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Female Trouble

1974 · 98 min · Director: John Waters ★ IMDb 7.1 · 11,969 ratings

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Dawn Davenport progresses from a teenage nightmare hell-bent on getting cha-cha heels for Christmas to a fame monster whose egomaniacal impulses land her in the electric chair.

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Female Trouble (1974) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Surprise 25%, Disturbing 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Disturbing. Its IMDb rating of 7.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 71/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Disturbing
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Tension

Humor
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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 dips around 3 %, then peaks around 78 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorDisturbingTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor48 %48 %17 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor53 %49 %25 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor55 %45 %40 %29 %
17.5 %≈ 17′Humor54 %45 %46 %24 %
22.5 %≈ 22′Humor53 %51 %38 %18 %
27.5 %≈ 27′Humor59 %54 %39 %21 %
32.5 %≈ 32′Disturbing65 %51 %51 %30 %
37.5 %≈ 37′Humor61 %50 %48 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 42′Humor59 %51 %39 %38 %
47.5 %≈ 47′Humor65 %54 %46 %40 %
52.5 %≈ 51′Disturbing70 %54 %61 %43 %
57.5 %≈ 56′Humor68 %48 %65 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 61′Disturbing66 %41 %64 %34 %
67.5 %≈ 66′Disturbing65 %48 %57 %39 %
72.5 %≈ 71′Humor66 %55 %55 %48 %
77.5 %≈ 76′Disturbing74 %48 %65 %64 %
82.5 %≈ 81′Tension74 %44 %61 %65 %
87.5 %≈ 86′Humor68 %54 %50 %53 %
92.5 %≈ 91′Humor68 %57 %53 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 96′Disturbing72 %55 %60 %62 %
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

D
Divine

DL
David Lochary

Mink Stole

Taffy Davenport

CM
Cookie Mueller

SW
Susan Walsh

EP
Ed Peranio

MP
Michael Potter

Gater

PS
Paul Swift

GF
George Figgs

GF
George Figgs

Dribbles

SL
Susan Lowe

Vikki

GH
George Hulse

Teacher

MS
Margie Skidmore

School Snitch

BC
Berenica Cipcus

Mean Girl

BW
Betty Woods

Dawn's Mother

RH
Roland Hertz

Dawn's Father

RM
Ramsey McClean

Baby

HB
Henry Bederski

Drunk

HT
Hilary Taylor

Taffy as a Child

Details

Directed by
John Waters
Written by
John Waters
Type
Movies
Released
1974
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy, Crime
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.1 · 11,969 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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