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Black Sheep

1996 · 86 min · Director: Penelope Spheeris ★ IMDb 6.2 · 46,550 ratings

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Comedy about the prospective Washington State Governor Al Donnelly whose only stumbling block on the road to power is his embarrassing younger brother Mike. To keep him out of mischief, Al forces one of his aides, Steve Dodds to keep an eye on him during the election. However, this is easier said than done...

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Emotional fingerprint

Black Sheep (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Excitement 25%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%

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Why it feels this way

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

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.2/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Sympathy

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
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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 8 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionSympathy
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %37 %13 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor40 %39 %13 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor44 %43 %18 %14 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor50 %43 %30 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension54 %41 %40 %23 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor59 %51 %41 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor61 %60 %36 %13 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor59 %59 %26 %10 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor56 %54 %20 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Humor54 %49 %24 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Humor55 %50 %33 %24 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor56 %49 %36 %30 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Humor53 %44 %34 %31 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Humor51 %43 %36 %21 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Humor56 %48 %38 %16 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Humor60 %55 %34 %11 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Humor63 %49 %43 %15 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Tension69 %36 %56 %30 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Relief64 %33 %50 %35 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Humor50 %32 %37 %30 %
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

CF
Chris Farley

CF
Chris Farley

Mike Donnelly

David Spade

Steve Dodds

Tim Matheson

Al Donnelly

Gary Busey

Drake Sabitch

Bruce McGill

Neuschwander

Boyd Banks

Clyde Spinoza

Grant Heslov

Robbie Mieghem

DS
David St. James

Motorcycle Cop

Timothy Carhart

Roger Kovary

MP
Michael Patrick Carter

Scott Colleary

Christine Ebersole

Governor Tracy

SO
Skip O'Brien

State Trooper

BM
Branden Morgan

Fan

GS
Gypsy Spheeris

Pocket Pool Lady

JA
John Ashker

Jim Blaine

JN
James Noah

Mayor

JE
Jonathan Everett Lewis

Carl

KF
Kevin Farley

Bouncer

John Farley

Bouncer

Details

Directed by
Penelope Spheeris
Written by
Fred Wolf
Type
Movies
Released
1996
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.2 · 46,550 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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