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Mischief

1985 · 93 min · Director: Mel Damski ★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,774 ratings

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In 1956, shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few things. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny, but since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.

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Mischief (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Love 25%, Nostalgia 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

35%Humor
25%Love
  1. Humor35%
  2. Love25%

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Why it feels this way

The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Nostalgia. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Nostalgia. Its IMDb rating of 6.5/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Humor
  • Sympathy
  • Love

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No dominant emotion

Dominant emotion: Humor

Dominant emotion: Love

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

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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 53 %, then peaks around 83 %, then peaks around 98 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensityHumorSympathyLove
2.5 %≈ 2′Humor43 %40 %18 %8 %
7.5 %≈ 7′Humor43 %36 %21 %11 %
12.5 %≈ 12′Humor46 %41 %21 %16 %
17.5 %≈ 16′Humor54 %53 %23 %13 %
22.5 %≈ 21′Humor55 %53 %23 %15 %
27.5 %≈ 26′Love54 %37 %19 %25 %
32.5 %≈ 30′Tension59 %24 %29 %19 %
37.5 %≈ 35′Sympathy61 %23 %49 %9 %
42.5 %≈ 40′Sympathy56 %30 %49 %16 %
47.5 %≈ 44′Love46 %34 %26 %29 %
52.5 %≈ 49′Love41 %30 %14 %30 %
57.5 %≈ 53′Tension45 %28 %18 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 58′Love51 %30 %23 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 63′Tension56 %29 %33 %19 %
72.5 %≈ 67′Sympathy57 %20 %43 %19 %
77.5 %≈ 72′Tension64 %14 %51 %19 %
82.5 %≈ 77′Sympathy68 %14 %59 %24 %
87.5 %≈ 81′Sympathy63 %20 %50 %40 %
92.5 %≈ 86′Love61 %33 %31 %50 %
97.5 %≈ 91′Humor62 %45 %20 %47 %
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

DM
Doug McKeon

Kelly Preston

Marilyn McCauley

CN
Chris Nash

Gene Harbrough

DB
D.W. Brown

Kenny

Jami Gertz

Rosalie

MB
Margaret Blye

Claire Miller

Graham Jarvis

Mr. Miller

Terry O'Quinn

Claude Harbrough

DE
Darren Ewing

Ted

DL
Dennis L. O'Connell

T.J.

BM
Bob McGuire

Mr. Hewitt

BK
Bryce Kasson

Robbie

AR
Andrew Ream

Harry Horner

JN
Julie Noble

Mrs. McCauley

BB
Bob Banks

Mr. Hartman

CD
Charles Dodrill

Mr. Horstadt

JB
Jordan Baker

Mrs. Newell

PS
Phillip S. Wilson

Mr. McCauley

CG
Clarence Glover

Police Officer

Details

Directed by
Mel Damski
Written by
Noel Black
Type
Movies
Released
1985
Runtime
93 min
Country
United States
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.5 · 7,774 ratings
Feels mostly
Humor
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