The New Kids
1985 · 90 min · Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Abby McWilliams and her brother Loren are particularly normal teenagers. Their parents Mac and Mary Beth are killed in an accident. It's decided that Abby and Loren live in Glenby, Florida with their Aunt Fay and Uncle Charlie who own a gas station and an amusement park. Loren and Abby don't have much trouble making friends at their new high school. Loren starts dating Karen, the local sheriff's daughter while Abby starts dating Mark. Loren feels uncomfortable when he sees a blond-haired guy harassing Abby in the lunchroom. Mark tells Loren and Abby that the blond-haired guy is Eddie Dutra, a teenage drug addict who is the leader of a gang of redneck thugs. Loren helps Abby keep Dutra at a distance. Dutra's retaliations keep getting more vicious until Dutra forces a showdown at the amusement park by kidnapping Abby.
Emotional fingerprint
The New Kids (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Anxiety 30%, Tension 25%, Sadness 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Anxiety, Tension, Sadness. Genres: Drama, Crime, Horror. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Anxiety, Tension and Sadness. Its IMDb rating of 6.1/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 63/100.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Fear
- Disturbing
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Relief
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Fear | Disturbing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 43 % | 10 % | 2 % | 3 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Sadness | 58 % | 14 % | 3 % | 5 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 11′ | Relief | 52 % | 11 % | 1 % | 3 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 16′ | Relief | 38 % | 15 % | 4 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 20′ | Tension | 44 % | 36 % | 16 % | 24 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 25′ | Tension | 55 % | 53 % | 28 % | 33 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 29′ | Tension | 53 % | 49 % | 23 % | 26 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 34′ | Tension | 46 % | 39 % | 11 % | 16 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 38′ | Tension | 48 % | 42 % | 14 % | 20 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 43′ | Tension | 59 % | 56 % | 26 % | 35 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Tension | 65 % | 63 % | 34 % | 38 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 52′ | Tension | 63 % | 55 % | 29 % | 24 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Relief | 60 % | 35 % | 15 % | 10 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Sadness | 60 % | 31 % | 18 % | 14 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 65′ | Tension | 72 % | 59 % | 48 % | 46 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 70′ | Disturbing | 87 % | 84 % | 78 % | 78 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 74′ | Tension | 92 % | 90 % | 87 % | 80 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 79′ | Tension | 86 % | 71 % | 65 % | 59 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 83′ | Relief | 72 % | 30 % | 22 % | 32 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 88′ | Relief | 65 % | 7 % | 0 % | 18 % |
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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
Karen Goodsell
JoeBob
Friend
Gordo
Moonie
Fay MacWilliams
Sheriff Goodsell
ChadBob
Newscaster
Deputy
Details
- Directed by
- Sean S. Cunningham
- Written by
- Stephen Gyllenhaal, Brian Taggert
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Anxiety
- Data updated
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