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Flight of the Intruder

1991 · 115 min · Director: John Milius ★ IMDb 5.8 · 8,554 ratings

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After his bombardier is killed, Jake "Cool Hand" Grafton (Brad Johnson)', a carrier-based Intruder pilot, questions the purpose of Navy bombing missions. He finds an ally for his cynicism in Virgil Cole, a bombardier on his third tour of duty, and together they ponder the notion of one unsanctioned mission "downtown", to "Sam City" in North Vietnam.

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Flight of the Intruder (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 30%, Tension 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Anger15%

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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anxiety. Genres: Thriller, Drama, Action. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

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  • Tension
  • Sadness
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Relief

Tension
Sadness
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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 18 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionSadnessExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension68 %65 %27 %33 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Sadness68 %53 %45 %21 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Sadness56 %29 %45 %9 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor48 %24 %25 %14 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor53 %29 %24 %26 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Sadness57 %21 %41 %24 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Humor59 %18 %51 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Sadness66 %35 %43 %23 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension78 %64 %19 %50 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Relief80 %75 %16 %56 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Tension75 %63 %44 %35 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Sadness75 %55 %49 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension78 %68 %29 %46 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension77 %75 %24 %41 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension73 %71 %23 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Tension79 %76 %19 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Tension87 %85 %31 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Tension90 %86 %56 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Sadness81 %64 %60 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Relief64 %28 %40 %20 %
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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

Rosanna Arquette

Callie Joy

Tom Sizemore

Boxman

JK
J. Kenneth Campbell

Lt. Cmdr. 'Cowboy' Parker

JC
Jared Chandler

Lt. J.G. Jack 'Razor' Barlow

DF
Dann Florek

Mad Jack

MM
Madison Mason

'Cag'

CR
Christopher Rich

Lt. J.G. Morgan McPherson

DR
Douglas Roberts

Guffy

SN
Scott N. Stevens

Hardesty

JW
Justin Williams

Sammy

John Corbett

Big Augie

AN
Adam Nelson

Little Augie

David Schwimmer

Duty Officer

RB
Reb Brown

Air Boss

Richard Fancy

Intelligence Captain

Details

Directed by
John Milius
Written by
Robert Dillon, Stephen Coonts, David Shaber
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.8 · 8,554 ratings
Feels mostly
Excitement
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