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Any Which Way You Can

1980 · 115 min · Director: Buddy Van Horn ★ IMDb 6.1 · 22,868 ratings

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Philo takes part in a bare knuckle fight – as he does – to make more money than he can earn from his car repair business. He decides to retire, but when the Mafia come along and arrange another fight, he's pushed into it. A motorcycle gang and an orangutan called Clyde all add to the 'fun'.

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Emotional fingerprint

Any Which Way You Can (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Excitement 25%, Empathy 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Humor30%
  2. Anger15%

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Why it feels this way

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Excitement and Empathy. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 62/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Excitement

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
Excitement
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 18 %, then rises around 78 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionExcitement
2.5 %≈ 3′Excitement47 %35 %38 %35 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Humor46 %35 %36 %30 %
12.5 %≈ 14′Tension44 %33 %31 %20 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Humor41 %35 %23 %11 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Humor41 %36 %24 %9 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Humor49 %38 %28 %13 %
32.5 %≈ 37′Love55 %38 %26 %15 %
37.5 %≈ 43′Tension55 %34 %40 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 49′Tension55 %36 %49 %15 %
47.5 %≈ 55′Humor55 %46 %33 %15 %
52.5 %≈ 60′Humor56 %55 %15 %14 %
57.5 %≈ 66′Humor58 %48 %24 %14 %
62.5 %≈ 72′Tension55 %31 %45 %16 %
67.5 %≈ 78′Tension50 %29 %49 %20 %
72.5 %≈ 83′Tension49 %34 %44 %24 %
77.5 %≈ 89′Relief55 %30 %48 %34 %
82.5 %≈ 95′Excitement66 %25 %61 %46 %
87.5 %≈ 101′Tension69 %31 %57 %39 %
92.5 %≈ 106′Relief60 %43 %30 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 112′Humor55 %50 %15 %18 %
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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

Geoffrey Lewis

Orville Boggs

MC
Michael Cavanaugh

Patrick Scarfe

Barry Corbin

Fat Zack

JQ
John Quade

Cholla

AR
Al Ruscio

Tony Paoli Sr.

DV
Dan Vadis

Frank

CA
Camila Ashland

Hattie

BM
Beans Morocco

Baggage Man (as Dan Barrows)

MB
Michael Brockman

Moustache Officer

JB
Julie Brown

Candy

GC
Glen Campbell

Self

DC
Dick Christie

Jackson Officer

Details

Directed by
Buddy Van Horn
Written by
Stanford Sherman
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
115 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.1 · 22,868 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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