Jack the Bear
1993 · 99 min · Director: Marshall Herskovitz
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Danny DeVito is John Leary, a professional horror host "Al Gory"; whose wife's death in a car accident has left him to care for his two young boys. Loving, but useless at the daily job of fathering, the onus falls on plucky Jack the Bear (Robert J. Steinmiller, Jr.) Leary's conscience, and a quantity of alcohol, leads him to denounce a neo-fascist candidate on his children's television program, and also to the kidnapping of youngest son Dylan (Miko Hughes) by a disturbed neo-Nazi supporter.
Emotional fingerprint
Jack the Bear (1993) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Anxiety 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Anxiety. Genres: Comedy, Drama. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Anxiety. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 67/100.
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Emotional journey
- Sadness
- Tension
- Love
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Sadness | Tension | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 50 % | 28 % | 22 % | 27 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 56 % | 34 % | 29 % | 29 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Tension | 57 % | 24 % | 41 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 54 % | 24 % | 40 % | 31 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 59 % | 45 % | 38 % | 39 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Sadness | 66 % | 49 % | 33 % | 43 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 68 % | 24 % | 19 % | 48 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Joy | 68 % | 8 % | 24 % | 41 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Tension | 66 % | 16 % | 48 % | 25 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 66 % | 38 % | 60 % | 16 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Sadness | 70 % | 56 % | 63 % | 14 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 57′ | Tension | 79 % | 61 % | 74 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Tension | 86 % | 60 % | 84 % | 30 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Tension | 86 % | 66 % | 79 % | 40 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Sadness | 80 % | 71 % | 60 % | 43 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Sadness | 73 % | 65 % | 48 % | 44 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Sadness | 77 % | 52 % | 64 % | 45 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Tension | 89 % | 51 % | 70 % | 54 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 92′ | Sadness | 92 % | 67 % | 48 % | 68 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 97′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
Riches to rags
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
Jack Leary
Gordon Layton
Michael
Ray
Fireman
Mr. Morris
Mrs. Morris
Details
- Directed by
- Marshall Herskovitz
- Written by
- Steven Zaillian, Dan McCall
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1993
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Empathy
- Data updated
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