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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes

1969 · 91 min · Director: Robert Butler ★ IMDb 6 · 6,575 ratings

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Some college students manage to persuade the town's big businessman, A. J. Arno, to donate a computer to their college. When the problem- student, Dexter Riley, tries to fix the computer, he gets an electric shock and his brain turns to a computer; now he remembers everything he reads. Unfortunately, he also remembers information which was in the computer's memory, like Arno's illegal businesses..

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The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1969) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 34%, Surprise 22%, Joy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

34%Humor
18%Joy
  1. Humor34%
  2. Joy18%

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The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Joy. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Surprise and Joy. Its IMDb rating of 6.0/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 61/100.

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  • Humor
  • Excitement
  • Tension

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Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Joy

Dominant emotion: Excitement

Dominant emotion: Tension

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorExcitementTension
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor35 %33 %12 %9 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor37 %35 %13 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor40 %35 %16 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Curiosity45 %35 %22 %21 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Curiosity50 %40 %26 %20 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor51 %43 %32 %18 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Joy50 %42 %35 %18 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor48 %38 %36 %22 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Excitement50 %37 %40 %31 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor48 %36 %34 %33 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Humor42 %34 %26 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Curiosity46 %30 %26 %36 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension55 %22 %28 %49 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Curiosity57 %22 %30 %52 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension57 %34 %36 %50 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor62 %49 %47 %52 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Excitement67 %55 %57 %54 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Excitement67 %45 %56 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension71 %40 %53 %54 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Joy74 %43 %53 %37 %
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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

Kurt Russell

Dexter Riley

William Schallert

Professor Quigley

DP
Debbie Paine

FW
Frank Webb

FW
Frank Webb

Pete

MM
Michael McGreevey

JP
Jon Provost

Bradley

BR
Bing Russell

Angelo

PH
Pat Harrington Jr.

Moderator

Fritz Feld

Sigmund Van Dyke

LA
Leon Alton

Collingsgood Associate (uncredited)

Ed Begley Jr.

Student (uncredited)

GB
Gail Bonney

Winifred - Dean's Secretary (uncredited)

DC
David Canary

Mr. Walski (uncredited)

JC
John Cliff

Police Turnkey (uncredited)

Details

Directed by
Robert Butler
Written by
Joseph L. McEveety
Type
Movies
Released
1969
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 6 · 6,575 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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