Frat House
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Frat House is a 1998 documentary film that explores the culture, rituals, and controversies of American college fraternities.
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| Frat House canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Frat House Context triple: [Todd Phillips, directed, Frat House]
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Nut Room
The Nut Room is a section of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory where trained squirrels sort good nuts from bad as part of the candy-making process.
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Stetson House
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Frank's Place
Frank's Place is an American television dramedy series from the late 1980s, acclaimed for its sophisticated storytelling and portrayal of life in New Orleans.
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Hennessy Hall
Hennessy Hall is a historic mansion and landmark building on Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, often used as an administrative and event space.
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Adams House
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Target entity: Frat House Target entity description: Frat House is a 1998 documentary film that explores the culture, rituals, and controversies of American college fraternities.
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A.
Nut Room
The Nut Room is a section of Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory where trained squirrels sort good nuts from bad as part of the candy-making process.
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B.
Stetson House
Stetson House is a historic home and museum in Hanover, Massachusetts, notable for its colonial-era architecture and preservation of early American domestic life.
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C.
Frank's Place
Frank's Place is an American television dramedy series from the late 1980s, acclaimed for its sophisticated storytelling and portrayal of life in New Orleans.
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D.
Hennessy Hall
Hennessy Hall is a historic mansion and landmark building on Fairleigh Dickinson University's Florham Campus, often used as an administrative and event space.
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E.
Adams House
Adams House is one of Harvard College’s historic undergraduate residential houses, known for its distinctive architecture, strong arts culture, and central location near Harvard Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | documentary film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| director |
Andrew Gurland
ⓘ
Todd Phillips ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| festival | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingStyle |
cinéma vérité
ⓘ
observational documentary ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
fraternity initiation ceremonies
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fraternity pledging rituals ⓘ hazing practices ⓘ party culture in fraternities ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary
ⓘ
nonfiction film ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Andrew Gurland
ⓘ
Todd Phillips ⓘ college students ⓘ fraternity members ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
allegations of staged scenes
ⓘ
questions about authenticity of some footage ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American college fraternities
ⓘ
college student life ⓘ fraternity culture ⓘ fraternity hazing ⓘ |
| medium | television film ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| portrays |
alcohol abuse in college fraternities
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controversies surrounding fraternities ⓘ group dynamics in fraternities ⓘ masculinity in fraternity culture ⓘ psychological impact of hazing ⓘ |
| producer |
Andrew Gurland
ⓘ
Todd Phillips ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
HBO Documentary Films
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linked to:
HBO Documentary Films catalog
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| publicationYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Sundance Film Festival ⓘ |
| setting | American college campuses ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical discussions about ethics in documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| theme |
conformity
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identity formation in young adults ⓘ peer pressure ⓘ power dynamics ⓘ |
| title | Frat House ⓘ |
| yearOfFestivalScreening | 1998 ⓘ |
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