Passes the Bechdel test
American Pie
1999. Directed by Paul Weitz, written by Adam Herz.
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 2 scenes out of 211. -
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
Jim, Oz, Finch and Kevin are four friends who make a pact that before they graduate they will all lose their virginity. The hard job now is how to reach that goal by prom night. Whilst Oz begins singing to grab attention and Kevin tries to persuade his girlfriend, Finch tries any easy route of spreading rumors and Jim fails miserably. Whether it is being caught on top of a pie or on the Internet, Jim always ends up with his trusty sex advice from his father. Will they achieve their goal of getting laid by prom night? Or will they learn something much different?
- Released
- 09 Jul 1999
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7 / 10
- Metascore
- 58 / 100
- Awards
- 9 wins & 14 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kevin 185 lines, man
- Jim 167 lines, man
- Oz 129 lines, man
- Vicky 63 lines, woman
- Heather 51 lines, woman
- Stifler 50 lines, man
- Finch 41 lines, man
- Nadia 38 lines, woman
- Jim'S Dad 32 lines, man
- Jessica 28 lines, woman
Full cast, 102 people
- Jason Biggs as Jim Levenstein
- Chris Klein as Chris 'Oz' Ostreicher
- Thomas Ian Nicholas as Kevin Meyers
- Alyson Hannigan as Michelle Flaherty
- Shannon Elizabeth as Nadia
- Tara Reid as Victoria 'Vicky' Lathum
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Paul Finch
- Seann William Scott as Steve Stifler
- Eugene Levy as Jim's Father
- Natasha Lyonne as Jessica
- Mena Suvari as Heather
- Jennifer Coolidge as Stifler's Mom
- Chris Owen as Chuck Sherman
- Eric Lively as Albert
- Molly Cheek as Jim's Mother
- Eli Marienthal as Matt Stifler
- Tara Subkoff as College Girl
- Lawrence Pressman as Coach Marshall
- Clyde Kusatsu as English Teacher
- Christina Milian as Band Member
- Woody Schultz as Party Guy
- Annika Hays as Party Girl
- Eden Riegel as Sarah, the Sophomore Chick
- Justin Isfeld as Justin
- John Cho as John
- Alexandra Adi as Central Michigan University Girl
- Akuyoe Graham as Vocal Jazz Teacher
- Veronica Lauren as Vocal Jazz Girl
- Monica McSwain as Vocal Jazz Girl
- Fletcher Sheridan as Vocal Jazz Group
- Robyn Roth as Vocal Jazz Group
- Jamar Cargo as Vocal Jazz Group
- Sasha Barrese as Courtney, the Random Cute Girl
- Linda Gehringer as Vicky's Mom
- Ashton Dane as Vicky's Dad
- Katie Lansdale as Enthralled Girl
- Jay Rossi as Sushi Customer
- James DeBello as Enthusiastic Guy
- Travis Cody Aimer as Computer Nerd
- Mark Hoppus as Garage Band Member
- Tom DeLonge as Garage Band Member
- Scott Raynor as Garage Band Member
- Daniel Spink as Guy with Monkey
- Clementine Ford as Computer Girl
- Amber Phillips as Computer Girl
- Casey Erklin as Drinking Buddy
- Hilary Angelo as Girl Holding Out
- Jasmine Stocken as Bathroom Girl
- Jillian Bach as Bathroom Girl
- David Kuhn as Prom Band Singer
- Dan Coronel as Lacrosse Referee
- Pete Pallad as Lacrosse Referee
- J.D. Doyle as Lacrosse Referee
- Lito Coronel as Lacrosse Referee
- Markus Botnick as Assistant Lacrosse Coach
- Robby Murakami as Lacrosse Player
- Addison Krantz as Lacrosse Player
- Alex Nies as Lacrosse Player
- Roger Sewell as Lacrosse Player
- Donald J. Collins as Lacrosse Player
- Ryan Bates as Lacrosse Player
- Joe Park as Lacrosse Player
- Walter Toole as Lacrosse Player
- Travis Petraglia as Lacrosse Player
- Richard Schoenberg as Lacrosse Player
- Amon Button as Lacrosse Player
- Steven Hopkins as Lacrosse Player
- Peter McPartlin as Lacrosse Player
- Sean Elder as Lacrosse Player
- Sean Whitacre as Lacrosse Player
- Jon Mark Fabiano as Lacrosse Player
- Ian Televik as Lacrosse Player
- Joshua Mele as Lacrosse Player
- Gian Caputo as Lacrosse Player
- Garret Kellenberger as Lacrosse Player
- Timothy Sovay as Lacrosse Player
- Steven McAfoose as Lacrosse Player
- Kevin Tidgewell as Lacrosse Player
- Jesse Patterson as Lacrosse Player
- Jeff Schwartz as Lacrosse Player
- Chris Loudos as Lacrosse Player
- Lyle Tomlinson as Lacrosse Player
- Sami Atayan as Lacrosse Player
- Kurt Zimmerman as Lacrosse Player
- Tom Christian as Lacrosse Player
- Dustan Beitey as Lacrosse Player
- Chris McGnie as Lacrosse Player
- Tri C. Nguyen as Larcosse Player
- Kirk Lamitie as Lacrosse Player
- Todd Samuel Parker as Lacrosse Player
- Casey Affleck as Tom Myers (uncredited)
- Chris Weitz as Male Voice in Porn Film (voice)
- Crystal the Monkey as Monkey with Garage Band (uncredited)
- Jim Henry as Lacrosse Player (uncredited)
- Travis Barker as Garage Band Member (uncredited)
- Jennifer Austin as Friend (uncredited)
- Ingrid K. Behrens as Female Voice in Porn Film (voice) (uncredited)
- Sheypan Draus as Band Geek #1 (uncredited)
- Mark-Eugene Garcia as Friend (uncredited)
- Jami Philbrick as Guy with Headphones on in Lunch Line (uncredited)
- Marek Probosz as Motel Owner (uncredited)
- Marilyn Staley as T.V. Hostess (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 211
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 15 | 28 |
| 6 to 10 | 10 | 43 |
| 11 to 15 | 14 | 62 |
| 16 to 20 | 17 | 29 |
| 21 to 25 | 11 | 12 |
| 26 to 30 | 4 | 44 |
| 31 to 35 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 to 40 | 14 | 44 |
| 41 to 45 | 5 | 36 |
| 46 to 50 | 7 | 11 |
| 51 to 55 | 7 | 6 |
| 56 to 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 to 65 | 15 | 51 |
| 66 to 70 | 8 | 17 |
| 71 to 75 | 2 | 12 |
| 76 to 80 | 1 | 7 |
| 81 to 85 | 0 | 14 |
| 86 to 90 | 0 | 5 |
| 91 to 95 | 0 | 5 |
| 96 to 100 | 9 | 12 |
| 101 to 105 | 3 | 0 |
| 106 to 110 | 3 | 4 |
| 111 to 115 | 1 | 4 |
| 116 to 120 | 4 | 8 |
| 121 to 125 | 3 | 3 |
| 126 to 130 | 12 | 19 |
| 131 to 135 | 26 | 25 |
| 136 to 140 | 6 | 8 |
| 141 to 145 | 2 | 22 |
| 146 to 150 | 1 | 2 |
| 151 to 155 | 3 | 1 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 0 |
| 161 to 165 | 2 | 10 |
| 166 to 170 | 8 | 11 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 0 |
| 176 to 180 | 9 | 18 |
| 181 to 185 | 15 | 39 |
| 186 to 190 | 14 | 13 |
| 191 to 195 | 7 | 7 |
| 196 to 200 | 3 | 5 |
| 201 to 205 | 6 | 12 |
| 206 to 210 | 0 | 24 |
| 211 to 211 | 1 | 5 |
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.
VICKY: Jessica, can you drive me home? JESSICA: Sure.
VICKY: I'll think about it. JESSICA: Ah, you'll get her back soon enough. That's easy, she likes you. What you need to do is learn to press a girl's buttons. You gotta give her …
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 28 are women's.
269 lines from women, 678 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
24 women and 38 men in the cast. 12 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 968.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 80 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 31% of the words (2,598), men 69% (5,866). Women have 28% 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
5
Two men
39
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Paul Weitz (man)
- Written by
- Adam Herz (man)
- Produced by
- Chris Moore (man), Craig Perry (man), Chris Weitz (man), Warren Zide (man)
- Shot by
- Richard Crudo (man)
- Edited by
- Priscilla Nedd-Friendly (woman)
- Music by
- David Lawrence (man)
- Production design by
- Paul Peters (man)
- Costumes by
- Leesa Evans (woman)
- Cast by
- Joseph Middleton (man)
The crew, department by department
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Production
2 women, 10 men, 11 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 12 men, 10 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 10 men, 8 not listed
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Art
2 women, 8 men, 5 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 6 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 3 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 23 on average. Men: 25 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Natasha Lyonne 20, Tara Reid 23, Alyson Hannigan 25, Shannon Elizabeth 25
Men
Thomas Ian Nicholas 18, Eddie Kaye Thomas 18, Chris Klein 20, Jason Biggs 21, Seann William Scott 22, Eugene Levy 52
Exhibit H: the money
It made 21.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $11 million
- Box office
- $235 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 211 scenes and 968 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
