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Hot Shots!

1991 · 85 min · Director: Jim Abrahams ★ IMDb 6.7 · 126,504 ratings

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Topper Harley, a top gun fighter pilot, is recalled to serve on the SS Essess. Topper's mission is to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear plants. Unfortunately, Topper is psychologically imbalanced and is sure to crack under pressure.

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Hot Shots! (1991) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Smile 22%, Excitement 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%
  2. Smile22%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Smile and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 6.7/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 70/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Love
  • Relief

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Humor
Love
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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 peaks around 78 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorLoveRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor60 %60 %5 %7 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor57 %57 %14 %3 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor63 %63 %18 %1 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor69 %69 %13 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor69 %69 %13 %6 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Humor64 %63 %19 %3 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor57 %53 %30 %1 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Love58 %51 %41 %4 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Humor61 %59 %39 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Humor64 %61 %23 %8 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor66 %60 %10 %9 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor66 %60 %16 %5 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Humor64 %60 %33 %3 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Humor65 %64 %30 %1 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Humor71 %68 %10 %4 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Humor75 %65 %4 %15 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Humor75 %65 %10 %34 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Humor74 %68 %21 %46 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Humor64 %51 %38 %32 %
97.5 %≈ 83′Love50 %25 %43 %12 %
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

Lloyd Bridges

Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn

Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer

Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

WO
William O'Leary

Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson

Kowalski

Bill Irwin

Buzz Harley

HS
Heidi Swedberg

Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Bruce A. Young

'Red' Herring

RS
Ryan Stiles

'Mailman' Farnham

RT
Rino Thunder

Owatonna 'The Old One'

MA
Mark Arnott

Rosener

RC
Ryan Cutrona

Captain Margolis

Don Lake

Doctor

KC
Kelly Connell

Air Controller

TS
Tony Simotes

Ambulance Driver

DL
Don Luce

Paramedic

Details

Directed by
Jim Abrahams
Type
Movies
Released
1991
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.7 · 126,504 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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