Scared Straight! 20 Years Later

1999 · Movie · 95 min

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Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for older men 1

Scared Straight 20 Years Later's audience scores lean most toward older men at 100 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Black and below it for White and Hispanic 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 0 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

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    Audience scoreolder men 100 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Black 100, White 1, Hispanic 28.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 0 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Adults meet up with the people who changed their lives twenty years ago by confronting them about their lifestyles as teenagers.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceOlder Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
57
Young Women
0
Older Men
100
Older Women
43
Advocacy0
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
1
Black
100
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0
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Cast & Crew

Arnold Shapiro (director)