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Pootie Tang

2001 · 81 min · Director: Louis C.K., Louis C.K. ★ IMDb 5.3 · 15,951 ratings

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Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young black children of America, supatime.

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Pootie Tang (2001) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Joy 25%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

40%Humor
25%Joy
  1. Humor40%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Relief10%

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

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Joy
  • Hope

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Joy

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Joy
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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 peaks around 3 %, then peaks around 28 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorJoyHope
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor63 %62 %20 %2 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor63 %60 %23 %4 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor61 %60 %20 %10 %
17.5 %≈ 14′Humor60 %60 %19 %19 %
22.5 %≈ 18′Humor66 %66 %21 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 22′Humor71 %70 %28 %8 %
32.5 %≈ 26′Humor66 %64 %33 %1 %
37.5 %≈ 30′Humor61 %58 %24 %0 %
42.5 %≈ 34′Humor59 %51 %10 %0 %
47.5 %≈ 38′Humor57 %46 %4 %4 %
52.5 %≈ 43′Sadness58 %48 %8 %18 %
57.5 %≈ 47′Humor59 %55 %18 %28 %
62.5 %≈ 51′Humor60 %57 %18 %20 %
67.5 %≈ 55′Humor61 %55 %14 %23 %
72.5 %≈ 59′Humor61 %55 %19 %35 %
77.5 %≈ 63′Humor61 %56 %21 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 67′Humor66 %63 %25 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 71′Humor68 %66 %34 %15 %
92.5 %≈ 75′Humor57 %50 %36 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 79′Joy47 %27 %35 %3 %
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

LC
Lance Crouther

LC
Lance Crouther

Pootie Tang

JS
JB Smoove

JB Smoove

Trucky

RE
Reg E. Cathey

Reg E. Cathey

Dirty Dee

WS
Wanda Sykes

Wanda Sykes

Biggie Shorty

Chris Rock

JB / Radio DJ / Pootie's Father

MJ
Mario Joyner

MJ
Mario Joyner

Lacey

CT
Cathy Trien

DA
Dave Attell

DA
Dave Attell

Frank

LK
Laura Kightlinger

Anchor Woman

CW
Christopher Wynkoop

Sheriff

RS
Rick Shapiro

Shakey

QD
Qiana Drew

Singing Lady

LR
Lorria Richards

Singing Lady

JW
J.D. Williams

Froggy

TJ
Tara Jeffers

Solo Girl Singer

CH
Cole Hawkins

Little Pootie

Andy Richter

Record Executive

Kristen Bell

Record Executive's Daughter

Details

Directed by
Louis C.K., Louis C.K.
Type
Movies
Released
2001
Runtime
81 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Action
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.3 · 15,951 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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