Fails the Bechdel test
Analyze That
2002. Directed by Harold Ramis, written by Peter Steinfeld and Harold Ramis and Peter Tolan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
- Released
- 06 Dec 2002
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 37 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ben 367 lines, man
- Vitti 347 lines, man
- Laura 53 lines, woman
- Jelly 47 lines, man
- Patty 43 lines
- Raoul 30 lines, man
- Michael 22 lines, man
- Chapin 21 lines, man
- Masiello 21 lines, man
- Tony Bella 20 lines, man
Full cast, 99 people
- Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
- Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel
- Lisa Kudrow as Laura Sobel
- Joe Viterelli as Jelly
- Cathy Moriarty as Patti LoPresti
- Joey Diaz as Ducks
- Jerome Le Page as Convict
- Joseph Bono as Wiseguy
- Brian Rogalski as Earl
- Thomas Rosales Jr. as Coyote
- Patrick Marcune as Prison Guard
- John F. Gooding as Prison Guard
- Henry Morales-Ballet as Prison Guard
- Scott Dillin as Prison Guard
- Ted Neustadt as Rabbi
- Kyle Sabihy as Michael Sobel
- Rebecca Schull as Ben's Mother
- Joyce Brothers as Dr. Joyce Brothers
- James Biberi as Agent Miller
- Callie Thorne as Agent Cerrone
- Firdous Bamji as Dr. Kassam
- John Finn as Richard Chapin
- David Fonteno as Davis
- DonnaMarie Recco as Sheila
- Sylvia Kauders as Aunt Esther
- Kendall Pettygrove as Brunch Guest #1
- Bea Super as Brunch Guest #2
- Pat Cooper as Masiello
- Raymond Franza as Eddie DeVol
- Steven Kampmann as Mr. Macinerny
- Susie Gilder Hayes as Mrs. Macinerny
- Tom Papa as Boyfriend
- Sunny Chae as Fiancé
- Sal Cecere as 20 Minute Man
- Richard Brennan as Steakhouse Patron
- Joe Torre as Joe Torre
- Michael Torre as Michael Torre
- Paul Herman as Joey Boots
- Charles A. Gargano as Maitre D'
- Dino van Simco as Dino
- Seth Isler as Businessman
- Reg Rogers as Raoul Berman
- Anita Durst as Raoul's Girlfriend
- Joseph D'Onofrio as Rigazzi Gunman
- Dave Salerno as Rigazzi Soldier
- Frank Gio as Lou Rigazzi
- Vinny Vella as Mello
- Alfred Sauchelli, Jr. as Mo-Mo
- Frank Pietrangolare as Tuna
- Frank Aquilino as Eddie 'Cokes'
- Chris Tardio as Enormous Bobby
- William DeMeo as Al Pacino
- Joe Columbo as LoPresti Soldier
- Angelo Natoli as LoPresti Soldier
- Anthony Krosinski as LoPresti Soldier
- Nick Massi Jr. as LoPresti Soldier
- Frank Bonsangue as LoPresti Soldier
- Ralph Cefarello as LoPresti Soldier
- Joey Marzella as Vitti Crew
- Phil Campanella as Vitti Crew
- Louis Fattell as Vitti Crew
- Michael Zotto as Vitti Crew
- Tony Vitucci as Vitti Crew
- Paul Cicero as Vitti Crew
- Gene Di Silvio as Vitti Crew
- Gaetano LoGiudice as Vitti Crew
- Rino Vitucci as Vitti Crew
- Joseph P. Reidy as First Assistant Director
- Richard Maldone as Rigazzi Driver
- Leif Riddell as Little Caesar Soundman
- Suzanne Herrington as Drive-thru Bank Teller
- Demetri Martin as Personal Assistant
- Michael Jannetta as Lieutenant
- Bob Cea as Captain
- Annika Pergament as Newscaster (voice)
- Bart Tangredi as Vitti's Father
- Corey Hibbert as Singing Inmate (uncredited)
- Anthony LaPaglia as Anthony Bella / Nicky Caesar (uncredited)
- Gina Lynn as Stripper (uncredited)
- Moet Meira as Trish (uncredited)
- Bill Walters as Sing Sing Inmate (uncredited)
- Angelis Alexandris as SWAT Cop (uncredited)
- Anthony Aquilino as Wiseguy (uncredited)
- Shashi Balooja as Prison Inmate (uncredited)
- Brett Berg as Crew Member (uncredited)
- Diana Berry as Little Caesar Hairdresser (uncredited)
- Skippy D as Inmate (uncredited)
- Mary Fortune as Little Caesar Assistant Director (uncredited)
- Graig Guggenheim as Vitti Crew (uncredited)
- Diane Kimbrell as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Chris Kiszka as Inmate (uncredited)
- Evan Mathew Weinstein as Vitti's Prop Boy (uncredited)
- Erik-Anders Nilsson as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Ron Reynaldi as Film Electrician (uncredited)
- Paul Scannapieco as Nino the Bartender (uncredited)
- Andy Schofield as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Michael Stever as SWAT Team Gunman (uncredited)
- Alberto Suarez as Puerto Rican Inmate (uncredited)
- Nick Taylor as Priest (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 126
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 19 |
| 10 to 12 | 10 | 24 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 10 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 56 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 41 |
| 22 to 24 | 11 | 34 |
| 25 to 27 | 6 | 18 |
| 28 to 30 | 2 | 6 |
| 31 to 33 | 5 | 24 |
| 34 to 36 | 3 | 112 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 25 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 28 |
| 43 to 45 | 4 | 13 |
| 46 to 48 | 13 | 44 |
| 49 to 51 | 5 | 31 |
| 52 to 54 | 7 | 25 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 44 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 38 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 11 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 30 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 42 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 4 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 7 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 2 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 4 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 26 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 25 |
| 88 to 90 | 5 | 29 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 25 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 19 |
| 97 to 99 | 2 | 1 |
| 100 to 102 | 1 | 23 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 3 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 1 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 8 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 7 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 52 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 8 |
| 124 to 126 | 0 | 36 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 7 are women's.
74 lines from women, 986 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
15 women and 50 men in the cast. 4 women and 33 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 53 of 1,121.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 294 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 8% of the words (865), men 92% (9,972). Women have 7% of the lines, so their lines run longer than men's.
Exhibit D: 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
1
Two men
78
Exhibit E: behind the camera
5 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Harold Ramis (man)
- Written by
- Peter Steinfeld (man), Harold Ramis (man), Peter Tolan (man)
- Produced by
- Jane Rosenthal (woman), Paula Weinstein (woman)
- Shot by
- Ellen Kuras (woman)
- Edited by
- Andrew Mondshein (man)
- Music by
- David Holmes (man)
- Production design by
- Wynn Thomas (man)
- Costumes by
- Aude Bronson-Howard (woman)
- Cast by
- Ellen Chenoweth (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
6 women, 20 men, 3 not listed
-
Production
3 women, 5 men
-
Writing
0 women, 5 men
-
Directing
0 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
-
Camera
1 women, 0 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 41 on average. Men: 53 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Lisa Kudrow 39, Cathy Moriarty 42
Men
Joey Diaz 39, Brian Rogalski 44, Billy Crystal 54, Thomas Rosales Jr. 54, Robert De Niro 59, Joe Viterelli 65
Exhibit G: the money
It made 92% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $60 million
- Box office
- $55 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 126 scenes and 1,121 lines of dialogue. How the test works
