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Strange Brew

1983 · 90 min · Director: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis ★ IMDb 6.6 · 20,385 ratings

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Something is rotten at the Elsinore Brewery. Bob and Doug McKenzie (as seen on SCTV) help the orphan Pam regain the brewery founded by her recently-deceased father. But to do so, they must confront the suspicious Brewmeister Smith and two teams of vicious hockey players.

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Emotional fingerprint

Strange Brew (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 45%, Joy 20%, Surprise 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

45%Humor
20%Joy
  1. Humor45%
  2. Joy20%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Joy, Surprise. Genres: Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Surprise. Its IMDb rating of 6.6/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 69/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Humor
Tension
Curiosity
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 dips around 18 %, then peaks around 88 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor65 %63 %15 %17 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor61 %59 %21 %17 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor53 %50 %20 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor48 %40 %21 %36 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity50 %39 %25 %40 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor55 %43 %31 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 29′Tension59 %40 %45 %44 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Curiosity60 %43 %53 %48 %
42.5 %≈ 38′Humor61 %46 %56 %39 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Tension66 %44 %65 %26 %
52.5 %≈ 47′Tension65 %39 %64 %20 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Relief54 %35 %49 %26 %
62.5 %≈ 56′Humor50 %40 %43 %35 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Humor57 %46 %51 %33 %
72.5 %≈ 65′Tension66 %48 %61 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 70′Tension69 %44 %65 %33 %
82.5 %≈ 74′Tension70 %46 %64 %30 %
87.5 %≈ 79′Humor71 %57 %56 %21 %
92.5 %≈ 83′Humor66 %61 %39 %15 %
97.5 %≈ 88′Humor63 %62 %23 %12 %
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

Paul Dooley

Claude Elsinore

LG
Lynne Griffin

Pam Elsinore

AM
Angus MacInnes

Angus MacInnes

Jean LaRose

RD
Roger Dunn

RD
Roger Dunn

Beer Store Clerk

TH
Tom Harvey

TH
Tom Harvey

The Inspector

Mel Blanc

Voice of Mr. McKenzie

LD
Len Doncheff

JW
J. Winston Carroll

Fire Chief

DC
Douglas Campbell

Henry Green

JF
Jill Frappier

Gertrude

DB
David Beard

The Judge

RW
Robert Windsor

Bailiff

DC
David Clement

Man in the Alley

PS
Paddy Sampson

Pensioner

DD
Dora Dainton

Lady in Movie

RJ
Ron James

Man in Movie

Details

Written by
Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Steve De Jarnatt
Type
Movies
Released
1983
Runtime
90 min
Country
United States of America, Canada
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.6 · 20,385 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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