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In the Army Now

1994 · 91 min · Director: Daniel Petrie Jr. ★ IMDb 5 · 15,796 ratings

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Bones Conway and Jack Kaufman, two misguided youths, join the reserves to make some easy money for their entrepreneurial dreams. Unfortunately, no sooner than they finish basic training they find themselves at war as part of the water purification team.

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Emotional fingerprint

In the Army Now (1994) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Joy 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Joy
20%Smile
  1. Humor35%
  2. Joy25%
  3. Smile20%
  4. Relief10%

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

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Joy and Smile. Its IMDb rating of 5.0/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 56/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Humor
  • Tension
  • Excitement

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Relief

Dominant emotion: Excitement

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 3 %, then peaks around 93 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorTensionExcitement
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor47 %47 %13 %12 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor50 %49 %17 %18 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor53 %49 %24 %24 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor51 %48 %28 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 20′Humor51 %50 %23 %24 %
27.5 %≈ 25′Humor53 %51 %21 %19 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Humor51 %49 %28 %14 %
37.5 %≈ 34′Humor51 %49 %29 %15 %
42.5 %≈ 39′Humor53 %48 %32 %18 %
47.5 %≈ 43′Humor56 %41 %45 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 48′Tension63 %36 %56 %29 %
57.5 %≈ 52′Tension63 %37 %57 %23 %
62.5 %≈ 57′Tension60 %43 %54 %19 %
67.5 %≈ 61′Relief60 %44 %53 %26 %
72.5 %≈ 66′Tension60 %45 %49 %30 %
77.5 %≈ 71′Humor60 %48 %44 %35 %
82.5 %≈ 75′Excitement63 %40 %50 %48 %
87.5 %≈ 80′Excitement70 %30 %65 %59 %
92.5 %≈ 84′Tension75 %31 %57 %55 %
97.5 %≈ 89′Relief73 %37 %30 %42 %
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

Pauly Shore

Bones Conway

Andy Dick

Jack Kaufman

David Alan Grier

Fred Ostroff

Esai Morales

Sgt. Stern

Art LaFleur

First Sergeant Brandon T. Williams

FU
Fabiana Udenio

FU
Fabiana Udenio

Gabriella

GM
Glenn Morshower

Glenn Morshower

Recruiting Sergeant Richard Day

BB
Beau Billingslea

BB
Beau Billingslea

Sergeant Daniels

PS
Peter Spellos

Mr. Quinn

Brendan Fraser

Link (Uncredited)

JL
John Larsen

Radio Operator

KC
Keith Coogan

Stoner #1

MW
Matthew Walker

Stoner #2

Details

Directed by
Daniel Petrie Jr.
Written by
Daniel Petrie Jr., Steve Zacharias, Stu Krieger, Fax Bahr, Robbie Fox, Adam Small, Jeff Buhai, Ken Kaufman, Adam Small, Fax Bahr
Type
Movies
Released
1994
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Genres
Comedy
Ratings
★ IMDb 5 · 15,796 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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