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Crazy in Alabama

1999 · 112 min · Director: Antonio Banderas ★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,857 ratings

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A backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe -short for Peter Joseph- gets a quick education in grown-up matters like freedom in 1965. The catalyst is an unlikely source - his glamorous, eccentric Aunt Lucille, who escapes from her abusive husband and takes off for Hollywood to pursue her dreams of TV stardom.

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Crazy in Alabama (1999) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Inspiration 30%, Empathy 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Joy15%
  2. Hope10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Inspiration, Empathy, Sadness. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Crime. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Inspiration, Empathy and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.3/10 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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  • Empathy
  • Tension
  • Sadness

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Relief

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 8 %, then peaks around 28 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityEmpathyTensionSadness
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension55 %23 %47 %15 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Tension51 %25 %43 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Humor55 %24 %43 %11 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor60 %29 %48 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 25′Tension65 %49 %55 %33 %
27.5 %≈ 31′Sadness76 %66 %66 %57 %
32.5 %≈ 36′Tension75 %59 %68 %50 %
37.5 %≈ 42′Tension66 %50 %60 %36 %
42.5 %≈ 48′Empathy66 %54 %59 %36 %
47.5 %≈ 53′Tension65 %45 %53 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 59′Humor61 %33 %39 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 64′Humor59 %27 %32 %11 %
62.5 %≈ 70′Humor64 %30 %44 %13 %
67.5 %≈ 76′Tension71 %48 %55 %25 %
72.5 %≈ 81′Empathy70 %63 %51 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 87′Empathy68 %61 %52 %29 %
82.5 %≈ 92′Empathy71 %64 %59 %35 %
87.5 %≈ 98′Empathy79 %68 %55 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 104′Relief79 %59 %36 %38 %
97.5 %≈ 109′Empathy73 %55 %18 %38 %
Rags to riches

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

Melanie Griffith

Lucille Vinson

Lucas Black

Peter Joseph 'Peejoe' Bullis

Cathy Moriarty

Earlene Bullis

Meat Loaf

Sheriff John Doggett

Rod Steiger

Judge Louis Mead

Richard Schiff

Norman the Chauffeur

John Beasley

Nehemiah Jackson

Robert Wagner

Harry Hall

Noah Emmerich

Sheriff Raymond

Paul Ben-Victor

D.A. Mackie

FF
Fannie Flagg

Sally

BT
Barbara Tasker

Organizer

Elizabeth Perkins

Joan Blake

Paul Mazursky

Walter Schwegmann

SB
Stella Banderas

Marilyn

Details

Directed by
Antonio Banderas
Written by
Mark Childress
Type
Movies
Released
1999
Runtime
112 min
Country
Germany, United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.3 · 7,857 ratings
Feels mostly
Inspiration
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