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Shock Waves

1977 · 85 min · Director: Ken Wiederhorn ★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,228 ratings

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Visitors to a remote island discover that a reclusive Nazi commandant has been breeding a group of zombie soldiers.

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Shock Waves (1977) — 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

  1. Fear35%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Tension, Disturbing. Genres: Horror, War, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Tension and Disturbing. 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 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
Curiosity
Emotional journey Emotional intensity over the film’s runtime, from quieter to stronger on a fixed 0–1 scale. Hatched intervals have insufficient subtitle evidence. The table provides the values. Not enough subtitle evidence
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Dominant emotion

Intensity peaks around 23 %, then dips around 33 %, then peaks around 83 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Curiosity49 %39 %25 %49 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity42 %38 %20 %40 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity36 %36 %17 %31 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Tension45 %44 %26 %34 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Tension55 %54 %37 %43 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity45 %43 %27 %39 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Curiosity36 %30 %15 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity43 %35 %18 %45 %
42.5 %≈ 36′Curiosity50 %43 %27 %44 %
47.5 %≈ 40′Tension56 %53 %42 %39 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension65 %62 %50 %47 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Disturbing61 %55 %43 %44 %
62.5 %≈ 53′Tension51 %48 %32 %24 %
67.5 %≈ 57′Tension55 %56 %39 %16 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension66 %66 %54 %21 %
77.5 %≈ 66′Tension73 %73 %63 %18 %
82.5 %≈ 70′Tension74 %74 %66 %16 %
87.5 %≈ 74′Tension67 %67 %59 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 79′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
97.5 %≈ 83′Sadness68 %38 %40 %20 %
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

FB
Fred Buch

FB
Fred Buch

Chuck

JD
Jack Davidson

JD
Jack Davidson

Norman

LH
Luke Halpin

LH
Luke Halpin

Keith

DS
D.J. Sidney

DS
Don Stott

CT
Clarence Thomas

CT
Clarence Thomas

Fisherman

TS
Talmadge Scott

RM
Robert Miller

Zombie

GJ
Gary J. Levinson

Zombie

SG
Sammy Graham

Zombie

PW
Preston White

Zombie

RF
Reid Finger

Zombie

MK
Mike Kennedy

Zombie

DG
Donahue Guillory

Zombie

JM
Jay Maeder

Zombie

RM
Robert Miller

Zombie

WH
Wayne Hood

Zombie (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Ken Wiederhorn
Written by
Ken Wiederhorn, John Kent Harrison, Ken Pare
Type
Movies
Released
1977
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Horror, War, Sci-Fi
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.4 · 7,228 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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