Head of the Family
1996 · 82 min · Director: Charles Band, Charles Band
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
The Stackpool family have been doing some freaky experiments in the bowels of their basement and the local residents find that they are in it way over their heads. Howard is the meanest nastiest thug in town, a Harley riding criminal with a hot wife Loretta. Loretta's problem is she's having an affair with Lance owner of the town diner and Howard's getting suspicious. Driving back from one of their nightly flings, Lance witnesses the local family of weirdos, the Stackpools, dragging a man from his truck and into their house. Seeing this as an opportunity, Lance discovers the Stackpools terrible secret. The whole family is run by the one who has super intelligence, meet....MYRON the 'Head of the family'.
Emotional fingerprint
Head of the Family (1996) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Disturbing 30%, Humor 25%, Fear 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Disturbing30%
- Humor25%
- Fear20%
- Anxiety15%
- Confusion10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Disturbing, Humor, Fear. Genres: Comedy, Horror. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Disturbing, Humor and Fear. Its IMDb rating of 5.4/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 59/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Curiosity
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Curiosity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 42 % | 42 % | 28 % | 17 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 6′ | Humor | 44 % | 43 % | 30 % | 20 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 10′ | Humor | 44 % | 41 % | 35 % | 23 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 14′ | Humor | 48 % | 38 % | 43 % | 29 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 18′ | Tension | 55 % | 36 % | 48 % | 43 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 23′ | Curiosity | 57 % | 40 % | 45 % | 55 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 41 % | 46 % | 60 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 31′ | Curiosity | 60 % | 41 % | 50 % | 53 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 54 % | 43 % | 45 % | 40 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 49 % | 43 % | 39 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Humor | 50 % | 44 % | 44 % | 36 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 56 % | 41 % | 55 % | 38 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 63 % | 36 % | 63 % | 36 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Tension | 64 % | 43 % | 58 % | 33 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Humor | 64 % | 53 % | 50 % | 35 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Tension | 68 % | 53 % | 59 % | 39 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Tension | 72 % | 49 % | 71 % | 31 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 72′ | Tension | 74 % | 50 % | 69 % | 28 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 66 % | 55 % | 45 % | 27 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 80′ | Humor | 58 % | 57 % | 22 % | 22 % |
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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
Ernestina
Howard
Myron
Susie
Weasel
Ticket Agent
Arthur Raskow
Otis
Wheeler
Details
- Directed by
- Charles Band, Charles Band
- Written by
- Charles Band, Neal Marshall Stevens, Charles Band
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1996
- Runtime
- 82 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Disturbing
- Data updated
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