority of their university.
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C.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
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D.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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E.
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
- 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: Blazing Saddles Target entity description: Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
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A.
Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
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B.
Animal House
Animal House is a 1978 American comedy film about a misfit college fraternity whose anarchic antics challenge the authority of their university.
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C.
Waiting for Guffman
Waiting for Guffman is a 1996 mockumentary comedy film directed by Christopher Guest that satirizes small-town community theater through an eccentric cast of aspiring performers.
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D.
The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
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E.
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American sports comedy film set at an exclusive golf club, celebrated for its irreverent humor and iconic performances by Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, and Rodney Dangerfield.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blazing Saddles Description of subject: Blazing Saddles is a 1974 satirical Western comedy film that parodies racism and Hollywood Western tropes, directed by and co-written with Mel Brooks.
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Taggart in Blazing Saddles
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Taggart in Blazing Saddles
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Jim (The Waco Kid) in Blazing Saddles
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Jim (The Waco Kid) in Blazing Saddles
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Korman
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Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles
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Deborah Korman