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Happy Hour

1987 · 88 min · Director: John De Bello ★ IMDb 3.9 · 306 ratings

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A chemist experimenting with different formulas stumbles upon an ingredient that, when added to beer, makes it absolutely irresistible. Before he realizes it, an international spy is after him to try to get the formula for himself.

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Happy Hour (1987) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor40%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Excitement. Its IMDb rating of 3.9/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Curiosity
  • Tension

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Curiosity
Tension
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.
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorCuriosityTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness40 %27 %17 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor45 %36 %31 %14 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Curiosity52 %42 %40 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor55 %49 %31 %26 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor57 %55 %20 %16 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor57 %56 %20 %9 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Humor54 %53 %27 %12 %
37.5 %≈ 33′Humor54 %53 %32 %19 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor59 %57 %33 %25 %
47.5 %≈ 42′Humor60 %59 %31 %25 %
52.5 %≈ 46′Humor56 %53 %27 %23 %
57.5 %≈ 51′Humor55 %49 %29 %32 %
62.5 %≈ 55′Humor60 %54 %32 %41 %
67.5 %≈ 59′Humor61 %52 %36 %46 %
72.5 %≈ 64′Tension59 %48 %40 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 68′Humor59 %51 %36 %47 %
82.5 %≈ 73′Humor56 %51 %34 %43 %
87.5 %≈ 77′Humor59 %50 %39 %50 %
92.5 %≈ 81′Tension64 %52 %36 %49 %
97.5 %≈ 86′Relief64 %55 %25 %34 %
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

JP
Jim Parrott

RG
Richard Gilliland

RG
Richard Gilliland

Blakely

KD
Kathi Diamant

JN
James Newell

HK
Herb Kronsberg

DF
Debi Fares

DF
Debi Fares

Ms. Shepard

RL
Rich Little

RL
Rich Little

Mr. X

JF
Jamie Farr

JF
Jamie Farr

Crummy Fred

MM
Mary M. Egan

Old Woman

NB
Nigel Barber

Marshall Beer

JA
John Ara Martin

Lakeside Security Guard #1

DG
Deborah Gates

Meredith Casey

AM
Arnie Miller

Tinker

DS
D.J. Sullivan

Fred's Neighbor

SA
Stephen Andrich

Steve Andrich

TH
Ty Henderson

Bill

JS
J. Stephen Peace

Spencer Markham

CB
Chad Burlingame

Billy Teegarden

Details

Directed by
John De Bello
Written by
John De Bello, Costa Dillon, J. Stephen Peace
Type
Movies
Released
1987
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 3.9 · 306 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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