The Wood
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"The Wood" is a 1999 coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows three lifelong friends in Inglewood, California, as they reminisce about their youth on the day of one friend's wedding.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Wood canonical | 10 |
| The Wood (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6513077 — 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: The Wood Context triple: [Tamala Jones, notableWork, The Wood]
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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C.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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D.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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E.
Mine Woods
Mine Woods is a woodland park and popular recreational area near Bridge of Allan in central Scotland, known for its walking trails, wildlife, and scenic views.
- 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: The Wood Target entity description: "The Wood" is a 1999 coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows three lifelong friends in Inglewood, California, as they reminisce about their youth on the day of one friend's wedding.
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A.
The Woods
The Woods is a residential neighborhood within the planned community of Burke Centre in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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B.
In the Woods
In the Woods is a 19th-century landscape painting by American artist Asher B. Durand, exemplifying the Hudson River School’s detailed and reverent depiction of the natural world.
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C.
The Tree
"The Tree" is a minimalist abstract painting by American artist Agnes Martin, exemplifying her serene grid-based style and meditative approach to art.
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D.
The Forest Trees
The Forest Trees is a short story by Washington Irving included in his 1822 collection "Bracebridge Hall; or, The Humorists."
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E.
Mine Woods
Mine Woods is a woodland park and popular recreational area near Bridge of Allan in central Scotland, known for its walking trails, wildlife, and scenic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | African-American cinema of the 1990s ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Walt Lloyd ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Rick Famuyiwa ⓘ |
| distributedBy | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| distributorRegion | theatrical release in the United States ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Carter ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Inglewood High School (fictionalized)
ⓘ
linked to:
Inglewood High School
|
| genre |
comedy-drama
ⓘ
coming-of-age ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
African-American community life
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ growing up ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English title ⓘ |
| isAbout | a man having second thoughts on his wedding day and reflecting on his past with friends ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Mike
ⓘ
Roland ⓘ Slim ⓘ |
| medium | theatrical film ⓘ |
| mpaaRating | R ⓘ |
| musicBy | Robert Hurst ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | uses flashbacks between present-day wedding events and the friends’ adolescence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Three lifelong friends in Inglewood, California, reminisce about their youth on the day of one friend’s wedding. ⓘ |
| producer |
Ken Topolsky
ⓘ
Tanya York ⓘ Tracey Edmonds ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Kushner-Locke Company
ⓘ
MTV Films ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1999-07-16 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 106 ⓘ |
| screenDebutType | feature directorial debut of Rick Famuyiwa ⓘ |
| setIn |
Inglewood, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Inglewood
|
| settingPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| starring |
Malinda Williams
ⓘ
Omar Epps ⓘ Richard T. Jones ⓘ Sanaa Lathan ⓘ Tamala Jones ⓘ Taye Diggs ⓘ |
| writer |
Rick Famuyiwa
ⓘ
Todd Boyd ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Wood Description of subject: "The Wood" is a 1999 coming-of-age comedy-drama film that follows three lifelong friends in Inglewood, California, as they reminisce about their youth on the day of one friend's wedding.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Wood