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Shag

1988 · 98 min · Director: Zelda Barron ★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,360 ratings

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Carson marries her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for an irresponsible last weekend.

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Shag (1988) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Joy 35%, Humor 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Joy
25%Humor
  1. Joy35%
  2. Humor25%
  3. Love10%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Joy, Humor, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Joy, Humor and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Anticipation

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Anticipation

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Joy

Humor
Joy
Anticipation
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 38 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyAnticipation
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor45 %42 %28 %38 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor47 %43 %31 %39 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor48 %45 %34 %36 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor51 %48 %33 %33 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor49 %45 %28 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor45 %41 %25 %23 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Humor42 %38 %23 %23 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor41 %34 %19 %28 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Anticipation44 %35 %20 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor51 %44 %29 %43 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Humor54 %49 %33 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor51 %45 %26 %33 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Humor52 %39 %23 %29 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Love56 %36 %20 %28 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Humor55 %40 %14 %26 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Humor50 %38 %9 %28 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Anticipation48 %31 %14 %38 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Anticipation52 %32 %28 %49 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Anticipation59 %39 %43 %44 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Joy63 %43 %53 %28 %
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

SC
Scott Coffey

Chip

Bridget Fonda

Melaina Buller

Annabeth Gish

Caroline "Pudge" Carmichael

PH
Page Hannah

Luanne Clatterbuck

RR
Robert Rusler

Buzz Ravenel

TP
Tyrone Power Jr.

Harley Ralston

JY
Jeff Yagher

Jimmy Valentine

PL
Paul Lieber

The Manager

DC
Donald Craig

Senator Clatterbuck

SA
Shirley Anne Field

Mrs. Clatterbuck

CH
Carrie Hamilton

Nadine

JB
Jay Baker

Big Bob

JS
Joe Seely

The Creep

LS
Leilani Sarelle

Suette

PJ
Pearl Jones

Elvira

BJ
Bonnie Johnson

Mrs. Carmichael

JC
Janelle Cochrane

Mrs. McBride

BT
Barry Thigpen

MC

WO
Walker Owens

Young Man

Details

Directed by
Zelda Barron
Written by
Lanier Laney, Terry Sweeney, Robin Swicord
Type
Movies
Released
1988
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States, United Kingdom
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 5,360 ratings
Feels mostly
Joy
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