Big Wednesday

1978 film by John Milius
Movie film Q2140490
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Big Wednesday

Summary

Big Wednesday is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Wednesday's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Big Wednesday's director is recorded as John Milius[4].
  • Big Wednesday's screenwriter is recorded as John Milius[5].
  • Big Wednesday's composer is recorded as Basil Poledouris[6].
  • Big Wednesday's genre is recorded as comedy drama[7].
  • Big Wednesday's genre is recorded as teen film[8].
  • Big Wednesday's genre is recorded as coming-of-age film[9].
  • Big Wednesday's genre is recorded as drama film[10].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Jan-Michael Vincent[11].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as William Katt[12].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Gary Busey[13].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Lee Purcell[14].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Darrell Fetty[15].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Patti D'Arbanville[16].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Joe Spinell[17].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Steve Kanaly[18].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Barbara Hale[19].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Reb Brown[20].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Robert Englund[21].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Sam Melville[22].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Hank Worden[23].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Gerry Lopez[24].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Frank McRae[25].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Perry Lang[26].
  • Big Wednesday's cast member is recorded as Charlene Tilton[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Big Wednesday's producer is recorded as Buzz Feitshans[28]. Its director is recorded as John Milius[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as John Milius[5]. Cast members include Jan-Michael Vincent[11], William Katt[12], Gary Busey[13], Lee Purcell[14], Darrell Fetty[15], and Patti D'Arbanville[16].

Publication

Publication dates include +1978-05-26T00:00:00Z[29], +1978-06-23T00:00:00Z[30], +1978-10-03T00:00:00Z[31], +1978-10-12T00:00:00Z[32], +1978-11-16T00:00:00Z[33], and +1978-11-24T00:00:00Z[34]. Big Wednesday's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include comedy drama[7], teen film[8], coming-of-age film[9], and drama film[10].

Subject and Themes

Big Wednesday's main subject is recorded as Vietnam War[36].

Reception

Reviews include 6.5/10[37] and 67%[38].

Why It Matters

Big Wednesday ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (247 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Česko-Slovenská filmová databáze. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [37] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [38] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [30] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [31] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] . imdb.com. imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [36] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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