Anton Tobias
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Anton Tobias is the slacker teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Idle Hands," whose possessed hand turns him into an unwitting killer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Anton Tobias canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6730786 — 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: Anton Tobias Context triple: [Idle Hands, mainCharacter, Anton Tobias]
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A.
Anton Furst
Anton Furst was an Academy Award–winning British production designer best known for his dark, expressionistic Gotham City designs in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
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B.
Tobias Ritter
Tobias Ritter is a German-born organic chemist recognized for his contributions to fluorination chemistry and for leading a prominent research group in synthetic methodology.
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C.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
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D.
Tobias
Tobias is the full given name of Toby Ziegler, the fictional White House Communications Director from the television series "The West Wing."
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E.
Tobias
Tobias is a central character in Edward Albee’s play "A Delicate Balance," portrayed as an affluent, aging suburban patriarch grappling with emotional detachment, existential unease, and the fragility of his family relationships.
- 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: Anton Tobias Target entity description: Anton Tobias is the slacker teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Idle Hands," whose possessed hand turns him into an unwitting killer.
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A.
Anton Furst
Anton Furst was an Academy Award–winning British production designer best known for his dark, expressionistic Gotham City designs in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989).
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B.
Tobias Ritter
Tobias Ritter is a German-born organic chemist recognized for his contributions to fluorination chemistry and for leading a prominent research group in synthetic methodology.
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C.
Tobias
Tobias was a Native American man from the 17th-century Wampanoag community, known primarily through his familial connection to the Sakonnet leader Awashonks.
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D.
Tobias
Tobias is the full given name of Toby Ziegler, the fictional White House Communications Director from the television series "The West Wing."
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E.
Tobias
Tobias is a central character in Edward Albee’s play "A Delicate Balance," portrayed as an affluent, aging suburban patriarch grappling with emotional detachment, existential unease, and the fragility of his family relationships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Idle Hands ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
black comedy
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teen horror ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Halloween setting ⓘ |
| causeOfViolence | demonic possession of his hand ⓘ |
| characterType |
slacker
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teenager ⓘ |
| conflict | tries to stop his severed hand from killing people ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginWork |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| createdBy |
Ron Milbauer
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Terri Hughes ⓘ |
| genreContext | horror-comedy ⓘ |
| handStatus | possessed hand ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| loveInterest | Molly ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | unwitting killer ⓘ |
| notableAction | cuts off his own possessed hand ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | high school student ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
lazy
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stoner ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Devon Sawa ⓘ |
| protagonistOf | Idle Hands ⓘ |
| relationship |
friend of Mick
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friend of Pnub ⓘ |
| setting | suburban American town ⓘ |
| toneOfStory |
comedic
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horror ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstAppearance | 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anton Tobias Description of subject: Anton Tobias is the slacker teenage protagonist of the horror-comedy film "Idle Hands," whose possessed hand turns him into an unwitting killer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.