Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder
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Jeremy "Powder" Reed is the pale, telepathic and electromagnetically gifted outcast at the center of the 1995 fantasy drama film "Powder," whose extraordinary abilities and isolation drive the movie’s exploration of humanity and difference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6959303 — 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)
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Target entity: Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder Context triple: [Sean Patrick Flanery, notableRole, Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder]
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Doc Powell
Doc Powell is an American R&B and jazz guitarist and producer known for his smooth, soulful style and work with artists such as Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin.
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B.
Jack Deerson
Jack Deerson is a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1971 road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley was an American film and television actor best known for his authoritative voice and frequent roles in Westerns and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Rayford Jeffrey Ray
Rayford Jeffrey Ray is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as the diocesan leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan.
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E.
Charlie Reid
Charlie Reid is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known as one half of The Proclaimers, the band behind hits like "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "Sunshine on Leith."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder Target entity description: Jeremy "Powder" Reed is the pale, telepathic and electromagnetically gifted outcast at the center of the 1995 fantasy drama film "Powder," whose extraordinary abilities and isolation drive the movie’s exploration of humanity and difference.
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A.
Doc Powell
Doc Powell is an American R&B and jazz guitarist and producer known for his smooth, soulful style and work with artists such as Luther Vandross and Aretha Franklin.
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B.
Jack Deerson
Jack Deerson is a cinematographer best known for his work on the 1971 road movie "Two-Lane Blacktop."
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C.
Reed Hadley
Reed Hadley was an American film and television actor best known for his authoritative voice and frequent roles in Westerns and crime dramas during the 1940s and 1950s.
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D.
Rayford Jeffrey Ray
Rayford Jeffrey Ray is an American Episcopal bishop who has served as the diocesan leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Michigan.
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E.
Charlie Reid
Charlie Reid is a Scottish musician and songwriter best known as one half of The Proclaimers, the band behind hits like "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" and "Sunshine on Leith."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1995 film Powder
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Powder ⓘ |
| bornDuring | lightning storm ⓘ |
| bulliedBy | school classmates ⓘ |
| centralThemeOf |
exploration of humanity and compassion
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exploration of otherness ⓘ fear of difference ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
all living things
ⓘ
electromagnetic fields ⓘ |
| createdBy | Victor Salva ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Powder (1995) ⓘ |
| genreContext | fantasy drama ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
electrokinesis
ⓘ
electromagnetic manipulation ⓘ empathic perception ⓘ heightened intelligence ⓘ precognition ⓘ psychokinesis ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Powder ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasHairColor | bald or nearly hairless ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | protagonist of the film Powder ⓘ |
| hasSkinColor | extremely pale ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | human ⓘ |
| hasTrait |
compassionate
ⓘ
emotionally sensitive ⓘ highly intelligent ⓘ introverted ⓘ misunderstood ⓘ socially isolated ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Donald Ripley
ⓘ
Jessie Caldwell ⓘ Sheriff Doug Barnum ⓘ |
| medium | live-action film ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | journey from isolation toward connection and transcendence ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for self-reflection in other characters ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Sean Patrick Flanery ⓘ |
| raisedBy | grandparents ⓘ |
| setIn | rural Texas (within the film's story) ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical discussions about difference and prejudice in cinema ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
alienation
ⓘ
human potential ⓘ spiritual transcendence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jeremy "Powder" Reed in Powder Description of subject: Jeremy "Powder" Reed is the pale, telepathic and electromagnetically gifted outcast at the center of the 1995 fantasy drama film "Powder," whose extraordinary abilities and isolation drive the movie’s exploration of humanity and difference.
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