Don't Panic
1987 · 90 min · Director: Rubén Galindo Jr.
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On his seventeenth birthday, Michael is given a present of a Ouija board by Tony his best friend. At a session, Tony using a medium known to him only as "Virgil", unwittingly unlocks the evil forces of the board. Soon there is a wave of violent killings and the chief suspect appears to be Michael. He has been witness to all the killings via premonitions and out of body experiences. Is Michael the killer? Can he prove his innocence or is someone else being possessed by the evil spirit...?
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Don't Panic (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Tension 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Tension25%
- Disturbing20%
- Anxiety12%
- Surprise8%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Sadness
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Sadness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Curiosity | 47 % | 38 % | 25 % | 7 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 41 % | 27 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Sadness | 46 % | 29 % | 19 % | 14 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Love | 51 % | 15 % | 5 % | 14 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Love | 63 % | 11 % | 0 % | 6 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Love | 66 % | 19 % | 8 % | 3 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Curiosity | 59 % | 36 % | 20 % | 9 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 56 % | 49 % | 30 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 66 % | 61 % | 44 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 75 % | 74 % | 56 % | 18 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 78 % | 76 % | 60 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 76 % | 73 % | 59 % | 41 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 75 % | 70 % | 57 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Tension | 74 % | 70 % | 56 % | 29 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 75 % | 74 % | 61 % | 15 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Tension | 80 % | 79 % | 70 % | 11 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 84 % | 81 % | 73 % | 14 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 89 % | 88 % | 78 % | 30 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Tension | 93 % | 73 % | 64 % | 63 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Sadness | 92 % | 38 % | 32 % | 82 % |
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
Tony
Fred
Teacher
Robert
Cristy
Reception Nurse
Debbie
Jose
Doctor
Priest
Lisa
Weiter
Guard 1
Details
- Directed by
- Rubén Galindo Jr.
- Written by
- Rubén Galindo Jr.
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1987
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- Mexico
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
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