The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film)
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The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) is a short dramatic film based on Stephen King’s story about a tragic childhood accident and the lasting emotional consequences between a brother and sister.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8244209 — 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: The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) Context triple: [The Last Rung on the Ladder, adaptation, The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film)]
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A.
The End (short film)
The End is a short film created by Landon Brown, recognized for its concise storytelling and cinematic style.
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B.
The Naked Runner
The Naked Runner is a 1967 British spy thriller film starring Frank Sinatra as a civilian engineer reluctantly drawn into an assassination plot during the Cold War.
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C.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a mid-distance sled dog race event held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, often serving as a companion race to the longer UP 200.
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D.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 action-comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter transporting an accountant across the country while being pursued by the FBI and the mob.
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E.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run is a 1976 science fiction film set in a dystopian future where citizens are executed at age 30, following a "Sandman" who begins to question the system.
- 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 Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) Target entity description: The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) is a short dramatic film based on Stephen King’s story about a tragic childhood accident and the lasting emotional consequences between a brother and sister.
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A.
The End (short film)
The End is a short film created by Landon Brown, recognized for its concise storytelling and cinematic style.
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B.
The Naked Runner
The Naked Runner is a 1967 British spy thriller film starring Frank Sinatra as a civilian engineer reluctantly drawn into an assassination plot during the Cold War.
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C.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a mid-distance sled dog race event held in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, often serving as a companion race to the longer UP 200.
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D.
Midnight Run
Midnight Run is a 1988 action-comedy film starring Robert De Niro as a bounty hunter transporting an accountant across the country while being pursued by the FBI and the mob.
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E.
Logan's Run
Logan's Run is a 1976 science fiction film set in a dystopian future where citizens are executed at age 30, following a "Sandman" who begins to question the system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short film ⓘ |
| adaptationOf |
"The Last Rung on the Ladder" by Stephen King
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linked to:
The Last Rung on the Ladder
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| basedOn | "The Last Rung on the Ladder" (short story) ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Stephen King ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
drama
ⓘ
short drama ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
brother
ⓘ
sister ⓘ |
| hasMainTheme |
childhood accident
ⓘ
emotional trauma ⓘ guilt ⓘ regret ⓘ sibling relationship ⓘ |
| hasTone |
melancholic
ⓘ
tragic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | lasting emotional consequences of a childhood event ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Stephen King film adaptations ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialCollection |
"Night Shift" (short story collection)
ⓘ
linked to:
Night Shift (short story collection)
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| sourceMaterialForm | short story ⓘ |
| sourceMaterialGenre | horror fiction ⓘ |
| workType | independent film adaptation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) Description of subject: The Last Rung on the Ladder (1987 short film) is a short dramatic film based on Stephen King’s story about a tragic childhood accident and the lasting emotional consequences between a brother and sister.
Referenced by (1)
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