Secret Admirer
1985 · 98 min · Director: David Greenwalt
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
On the last day before summer vacation, Michael Ryan finds an anonymous love letter in his locker. Michael has a crush on Deborah Anne Fimple, who is the most beautiful girl in high school, and his friend Roger Despard convinces him that Deborah has written the letter. Michael writes a love letter to Deborah and asks his best friend Toni Williams, who actually wrote the letter for him, to deliver the letter to Deborah that is also her friend. However, Toni reads the letter and rewrites it to Deborah, who immediately falls in love with the unknown author. Meanwhile, Michael's mother Connie Ryan finds Michael's letter and believes it belongs to her husband George Ryan and Deborah's father Lou Fimple finds Deborah's letter and believes it belongs to his wife Elizabeth Fimple. Michael dates Deborah while their parents are astonished with the betrayals of their mates. Michael soon finds that Deborah is a shallow teenager who only dates college students and he misses Toni. Furthermore, he realizes that she has written the love letters and he feels that he loves her. But Toni is aboard of a ship ready to travel to study abroad for one year. Will they meet each other?
Emotional fingerprint
Secret Admirer (1985) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 35%, Love 25%, Smile 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Humor35%
- Love25%
- Smile20%
- Anticipation10%
- Confusion10%
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Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Love, Smile. Genres: Comedy, Romance. AI estimate.
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Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Love and Smile. 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
- Humor
- Hope
- Love
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No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Love
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Humor | Hope | Love |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Humor | 40 % | 40 % | 17 % | 13 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 48 % | 45 % | 25 % | 18 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 56 % | 50 % | 24 % | 18 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Humor | 58 % | 51 % | 19 % | 16 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Humor | 51 % | 46 % | 23 % | 16 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Humor | 46 % | 41 % | 21 % | 13 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Humor | 49 % | 45 % | 21 % | 18 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Humor | 56 % | 55 % | 29 % | 26 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Humor | 57 % | 56 % | 31 % | 28 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Humor | 56 % | 53 % | 25 % | 30 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Humor | 59 % | 50 % | 16 % | 26 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Tension | 59 % | 46 % | 11 % | 15 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Humor | 55 % | 48 % | 11 % | 13 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Humor | 51 % | 49 % | 14 % | 18 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Humor | 55 % | 50 % | 14 % | 16 % |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Humor | 64 % | 55 % | 13 % | 10 % |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Humor | 66 % | 46 % | 19 % | 15 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Sadness | 69 % | 28 % | 35 % | 31 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Tension | 78 % | 23 % | 54 % | 51 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Love | 83 % | 25 % | 65 % | 68 % |
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
Kirkpatrick
Steve Powers
Mr. Simpson
Leon
Mailman
Ungrateful Teen
Details
- Directed by
- David Greenwalt
- Written by
- David Greenwalt, Jim Kouf
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 1985
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- United States
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
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