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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

1987 · 98 min · Director: Joe Roth ★ IMDb 5.1 · 16,456 ratings

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Get out your white socks! This time our suave college heroes hit the road for fun and fraternity in Florida. Another opportunity for brains to triumph over brawn. How can the girls possibly resist their geeky charms?

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Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 20%, Empathy 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile15%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Excitement, Empathy. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 55/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Hope
  • Tension

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Hope

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorHopeTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor45 %45 %18 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor50 %50 %18 %10 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor49 %45 %20 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Hope45 %36 %20 %28 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor49 %39 %15 %36 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor54 %43 %15 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor53 %40 %18 %41 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Sympathy50 %38 %23 %39 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor54 %38 %36 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Hope56 %39 %39 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor55 %41 %21 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Tension60 %35 %8 %49 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Tension64 %26 %9 %56 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Sympathy59 %29 %21 %43 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Sympathy58 %31 %39 %36 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Hope64 %30 %48 %50 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension66 %32 %44 %47 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Joy63 %35 %40 %23 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 96′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
Man in a hole

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

Robert Carradine

Lewis Skolnick

LB
Larry B. Scott

Lamar Latrell

LB
Larry B. Scott

Timothy Busfield

Arnold Poindexter

CT
Courtney Thorne-Smith

Sunny Carstairs

Anthony Edwards

Gilbert Lowell

Curtis Armstrong

Dudley Booger Dawson

AC
Andrew Cassese

Harold Wormser

DG
Donald Gibb

Ogre

Ed Lauter

Buzz Mussinger

BS
Barry Sobel

Stewart

TH
Tom Hodges

Tiny

Jack Gilpin

Mr. Comstock

James Cromwell

Mr. Skolnick

James Hong

Snotty

PL
Priscilla Lopez

Aldonza

JJ
Jason Julien

Winston

MC
Marilyn Caskey

Mrs. Comstock

RJ
Richard Joseph Paul

Gundy

RW
Rhonda Waymire

Indian Maiden

Details

Directed by
Joe Roth
Written by
Tim Metcalfe, Miguel Tejada-Flores, Steve Zacharias, Dan Guntzelman, Steve Marshall
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.1 · 16,456 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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