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Saturday the 14th

1981 · 76 min · Director: Howard R. Cohen ★ IMDb 4.7 · 5,912 ratings

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After his family moves to a new house, a young boy discovers a mysterious book that details a curse hanging over the date of Saturday the 14th. Opening the book releases a band of monsters into the house and the family must join together to save themselves and their neighborhood.

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Saturday the 14th (1981) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor35%
  2. Fear15%

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

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Relief

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
Relief
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 rises around 88 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionRelief
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor40 %33 %17 %0 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity41 %30 %23 %1 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Curiosity44 %30 %31 %4 %
17.5 %≈ 13′Humor45 %35 %34 %5 %
22.5 %≈ 17′Curiosity43 %35 %29 %5 %
27.5 %≈ 21′Humor44 %36 %31 %4 %
32.5 %≈ 25′Humor54 %41 %46 %4 %
37.5 %≈ 29′Tension56 %39 %51 %5 %
42.5 %≈ 32′Curiosity50 %37 %43 %5 %
47.5 %≈ 36′Humor48 %40 %38 %6 %
52.5 %≈ 40′Humor49 %39 %41 %5 %
57.5 %≈ 44′Tension51 %41 %41 %1 %
62.5 %≈ 48′Humor51 %48 %34 %0 %
67.5 %≈ 51′Humor48 %48 %30 %0 %
72.5 %≈ 55′Humor43 %41 %30 %0 %
77.5 %≈ 59′Humor44 %40 %35 %0 %
82.5 %≈ 63′Humor53 %45 %46 %0 %
87.5 %≈ 67′Tension63 %41 %60 %0 %
92.5 %≈ 70′Tension71 %31 %60 %19 %
97.5 %≈ 74′Relief75 %28 %45 %50 %
Oedipus

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

Jeffrey Tambor

Waldemar

KM
Kari Michaelsen

KB
Kevin Brando

RD
Rosemary DeCamp

CA
Carole Androsky

CA
Carole Androsky

Marge

SK
Stacy Keach, Sr.

SK
Stacy Keach Sr.

Attorney

AJ
Allen Joseph

Uncle Bert

NL
Nancy Lee Andrews

Yolanda

P'
Paul 'Mousie' Garner

The Major

AO
Annie O'Donnell

Annette Muldowney

TN
Thomas Newman

Cousin Phil

CC
Craig Coulter

Deliveryperson

RB
Renee Braswell

Stuntperson

EC
Elizabeth Charlton Davey

French Maid

IR
Irwin Russo

Truck Driver

MM
Michael Miller

Ernie Muldowney

Details

Directed by
Howard R. Cohen
Written by
Jeff Begun, Howard R. Cohen
Type
Movies
Released
1981
Runtime
76 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.7 · 5,912 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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