Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps
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Detective Ray Cameron in *Night of the Creeps* is a grizzled, wisecracking small-town cop haunted by a past tragedy who becomes the film’s cult-favorite hero as he battles parasitic alien slugs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9802003 — 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: Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps Context triple: [Tom Atkins, portrayed, Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps]
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A.
Detective Ray Hughes in Running Scared
Detective Ray Hughes in Running Scared is the wisecracking, street-smart Chicago cop portrayed by Gregory Hines in the 1986 buddy action-comedy film.
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B.
ATF agent Ray Nicolet
ATF agent Ray Nicolet is a fictional federal law enforcement officer who appears in Elmore Leonard’s crime novel "Rum Punch" and its film adaptation "Jackie Brown," often portrayed as a somewhat slick and opportunistic investigator.
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C.
Detective Chris Lecce
Detective Chris Lecce is the wisecracking, street-smart Seattle cop portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in the 1987 buddy-cop comedy film "Stakeout."
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D.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Ben Caldwell
Detective Ben Caldwell is a fictional law enforcement officer portrayed by actor Victor Rasuk, known for his role in crime and drama television series.
- 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: Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps Target entity description: Detective Ray Cameron in *Night of the Creeps* is a grizzled, wisecracking small-town cop haunted by a past tragedy who becomes the film’s cult-favorite hero as he battles parasitic alien slugs.
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A.
Detective Ray Hughes in Running Scared
Detective Ray Hughes in Running Scared is the wisecracking, street-smart Chicago cop portrayed by Gregory Hines in the 1986 buddy action-comedy film.
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B.
ATF agent Ray Nicolet
ATF agent Ray Nicolet is a fictional federal law enforcement officer who appears in Elmore Leonard’s crime novel "Rum Punch" and its film adaptation "Jackie Brown," often portrayed as a somewhat slick and opportunistic investigator.
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C.
Detective Chris Lecce
Detective Chris Lecce is the wisecracking, street-smart Seattle cop portrayed by Richard Dreyfuss in the 1987 buddy-cop comedy film "Stakeout."
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D.
Detective Bill Reimers
Detective Bill Reimers is a comedic police detective portrayed by Emilio Estevez in the 1987 buddy-cop film "Stakeout."
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E.
Detective Ben Caldwell
Detective Ben Caldwell is a fictional law enforcement officer portrayed by actor Victor Rasuk, known for his role in crime and drama television series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| age | middle-aged ⓘ |
| ally |
Chris Romero
ⓘ
Cynthia Cronenberg ⓘ J.C. Hooper ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Night of the Creeps ⓘ |
| backstoryEvent | failed to save his girlfriend from a serial killer in 1959 ⓘ |
| catchphrase | Thrill me. ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
grizzled ⓘ haunted by past tragedy ⓘ wisecracking ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalResidence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Fred Dekker ⓘ |
| deathScene | commits suicide with a bundle of dynamite while surrounded by slugs in the basement ⓘ |
| dialogueStyle | sarcastic one-liners ⓘ |
| enemy |
parasitic alien slugs
ⓘ
reanimated corpses infected by alien slugs ⓘ |
| fandomStatus | cult favorite character ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film character
ⓘ
science fiction horror character ⓘ |
| hairColor | gray ⓘ |
| inspirationFor | homage to hard-boiled noir detectives ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| namedAfter | possibly references director James Cameron (fan theory) ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
mentor figure to younger characters
ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ |
| notableAction |
investigates a cryogenically frozen corpse that becomes host to alien slugs
ⓘ
protects college students from slug-infected zombies ⓘ |
| occupation |
detective
ⓘ
police officer ⓘ |
| personality | world-weary but heroic ⓘ |
| policeRank | detective ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Tom Atkins ⓘ |
| romanticPartner | Cameron’s 1959 girlfriend ⓘ |
| sacrifice | dies to destroy the alien slugs and save others ⓘ |
| setting | small American college town ⓘ |
| theme | redemption through self-sacrifice ⓘ |
| weapon |
revolver
ⓘ
shotgun ⓘ |
| workLocation | Corman University town ⓘ |
| worksFor | local police department in Night of the Creeps ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Detective Ray Cameron in Night of the Creeps Description of subject: Detective Ray Cameron in *Night of the Creeps* is a grizzled, wisecracking small-town cop haunted by a past tragedy who becomes the film’s cult-favorite hero as he battles parasitic alien slugs.
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