Passes the Bechdel test
17 Again
2009. Directed by Burr Steers, written by Jason Filardi.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
31 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 118. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.
The film
37 year old Mike O'Donnell is extremely disappointed with his life because of some of the choices he made when he was 17. His wife threw him out of the house his kids think that he's a loser and want nothing to do with him, he lost his job. One small action gave him a another shot at his senior year in high school. For his kids he goes from a loser of a dad to an amazing friend that gives them great advice. He also realizes the things that he didn't realize when he was actually 17. Seeing senior year from a different point of view makes him realize that doing your life over isn't as fun as it seems.
- Released
- 17 Apr 2009
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 48 / 100
- Awards
- 3 wins & 5 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Mike 292 lines, man
- Ed 130 lines, man
- Scarlet 82 lines, woman
- Alex 72 lines, man
- Maggie 44 lines, woman
- Julie 36 lines
- Stan 24 lines, man
- Coach Harvey 20 lines, man
- Samantha 18 lines, woman
- Mr. Adams 14 lines, man
Full cast, 70 people
- Zac Efron as Mike O'Donnell
- Leslie Mann as Scarlett O'Donnell
- Thomas Lennon as Ned Gold
- Michelle Trachtenberg as Maggie O'Donnell
- Sterling Knight as Alex O'Donnell
- Matthew Perry as Mike O'Donnell (Adult)
- Tyler Steelman as Ned Gold (Teen)
- Allison Miller as Scarlett (Teen)
- Adam Gregory as Dom
- Hunter Parrish as Stan
- Mario Cassem as Samir
- Kat Graham as Jamie
- Tiya Sircar as Samantha
- Melissa Ordway as Lauren
- Melora Hardin as Principal Jane Masterson
- Brian Doyle-Murray as Janitor
- Josie Loren as Nicole
- Jim Gaffigan as Coach Murphy
- Randy Gordon as Photographer
- Collette Wolfe as Wendy
- Tommy Dewey as Roger
- Linda Miller as Female Janitor
- Lorna Scott as Secretary
- Kodi Kitchen as Hostess
- Ellis Williams as Bailiff
- Diana Maria Riva as Judge
- Jeff Snyder as Waiter
- Antonio Todd as Referee (1989)
- Angee Hughes as Waitress
- Ed Ackerman as School Cop
- Will Schaub as Referee
- Loren Lester as Mike's Lawyer
- Alexander George as Kid in Hallway
- Nicole Sullivan as Naomi
- Margaret Cho as Mrs. Dell
- Larry Poindexter as Dean
- Bubba Lewis as Dorky Kid (Ned's Party)
- Chris Valenti as Syracuse Scout (1989)
- G. Lane Hillman as Kevin (1989)
- Hope Riley as Girl (Wyatt)
- Jeanine Jackson as Scarlet's Lawyer
- Gregory Sporleder as Ohio Scout
- Keith Oney as Guy in Crowd
- Leonard Wu as Kid (Office)
- Liana Blackburn as Cheerleader (1989)
- Lindsay Taylor as Cheerleader (1989)
- Danielle E. Hawkins as Cheerleader (1989)
- Shelby Rabara as Cheerleader (1989)
- Katrina Norman as Cheerleader (1989)
- Tiana Brown Gandelman as Cheerleader (1989)
- Rhapsody Violetti as Cheerleader (1989)
- Taisha Monique Clark as Cheerleader (1989)
- Vanessa Lee Chester as Cheerleader
- Chanel Malvar as Cheerleader
- Tyne Stecklein as Cheerleader
- Galen Hooks as Cheerleader
- Kiara Ely as Cheerleader
- Mihran Kirakosian as Cheerleader
- Rachele Brooke Smith as Hammer Dancer
- Jesse Heiman as Mascot
- Dres Reid as Cheerleader
- Christopher Scott as Hammer Dancer
- Eric McCoy as Hammer Dancer
- Raymond Chacon as Jazz
- Megan Galiber as Girl #2
- Renée King as ROTC Leader
- Jordan Schatz as Mr. Adams
- Jaclyn Matfus as Party Girl
- Justin C. Todd as Football Player
- Keith Oney as Guy in Crowd (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 118
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 15 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 16 to 18 | 18 | 31 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 5 |
| 22 to 24 | 1 | 13 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 17 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 29 |
| 31 to 33 | 5 | 35 |
| 34 to 36 | 13 | 35 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 7 |
| 43 to 45 | 10 | 35 |
| 46 to 48 | 5 | 7 |
| 49 to 51 | 13 | 15 |
| 52 to 54 | 28 | 44 |
| 55 to 57 | 9 | 45 |
| 58 to 60 | 15 | 25 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 to 78 | 4 | 12 |
| 79 to 81 | 13 | 15 |
| 82 to 84 | 2 | 29 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 6 | 19 |
| 91 to 93 | 3 | 13 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 to 99 | 5 | 9 |
| 100 to 102 | 1 | 5 |
| 103 to 105 | 17 | 16 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 10 |
| 109 to 111 | 17 | 9 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 7 |
| 115 to 117 | 1 | 19 |
| 118 to 118 | 2 | 4 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
SAMANTHA: You came! Why don't we take a walk somewhere private and play? JAMIE: I don't think so, Sam. Mark promised me a walk on the beach. LAUREN: Walk with me. I've got less miles on me. NICOLE: Hi.
NICOLE: Do you want to sit down, Nicole? MAGGIE: What do you want?
LAUREN: Nambib-bib-ib, that African country makes me horny. JAMIE: Perfect, aren't they? SAMANTHA: Which one of us is it gonna be?
SAMANTHA: We decided not to make you choose. JAMIE: You can have all 3 of us.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 25 are women's.
193 lines from women, 581 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
31 women and 26 men in the cast. 11 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 18 of 828.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 53 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 22% of the words (1,707), men 78% (6,056). Women have 25% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit E: the test the other way
Two named men talk to each other about something besides a woman. It passes the reverse test.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
15
Two men
63
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 31% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Burr Steers (man)
- Written by
- Jason Filardi (man)
- Produced by
- Jennifer Gibgot (woman), Adam Shankman (man)
- Shot by
- Tim Suhrstedt (man)
- Edited by
- Padraic McKinley (man)
- Music by
- Rolfe Kent (man)
- Production design by
- Garreth Stover (man)
- Costumes by
- Pamela Withers (woman)
- Cast by
- Lisa Beach (woman), Sarah Katzman (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
4 women, 23 men, 8 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 11 men, 5 not listed
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Production
4 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
8 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Art
4 women, 2 men
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 3 men
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Visual Effects
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 27 on average. Men: 25 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Michelle Trachtenberg 23, Allison Miller 23, Leslie Mann 36
Men
Tyler Steelman 16, Sterling Knight 20, Zac Efron 21, Adam Gregory 21, Hunter Parrish 21, Thomas Lennon 38, Matthew Perry 39
Exhibit H: the money
It made 6.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $136 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 118 scenes and 828 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
