Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal
2008 · 88 min · Director: Tom McLoughlin
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Five high school cheerleaders, including the daughter of the school principal, run amok -- and teachers, parents and administrators allow them to get away with a wide range of scandalous behavior. Know as the "fab five," the girls disregard school rules, drink alcohol and post suggestive pictures on the Internet. But when the new cheerleading coach attempts to discipline them, her superiors ask her to resign. The real version of the events took place in McKinney, Texas, a Dallas suburb, and received national media attention in 2006.
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Fab Five: The Texas Cheerleader Scandal (2008) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anger 30%, Anxiety 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Anger30%
- Anxiety25%
- Confusion20%
- Empathy15%
- Satisfaction10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Anger, Anxiety, Confusion. Genres: Drama, Biography, Sport. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Anger
- Empathy
- Tension
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Joy
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Anger
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Anger | Empathy | Tension |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Joy | 35 % | 9 % | 16 % | 18 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Joy | 36 % | 14 % | 23 % | 24 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Joy | 40 % | 21 % | 31 % | 30 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 15′ | Joy | 42 % | 23 % | 34 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Joy | 45 % | 28 % | 33 % | 38 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 24′ | Tension | 53 % | 40 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Anger | 57 % | 41 % | 40 % | 46 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 33′ | Joy | 62 % | 39 % | 38 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 69 % | 50 % | 40 % | 59 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Anger | 64 % | 55 % | 46 % | 56 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 46′ | Empathy | 68 % | 61 % | 60 % | 59 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Anger | 77 % | 71 % | 71 % | 66 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 55′ | Empathy | 72 % | 66 % | 63 % | 60 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 59′ | Anger | 67 % | 60 % | 50 % | 59 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 64′ | Anger | 70 % | 64 % | 54 % | 65 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 68′ | Anger | 76 % | 71 % | 65 % | 66 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 73′ | Anger | 76 % | 71 % | 68 % | 61 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 77′ | Anger | 69 % | 59 % | 56 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Tension | 65 % | 41 % | 48 % | 46 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Joy | 65 % | 30 % | 50 % | 32 % |
Man in a hole
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
Lisa Toledo
Tabitha Doering
Coach Adam Reeve
Megan Harper
Cindy Harper
Trevor
Coach Hanley
Mr. Spretnak
Janice Harper
Nicole
Investigator
Details
- Directed by
- Tom McLoughlin
- Written by
- Teena Booth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2008
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anger
- Data updated
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