Bad Medicine
1985 · 98 min · Director: Harvey Miller, Harvey Miller
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Jeff Marx wants to study medicine and become a physician. However, his grades are far from enough to get him into an American medical school. But then he gets a chance to study medicine abroad in a small Latin American dictatorship governed by the dictator Ramon Madera who has a big interest in how the medical students behave.
Emotional fingerprint
Bad Medicine (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 40%, Surprise 20%, Excitement 15%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor40%
- Surprise20%
- Excitement15%
- Confusion15%
- Satisfaction10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Surprise, Excitement. Genres: Comedy. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Humor
- Tension
- Hope
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Empathy
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Hope
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Tension | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 47 % | 47 % | 18 % | 12 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 48 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 45 % | 44 % | 16 % | 8 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 43 % | 39 % | 23 % | 11 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 41 % | 38 % | 27 % | 14 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 41 % | 38 % | 29 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 50 % | 38 % | 41 % | 15 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Tension | 56 % | 34 % | 49 % | 19 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Empathy | 54 % | 36 % | 34 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 55 % | 50 % | 23 % | 20 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 24 % | 27 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Humor | 56 % | 56 % | 28 % | 26 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 55 % | 54 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 49 % | 46 % | 31 % | 19 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 49 % | 40 % | 38 % | 19 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Tension | 60 % | 35 % | 54 % | 24 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Relief | 66 % | 31 % | 60 % | 35 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Hope | 59 % | 34 % | 50 % | 36 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Humor | 56 % | 41 % | 39 % | 38 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Relief | 63 % | 43 % | 35 % | 48 % |
Oedipus
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
Jesús the Gunman
Bruno the Witch Doctor
Dr. Miguel Cervantes
Sra. Madera, Ramón's Mother
Dr. Elisabeth Marx
Dr. Helene Marx
Gonzales the Cadaver
Details
- Directed by
- Harvey Miller, Harvey Miller
- Written by
- Harvey Miller, Neil Offen, Steven Horowitz, Harvey Miller
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States of America
- Genres
- Comedy
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
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