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Hero and the Terror

1988 · 96 min · Director: William Tannen, William Tannen ★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,227 ratings

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Danny O'Brien is back in action fighting the notorious Simon Moon, also known as The Terror. Three years earlier O'Brien had single-handedly captured The Terror and was called Hero by the people of L.A. Now Simon has escaped and has started killing women again, and O'Brien is the only man who can stop him.

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Hero and the Terror (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 40%, Tension 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Excitement. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 5.3/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitlesapproximate
  • Tension
  • Love
  • Fear

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Joy

Tension
Love
Fear
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 28 %, then peaks around 68 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionLoveFear
2.5 %≈ 2′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
7.5 %≈ 7′Love43 %27 %42 %12 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor43 %29 %31 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Tension43 %38 %14 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Tension41 %35 %11 %19 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Joy38 %24 %20 %10 %
32.5 %≈ 31′Humor40 %31 %19 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 36′Tension54 %53 %13 %43 %
42.5 %≈ 41′Tension60 %59 %6 %49 %
47.5 %≈ 46′Tension56 %43 %18 %28 %
52.5 %≈ 50′Love53 %26 %40 %9 %
57.5 %≈ 55′Love50 %34 %41 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 60′Tension59 %49 %44 %23 %
67.5 %≈ 65′Love69 %54 %44 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 70′Tension63 %55 %20 %34 %
77.5 %≈ 74′Tension55 %54 %18 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 79′Love61 %59 %29 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 84′Tension68 %67 %20 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 89′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 94′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

BT
Brynn Thayer

Steve James

Robinson

JO
Jack O'Halloran

Simon Moon

JK
Jeffrey Kramer

Dwight

RO
Ron O'Neal

Mayor

MD
Murphy Dunne

Theater Manager

HB
Heather Blodgett

Betsy

TD
Tony DiBenedetto

Dobeny

Billy Drago

Dr. Highwater

KL
Karen Lorre

Ginger

LL
Lucy Lee Flippin

Media Person

MM
Michele Michaels

Businesswoman

WT
William Tannen

Civil Engineer

JG
Joe Guzaldo

Copelli

PM
Peter Miller

Chief Bridges

LG
Lorry Goldman

Ginger's Manager

TL
Tiiu Leek

TV Announcer

JS
John Solari

Media Person

Details

Directed by
William Tannen, William Tannen
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
96 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 5,227 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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