The King of the Kickboxers
1990 · 99 min · Director: Lucas Lowe, Lo Yuen-Ming
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Kahn is a heavy weight kick-box champion, who often kills his opponents in front of the running camera, to sell it on video tape. Jake had to witness once how his brother was killed by him, and now has come for revenge. But first he has to improve his fighting skills; he asks Phang, the only person in the whole world who ever had Khan down on his back, to train him until he is a match for him.
Emotional fingerprint
The King of the Kickboxers (1990) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Anger 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement35%
- Tension25%
- Anger20%
- Inspiration15%
- Relief5%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Anger. Genres: Drama, Crime, Action. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Relief
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Relief |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Tension | 67 % | 58 % | 33 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 69 % | 56 % | 42 % | 6 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 59 % | 46 % | 28 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Tension | 54 % | 46 % | 24 % | 4 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Tension | 56 % | 51 % | 34 % | 0 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 59 % | 54 % | 38 % | 0 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Disturbing | 68 % | 61 % | 54 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 54 % | 46 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 52 % | 44 % | 32 % | 15 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Disturbing | 61 % | 46 % | 44 % | 9 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 64 % | 44 % | 36 % | 9 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Humor | 56 % | 40 % | 18 % | 9 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 53 % | 34 % | 9 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 53 % | 29 % | 6 % | 24 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 55 % | 41 % | 10 % | 13 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Tension | 60 % | 55 % | 12 % | 5 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 88 % | 77 % | 65 % | 25 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Relief | 87 % | 63 % | 45 % | 50 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Oedipus
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
Big Boss
Warehouse Fighter #2
Mr. McKinney
Thasi
Dan Handel
Young Jake
Mr. Director
Sean Donahue
Radioman
Details
- Directed by
- Lucas Lowe, Lo Yuen-Ming
- Written by
- See-Yuen Ng, Keith W. Strandberg, John Kay
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1990
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- Hong Kong, United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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