Passes the Bechdel test
22 Jump Street
2014. Directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Michael Bacall and Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 117. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
After making their way through high school (twice), big changes are in store for officers Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) when they go deep undercover at a local college. But when Jenko meets a kindred spirit on the football team, and Schmidt infiltrates the bohemian art major scene, they begin to question their partnership. Now they don't have to just crack the case - they have to figure out if they can have a mature relationship. If these two overgrown adolescents can grow from freshmen into real men, college might be the best thing that ever happened to them.
- Released
- 13 Jun 2014
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7 / 10
- Metascore
- 71 / 100
- Awards
- 7 wins & 26 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Schmidt 373 lines, man
- Jenko 260 lines, man
- Maya 71 lines, woman
- Zook 69 lines, man
- Dickson 53 lines
- Alan Yang 35 lines, man
- Mercedes 28 lines, woman
- Mike Yang 28 lines, man
- Dr. Murphy 18 lines, man
- Smooth Male Voice 17 lines
Full cast, 99 people
- Jonah Hill as Schmidt
- Channing Tatum as Jenko
- Peter Stormare as The Ghost
- Wyatt Russell as Zook
- Amber Stevens West as Maya
- Jillian Bell as Mercedes
- Ice Cube as Captain Dickson
- Keith Lucas as Keith Yang
- Kenneth Lucas as Kenny Yang
- Nick Offerman as Deputy Chief Hardy
- Jimmy Tatro as Rooster
- Caroline Aaron as Annie Schmidt
- Craig Roberts as Spencer
- Marc Evan Jackson as Dr. Murphy
- Joe Chrest as David Schmidt
- Eddie J. Fernandez as Scarface
- Rye Rye as Jr. Jr.
- Johnny Pemberton as Delroy
- Stanley Wong as Roman
- Dax Flame as Zack
- Diplo as Spring Break DJ
- Tyler Forrest as Stoned-Looking Kid
- John Bostic as University of Internet Professor
- Richard Grieco as Booker
- Dustin Nguyen as Vietnamese Jesus
- Ian Hoch as Improv Student
- Kate Adair as Improv Student
- Drew Cross as Waiter
- Katrina Despain as Girl in Bathroom
- Oscar Gale as Tattoo Artist
- Janeline Hayes as Slam Poet
- Jackie Bohne as Slam Poet
- Jason R.A. Foster as Rathskellar Host
- Toby Nichols as Boy at the Pond
- Toby Holguin as Mustached Goon
- Eddie Perez as Library Goon
- Mickey Facchinello as Drunk Beach Fight Girl
- Tom Ventura as Spring Break Student
- Brian Schacter as Spring Break Student
- Sam Schweikert as Spring Break Student
- Jack Maloney as Spring Break Student
- Rob Riggle as Mr. Walters (uncredited)
- Dave Franco as Eric Molson (uncredited)
- Queen Latifah as Mrs. Dickson (uncredited)
- Patton Oswalt as MC State History Professor (uncredited)
- H. Jon Benjamin as MCS Football Coach (uncredited)
- Anna Faris as Anna (uncredited)
- Bill Hader as Culinary School Villain (uncredited)
- Seth Rogen as Morton Schmidt Double (uncredited)
- Will Forte as 'Previously' Narrator / Football Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
- Ramiro 'Ramir' Delgado Ruiz as Student in the Van (uncredited)
- Vanessa Amaya as Sorority Girl (uncredited)
- Chris Angerdina as Driver on Bridge (uncredited)
- John L. Armijo as Precinct Cop (uncredited)
- Eric Berris as College Student (uncredited)
- Libby Blake as Beach Babe (uncredited)
- Renaldo Brady as MCPD Officer (uncredited)
- Emanuel Brooks as Art Student (uncredited)
- Tom Bui as Detective (uncredited)
- Gustavo Cardozo as Student (uncredited)
- Blas Sien Diaz as Local Mexican (uncredited)
- Eddie Eniel as Tourist (uncredited)
- Joseph Fischer as Painted Football Fan (uncredited)
- Julian Garnik as Spring Breaker (uncredited)
- Juan Gaspard as Fan (uncredited)
- Kurt Grossi as Lamborghini Owner (uncredited)
- Lyle R. Guidroz as Professor (uncredited)
- Christopher Heskey as Inmate (uncredited)
- Skyler Joy as Beach Babe (uncredited)
- Adam Karchmer as End Credits Boy (uncredited)
- Kurt Krause as Cupcake Wilson (uncredited)
- Joshua Lamboy as Mexican Thug (uncredited)
- Jaci LeJeune as Maya's Friend (uncredited)
- Ashlyn McEvers as Student (uncredited)
- Anna Medley as Student / Fan / Partier (uncredited)
- David Stephen Mitchell as Blue Bills Head Coach (uncredited)
- Jesse Moore as Assistant Coach (uncredited)
- Jean Pierre Prats as Spring Breaker (uncredited)
- Anthony Ramsey as College Student / Spring Breaker (uncredited)
- Lisa Raziano as Football Fan (uncredited)
- Gus Rhodes as Parent (uncredited)
- Edwin Richardson as Detective (uncredited)
- Jeff Sanders as Football Referee (uncredited)
- Larissa Santiago as Wasted Spring Breaker (uncredited)
- Robert Segari as Cool Fraternity Dad (uncredited)
- Carl Singleton as Campus Security (uncredited)
- Anne Speed as Parent (uncredited)
- Sean Stevens as Fan (uncredited)
- John Teal Jr. as Constuction Supervisor (uncredited)
- Steve Terada as Asian Gangster (uncredited)
- Donald Watkins as Football Player (uncredited)
- Stephen Daniel Wayne as Jump Street Detective (uncredited)
- Steven Williams as Commissioner Adam Fuller (uncredited)
- Michael Wozniak as Quarterback Coach (uncredited)
- Jesse Yarborough as Campus Security (uncredited)
- Don Yesso as MCS Coach (uncredited)
- Ahmed Zakzouk as Detective (uncredited)
- Quintin McKemie II as Bartender
- Matt Vogel as Sgt. Wyatt (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 117
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 22 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 17 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 30 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 23 |
| 13 to 15 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 46 |
| 19 to 21 | 8 | 25 |
| 22 to 24 | 1 | 21 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 32 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 to 33 | 4 | 18 |
| 34 to 36 | 23 | 37 |
| 37 to 39 | 1 | 27 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 9 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 17 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 22 |
| 49 to 51 | 6 | 32 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 20 |
| 55 to 57 | 13 | 39 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 16 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 10 |
| 64 to 66 | 2 | 41 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 25 |
| 70 to 72 | 2 | 6 |
| 73 to 75 | 17 | 11 |
| 76 to 78 | 11 | 19 |
| 79 to 81 | 5 | 10 |
| 82 to 84 | 2 | 25 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 15 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 29 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 30 |
| 94 to 96 | 6 | 26 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 37 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 9 |
| 103 to 105 | 1 | 25 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 4 |
| 109 to 111 | 1 | 24 |
| 112 to 114 | 12 | 31 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 6 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
MERCEDES: This is why I don’t drink. MAYA: Shut up, Mercedes. MERCEDES: I'm just saying. It’s all fun and games and then you wake up in bed with a 40-year-old freshman.
MERCEDES: In what, bulldog years? MAYA: I can’t believe you don’t even remember having sex with me. It’s kind of insulting.
ANNIE: G’day miss, Annie Dundee. I moit’ve merried a Scot but oy’m one hundred percent Australian I am. MAYA: Wow! Doug didn’t tell me you were--
MERCEDES: Fucking, shitting, fuck. MAYA: Don’t fuck with my family.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 13 are women's.
128 lines from women, 856 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 64 men in the cast. 4 women and 20 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 107 of 1,078.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 106 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 14% of the words (1,288), men 86% (8,042). Women have 13% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
7
Two men
98
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Phil Lord (man), Christopher Miller (man)
- Written by
- Oren Uziel (man), Rodney Rothman (man), Michael Bacall (man)
- Story by
- Michael Bacall (man), Jonah Hill (man)
- Produced by
- Channing Tatum (man), Jonah Hill (man), Neal H. Moritz (man)
- Shot by
- Barry Peterson (man)
- Edited by
- Keith Brachmann (man), David Rennie (man)
- Music by
- Mark Mothersbaugh (man)
- Production design by
- Steve Saklad (man)
- Cast by
- Jeanne McCarthy (woman), Nicole Abellera Hallman (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
8 women, 33 men, 15 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 22 men, 1 not listed
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Production
6 women, 14 men, 2 not listed
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Visual Effects
2 women, 5 men, 12 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 9 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 4 men, 8 not listed
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Art
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 5 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 29 on average. Men: 37 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Amber Stevens West 27, Jillian Bell 30
Men
Wyatt Russell 27, Keith Lucas 28, Kenneth Lucas 28, Jonah Hill 30, Channing Tatum 34, Nick Offerman 43, Ice Cube 44, Peter Stormare 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 6.6 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $331 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 117 scenes and 1,078 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
