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Troll

1986 · 83 min · Director: John Carl Buechler ★ IMDb 4.7 · 13,051 ratings

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When a family moves into a San Francisco apartment, an opportunistic troll decides to make his move and take possession of little Wendy, thereby paving the way for new troll recruits, the first in his army that will take eventual control of the planet. We soon discover Torok is the ex-husband of Eunice St. Clair, a resident in the building who was married to Torok.

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Troll (1986) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 30%, Surprise 20%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Fear30%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Surprise, Confusion. Genres: Fantasy, Horror. AI estimate.

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Emotional journey

AI · from subtitles
  • Tension
  • Fear
  • Curiosity

Not enough subtitle evidence

No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Fear

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sadness

Tension
Fear
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 dips around 3 %, then peaks around 88 %, then dips around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityTensionFearCuriosity
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor36 %14 %10 %19 %
7.5 %≈ 6′Curiosity44 %27 %19 %27 %
12.5 %≈ 10′Humor47 %28 %20 %26 %
17.5 %≈ 15′Humor51 %34 %30 %25 %
22.5 %≈ 19′Fear59 %48 %44 %35 %
27.5 %≈ 23′Curiosity53 %43 %34 %41 %
32.5 %≈ 27′Humor50 %44 %33 %35 %
37.5 %≈ 31′Tension56 %47 %39 %31 %
42.5 %≈ 35′Humor51 %34 %25 %34 %
47.5 %≈ 39′Curiosity48 %29 %18 %44 %
52.5 %≈ 44′Curiosity54 %35 %23 %56 %
57.5 %≈ 48′Curiosity58 %35 %24 %51 %
62.5 %≈ 52′Sadness62 %32 %20 %39 %
67.5 %≈ 56′Sadness64 %40 %26 %35 %
72.5 %≈ 60′Tension63 %56 %39 %40 %
77.5 %≈ 64′Tension66 %66 %44 %46 %
82.5 %≈ 68′Tension74 %74 %52 %40 %
87.5 %≈ 73′Tension81 %79 %64 %29 %
92.5 %≈ 77′Tension72 %69 %59 %23 %
97.5 %≈ 81′Tension55 %52 %45 %20 %
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

NH
Noah Hathaway

JB
Jenny Beck

Phil Fondacaro

Malcolm Mallory / Torok the Troll

Michael Moriarty

Harry Potter Sr.

JL
June Lockhart

JL
June Lockhart

Eunice St. Clair

AL
Anne Lockhart

AL
Anne Lockhart

Young Eunice St. Clair

SB
Sonny Bono

SB
Sonny Bono

Peter Dickinson

GS
Gary Sandy

BH
Brad Hall

William Daniels

DW
Dale Wyatt

Dickinson's Girlfriend

DD
Debra Dion

Young Couple on T.V.

CB
Charles Band

Young Couple on T.V.

JB
Jacquelyn Band

Older Couple on T.V.

AB
Albert Band

Older Couple on T.V.

RH
Robert Hathaway

First Policeman

JB
James Beck

Second Policeman

BS
Barbara Sciorilli

Fairy #1

VG
Viviana Giusti

Fairy #2

Details

Directed by
John Carl Buechler
Type
Movies
Released
1986
Runtime
83 min
Country
Italy, United States of America
Ratings
★ IMDb 4.7 · 13,051 ratings
Feels mostly
Fear
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