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The Mutilator

1985 · 86 min · Director: Buddy Cooper ★ IMDb 5.2 · 7,071 ratings

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As a child, Ed was cleaning his father’s hunting rifles - a surprise birthday treat for the old man - when one of them went off, hitting and killing his mother. On seeing the bloodshed, his father flew into a murderous rage - Ed just barely escaped with his life. Now in his teens, he returns home; he doesn’t expect to find his father, still there, waiting for a chance to settle the score . . .

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The Mutilator (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear35%

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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Thriller, Mystery, Horror. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Fear, Disturbing and Tension. Its IMDb rating of 5.2/10 suggests a mixed audience reception; consider how well the emotional profile suits you. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 58/100.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Humor

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Tension

Tension
Fear
Humor
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 63 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearHumor
2.5 %≈ 2′Sadness57 %48 %37 %10 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Humor48 %30 %19 %25 %
12.5 %≈ 11′Humor43 %14 %6 %34 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor41 %17 %7 %31 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Humor41 %24 %13 %34 %
27.5 %≈ 24′Humor41 %21 %12 %38 %
32.5 %≈ 28′Humor40 %14 %6 %38 %
37.5 %≈ 32′Humor40 %15 %5 %35 %
42.5 %≈ 37′Humor45 %32 %20 %28 %
47.5 %≈ 41′Tension56 %51 %42 %23 %
52.5 %≈ 45′Tension56 %48 %38 %28 %
57.5 %≈ 49′Humor43 %29 %15 %34 %
62.5 %≈ 54′Humor36 %25 %9 %33 %
67.5 %≈ 58′Tension44 %39 %19 %31 %
72.5 %≈ 62′Tension55 %54 %31 %29 %
77.5 %≈ 67′Tension68 %68 %50 %16 %
82.5 %≈ 71′Tension81 %81 %73 %5 %
87.5 %≈ 75′Tension89 %89 %84 %3 %
92.5 %≈ 80′Tension75 %68 %64 %5 %
97.5 %≈ 84′Not enough subtitle evidence50 %32 %28 %7 %
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

MM
Matt Mitler

RM
Ruth Martinez

BH
Bill Hitchcock

CR
Connie Rogers

FS
Frances Sherman

FS
Frances Sherman

Linda

ML
Morey Lampley

JC
Jack Chatham

BM
Ben Moore

TC
Trace Cooper

PW
Pamela Weddle Cooper

JG
Jimmy Guthrie

Bartender

BC
Buddy Cooper

Dead Man in photography

FT
Fred Tillery

Storekeeper

JG
Jenny Grice

Storekeeper's Wife

Details

Directed by
Buddy Cooper
Written by
Buddy Cooper
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 5.2 · 7,071 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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