BMX Bandits
1983 · 92 min · Director: Brian Trenchard-Smith
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Teens P.J. and Goose get their thrills on BMX bikes, performing hair-raising tricks all across Sydney, Australia. Along with their new friend Judy, they discover a box of walkie-talkies -- and find out that a gang of criminals intends to use them to monitor police signals during a bank robbery. When the young trio snatches the devices, it propels them on a hair-raising adventure in which their pedaling skills might just save their necks.
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BMX Bandits (1983) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Excitement 35%, Tension 25%, Joy 18%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Excitement35%
- Tension25%
- Joy18%
- Humor12%
- Surprise10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Excitement, Tension, Joy. Genres: Drama, Crime, Adventure. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Excitement
- Humor
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Curiosity
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Excitement
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Excitement | Humor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Tension | 57 % | 53 % | 22 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Curiosity | 49 % | 35 % | 21 % | 26 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Curiosity | 46 % | 23 % | 29 % | 33 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 21′ | Curiosity | 48 % | 30 % | 34 % | 31 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 51 % | 45 % | 29 % | 34 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 30′ | Tension | 56 % | 53 % | 26 % | 41 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 35′ | Humor | 55 % | 44 % | 29 % | 48 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 39′ | Humor | 57 % | 43 % | 27 % | 41 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 44′ | Tension | 66 % | 60 % | 26 % | 29 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 48′ | Tension | 69 % | 69 % | 36 % | 30 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 53′ | Tension | 64 % | 63 % | 48 % | 36 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 58′ | Excitement | 57 % | 50 % | 48 % | 43 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 62′ | Humor | 57 % | 43 % | 48 % | 51 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 67′ | Humor | 57 % | 43 % | 48 % | 54 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 56 % | 44 % | 48 % | 49 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Excitement | 63 % | 51 % | 56 % | 43 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Excitement | 70 % | 64 % | 63 % | 39 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 85′ | Tension | 73 % | 72 % | 63 % | 37 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 90′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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
Heavy #1
Heavy #2
Heavy #3
The Drunk at cimetery
Buxom Lady (as Tracey Wallace)
Fat Kid
Worker
Frasers Foam Man #1
Frasers Foam Man #2
Trophy Presenter (uncredited)
Details
- Directed by
- Brian Trenchard-Smith
- Written by
- Patrick Edgeworth
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1983
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Country
- Australia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Excitement
- Data updated
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