A Dirty Shame
2004 · 89 min · Director: John Waters
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Middle-aged, sexually repressed Sylvia Stickles is the subject of this John Water's film, set in North Baltimore. She refuses to have sex with her husband, Vaughn Stickles, and keeps her overly-endowed daughter, Caprice, locked in her room, while she serves home detention for moral depravity charges. Sylvia, together with her mother Big Ethel, lead a group calling themselves "neuters" that promotes decency on Harford Road. When Sylvia is accidentally hit on the head by a lawnmower hanging out of a passing pick-up truck, however, her sexual behavior is changed completely from prude to prostitute. She meets the sex addicted sexual healer Ray Ray Perkins, becoming his twelfth apostle of sex in a journey of pleasure and orgasm.
Emotional fingerprint
A Dirty Shame (2004) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 22%, Disgust 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Surprise22%
- Disgust18%
- Confusion15%
- Excitement10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Disgust. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Disgust. Its IMDb rating of 5.1/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Surprise
- Joy
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Surprise
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Surprise | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 50 % | 50 % | 20 % | 15 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 34 % | 16 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Surprise | 64 % | 61 % | 46 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Humor | 66 % | 65 % | 41 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Humor | 68 % | 68 % | 32 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Humor | 64 % | 63 % | 28 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Humor | 60 % | 57 % | 30 % | 14 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Humor | 63 % | 61 % | 40 % | 20 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Humor | 63 % | 63 % | 41 % | 24 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 61 % | 61 % | 36 % | 26 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 64 % | 64 % | 36 % | 28 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 66 % | 65 % | 40 % | 18 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 69 % | 65 % | 44 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 60′ | Humor | 68 % | 64 % | 40 % | 13 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Humor | 64 % | 61 % | 33 % | 14 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 69′ | Humor | 63 % | 59 % | 32 % | 10 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Humor | 66 % | 61 % | 39 % | 20 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 78′ | Humor | 69 % | 64 % | 40 % | 41 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 82′ | Humor | 61 % | 55 % | 29 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 87′ | Joy | 53 % | 45 % | 17 % | 42 % |
Cinderella
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
Weird Paperboy
Neuter Yuppie Man
Fat Fuck Frank
Mama Bear
Papa Bear
Baby Bear
Betty Doggett
Wendell Doggett
Male Motorist
Female Motorist
Loose Linda
Details
- Directed by
- John Waters
- Written by
- John Waters
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2004
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Country
- United States
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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