Passes the Bechdel test
Addams Family Values
1993. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Charles Addams and Paul Rudnick.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
24 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 16 scenes out of 116. -
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
When an adorable baby boy is added to the Addams household, Wednesday and Pugsley do not hate him, they just aren't necessarily excited about his existence. OK...yeah, they do hate him. So they plot to get rid of him one way or another. Meanwhile, their parents hire a nanny for him and she charms Fester, but has evil intentions for him. The Addamses must stop her, but how?
- Released
- 19 Nov 1993
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 61 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 3 wins & 17 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Debbie 191 lines, woman
- Fester 142 lines, man
- Gomez 123 lines, man
- Morticia 119 lines, woman
- Wednesday 100 lines, woman
- Joel 42 lines, man
- Granny 36 lines, woman
- Pugsley 35 lines, man
- Gary 32 lines, man
- Becky 28 lines, woman
Full cast, 63 people
- Anjelica Huston as Morticia Addams
- Raúl Juliá as Gomez Addams
- Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester
- Joan Cusack as Debbie Jellinsky
- Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams
- Carol Kane as Granny
- Jimmy Workman as Pugsley Addams
- David Krumholtz as Joel Glicker
- Peter MacNicol as Gary Granger
- Christine Baranski as Becky Martin-Granger
- Carel Struycken as Lurch
- Christopher Hart as Thing
- Dana Ivey as Margaret Addams
- Kaitlyn Hooper as Pubert Addams
- Kristen Hooper as Pubert Addams
- Mercedes McNab as Amanda Buckman
- Sam McMurray as Don Buckman
- Harriet Sansom Harris as Ellen Buckman
- Julie Halston as Mrs. Glicker
- Barry Sonnenfeld as Mr. Glicker
- Nathan Lane as Desk Sergeant
- John Franklin as Cousin Itt
- Charles Busch as Countess Cousin Aphasia du Berry
- Laura Esterman as Cousin Ophelia
- Maureen Sue Levin as Flora Amor
- Darlene Levin as Fauna Amor
- Carol Hankins as Dementia
- Steven M. Martin as Donald
- Douglas Brian Martin as Dexter
- Ryan Holihan as Lumpy Addams
- Lois de Banzie as Delivery Nurse
- Vickilyn Reynolds as Forceps Nurse
- Cynthia Nixon as Heather
- Eyde Byrde as Mrs. Montgomery
- David Hyde Pierce as Delivery Room Doctor
- Andreana Weiner as Obnoxious Girl
- Peter Graves as Host
- Rick Scarry as Lawyer
- Monet Mazur as Flirting Woman
- Francis Coady as Flirting Man
- Ian Abercrombie as Driver
- Chris Ellis as Moving Man
- Camille Saviola as Concetta
- Zack Phifer as Passport Clerk
- Tony Shalhoub as Jorge
- Jeffrey Van Hoose as Irwin
- Micah Winkelspecht as Mordecai
- Matthew Beebe as Wheelchair Camper
- Kristy Shirvani as Consuela
- Jamie Gordon as Esther
- Micah Hata as Yang
- Joey Wilcots as Jamal
- Jason Fife as Camper #1
- Karl David-Djerf as Camper #2
- Haley Peel as Young Debbie
- Cheryl Chase as Pubert (voice)
- Matthew Bartilson as Dancing Camper (uncredited)
- Adena Bjork as Girl Camper (uncredited)
- Alex Gaona as Indian Boy (uncredited)
- Nichole McAuley as Snobby Mom (uncredited)
- Zack Milan as Singing Sailor (uncredited)
- Rob Sanchez as Sailor (uncredited)
- Lenny Wilson as Extra (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 116
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 4 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 to 12 | 4 | 4 |
| 13 to 15 | 6 | 7 |
| 16 to 18 | 9 | 8 |
| 19 to 21 | 9 | 11 |
| 22 to 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 25 to 27 | 21 | 2 |
| 28 to 30 | 27 | 9 |
| 31 to 33 | 10 | 10 |
| 34 to 36 | 3 | 2 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 to 42 | 16 | 2 |
| 43 to 45 | 7 | 7 |
| 46 to 48 | 22 | 14 |
| 49 to 51 | 17 | 11 |
| 52 to 54 | 11 | 6 |
| 55 to 57 | 12 | 20 |
| 58 to 60 | 30 | 15 |
| 61 to 63 | 24 | 15 |
| 64 to 66 | 4 | 4 |
| 67 to 69 | 16 | 17 |
| 70 to 72 | 7 | 7 |
| 73 to 75 | 10 | 25 |
| 76 to 78 | 13 | 10 |
| 79 to 81 | 20 | 28 |
| 82 to 84 | 18 | 22 |
| 85 to 87 | 27 | 21 |
| 88 to 90 | 25 | 16 |
| 91 to 93 | 13 | 5 |
| 94 to 96 | 21 | 10 |
| 97 to 99 | 26 | 12 |
| 100 to 102 | 3 | 3 |
| 103 to 105 | 2 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 7 | 7 |
| 109 to 111 | 9 | 9 |
| 112 to 114 | 40 | 33 |
| 115 to 116 | 7 | 14 |
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.
MORTICIA: It's been too long. WEDNESDAY: Do it.
MORTICIA: I suppose we're just like any family in the world. WEDNESDAY: Here, Catch.
DEBBIE: I can show you all my references. So you'll know I'm not a homicidal maniac. MORTICIA: Of course you're not.
MORTICIA: You've had your shots? Measles, mumps, rabies? DEBBIE: I just love babies. They're just so sweet and pink and innocent, I just want to grab 'em and squeeze until there's not a breath left in thei… DEBBIE: Hello, Pubert. I love you.
MORTICIA: Children? MORTICIA: This is Miss Jellinsky, our new nanny. What do we say? WEDNESDAY: Be afraid. Be very afraid. DEBBIE: Look at you. All cooped up in the house with a new baby. That's not easy, is it?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 57 are women's.
520 lines from women, 400 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
24 women and 29 men in the cast. 12 women and 16 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 15 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 60% of the words (4,753), men 40% (3,228). Women have 57% 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
48
Two men
26
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 10 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Barry Sonnenfeld (man)
- Written by
- Paul Rudnick (man)
- Produced by
- Scott Rudin (man)
- Shot by
- Donald Peterman (man)
- Edited by
- Jim Miller (man), Arthur Schmidt (man)
- Music by
- Marc Shaiman (man)
- Production design by
- Ken Adam (man)
- Costumes by
- Theoni V. Aldredge (woman)
- Cast by
- David Rubin (man)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
3 women, 14 men, 8 not listed
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Art
4 women, 8 men, 2 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 8 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 2 men, 5 not listed
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Production
0 women, 6 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 34 on average. Men: 35 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Christina Ricci 13, Joan Cusack 31, Carol Kane 41, Christine Baranski 41, Anjelica Huston 42
Men
Jimmy Workman 13, David Krumholtz 15, Peter MacNicol 39, Raúl Juliá 53, Christopher Lloyd 55
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $47 million
- Box office
- $48.9 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 116 scenes and 968 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
