The Prince of Pennsylvania
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The Prince of Pennsylvania is a 1988 dark comedy-drama film about a rebellious teenager who plots to kidnap his own father for ransom in a small Pennsylvania town.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Prince of Pennsylvania canonical | 2 |
| Prince of Pennsylvania (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10916559 — 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: The Prince of Pennsylvania Context triple: [Declan Quinn, workedOn, The Prince of Pennsylvania]
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A.
The American Prince
The American Prince is a work associated with British actor and writer Rupert Everett, likely reflecting his distinctive perspective and experiences in the entertainment world.
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B.
Prince of Squillace
The Prince of Squillace was an Italian Renaissance noble title in the Kingdom of Naples, notably held by Gioffre Borgia, the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI.
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C.
The Prince of Punch
The Prince of Punch is the flamboyant, charismatic boxing persona of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion from the Rocky film series.
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D.
Prince of Vivaro
The Prince of Vivaro is a hereditary noble title historically held by the influential Italian Borghese family.
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E.
The Prince’s Progress
The Prince’s Progress is a narrative poem by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti that explores themes of delay, spiritual failure, and lost opportunity through an allegorical fairy-tale journey.
- 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 Prince of Pennsylvania Target entity description: The Prince of Pennsylvania is a 1988 dark comedy-drama film about a rebellious teenager who plots to kidnap his own father for ransom in a small Pennsylvania town.
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A.
The American Prince
The American Prince is a work associated with British actor and writer Rupert Everett, likely reflecting his distinctive perspective and experiences in the entertainment world.
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B.
Prince of Squillace
The Prince of Squillace was an Italian Renaissance noble title in the Kingdom of Naples, notably held by Gioffre Borgia, the youngest son of Pope Alexander VI.
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C.
The Prince of Punch
The Prince of Punch is the flamboyant, charismatic boxing persona of Apollo Creed, the heavyweight champion from the Rocky film series.
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D.
Prince of Vivaro
The Prince of Vivaro is a hereditary noble title historically held by the influential Italian Borghese family.
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E.
The Prince’s Progress
The Prince’s Progress is a narrative poem by Victorian poet Christina Rossetti that explores themes of delay, spiritual failure, and lost opportunity through an allegorical fairy-tale journey.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy-drama film
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film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Paul Elliott ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| director | Ron Nyswaner ⓘ |
| distributor | Columbia Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Michael R. Miller ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family conflict
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kidnapping ⓘ rebellion ⓘ working-class life ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Rebellious teenager from a Pennsylvania mining town ⓘ |
| musicBy | Thomas Newman ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | small Pennsylvania town ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A rebellious teenager plots to kidnap his own father for ransom. ⓘ |
| producer |
Sigurjon Sighvatsson
ⓘ
Steve Golin ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1980s American films ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Ron Nyswaner ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| starring |
Amy Madigan
ⓘ
Barbara Babcock ⓘ Bonnie Bedelia ⓘ Edward Herrmann ⓘ Fred Ward ⓘ Keanu Reeves ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Prince of Pennsylvania Description of subject: The Prince of Pennsylvania is a 1988 dark comedy-drama film about a rebellious teenager who plots to kidnap his own father for ransom in a small Pennsylvania town.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Prince of Pennsylvania