Passes the Bechdel test
Annie Hall
1977. Directed by Woody Allen, written by Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
29 women characters. 8 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 69. -
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
Alvy Singer, a forty year old twice divorced, neurotic, intellectual Jewish New York City stand-up comic, reflects on the demise of his latest relationship, to Annie Hall, an insecure, flighty, Midwestern WASP aspiring nightclub singer. Unlike his previous relationships, Alvy believed he may have worked out all the issues in his life through fifteen years of therapy to make this relationship with Annie last, among those issues being not wanting to date any woman that would want to date him, and thus subconsciously pushing those women away. Alvy not only reviews the many ups and many downs of their relationship, but also reviews the many facets of his makeup that led to him starting to date Annie. Those facets include growing up next to Coney Island in Brooklyn, being attracted to the opposite sex for as long as he can remember, and enduring years of Jewish guilt with his constantly arguing parents.
- Released
- 20 Apr 1977
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 92 / 100
- Awards
- Won 4 Oscars. 32 wins & 9 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Alvy 549 lines, man
- Annie 406 lines, woman
- Rob 63 lines, man
- Tony 27 lines, man
- Allison 21 lines, woman
- Robin 19 lines, woman
- 1st Man 17 lines, man
- Man In Line 14 lines, man
- Mom Hall 13 lines, woman
- Alvy'S Mother 11 lines, woman
Full cast, 84 people
- Diane Keaton as Annie Hall
- Woody Allen as Alvy Singer
- Tony Roberts as Rob
- Carol Kane as Allison
- Paul Simon as Tony Lacey
- Shelley Duvall as Pam
- Janet Margolin as Robin
- Colleen Dewhurst as Mrs. Hall
- Christopher Walken as Duane Hall
- Donald Symington as Dad Hall
- Helen Ludlam as Grammy Hall
- Mordecai Lawner as Alvy's Dad
- Joan Neuman as Alvy's Mom
- Jonathan Munk as Alvy - Age 9
- Ruth Volner as Alvy's Aunt
- Martin Rosenblatt as Alvy's Uncle
- Hy Anzell as Joey Nichols
- Rashel Novikoff as Aunt Tessie
- Russell Horton as Man in Theatre Line
- Marshall McLuhan as Marshall McLuhan
- Christine Jones as Dorrie
- Mary Boylan as Miss Reed
- Wendy Girard as Janet
- John Doumanian as Coke Fiend
- Bob Maroff as Man #1 Outside Theatre
- Rick Petrucelli as Man #2 Outside Theatre
- Lee Callahan as Ticket Seller at Theatre
- Chris Gampel as Doctor
- Dick Cavett as Dick Cavett
- Mark Lenard as Navy Officer
- Dan Ruskin as Comedian at Rally
- John Glover as Actor Boy Friend
- Bernie Styles as Comic's Agent
- Johnny Haymer as Comic
- Ved Bandhu as Maharishi
- John Dennis Johnston as L.A. Policeman
- Laurie Bird as Tony Lacey's Girlfriend
- Jim McKrell as Lacey Party Guest
- Jeff Goldblum as Lacey Party Guest
- William Callaway as Lacey Party Guest
- Roger Newman as Lacy Party Guest
- Alan Landers as Lacey Party Guest
- Jean Sarah Frost as Lacey Party Guest
- Vince O'Brien as Hotel Doctor
- Humphrey Davis as Alvy's Psychiatrist
- Veronica Radburn as Annie's Psychiatrist
- Robin Mary Paris as Actress in Rehearsal
- Charles Levin as Actor in Rehearsal
- Wayne Carson as Rehearsal Stage Manager
- Michael Karm as Rehearsal Director
- Petronia Johnson as Tony's Date at Nightclub
- Shaun Casey as Tony's Date at Nightclub
- Riccardo Bertoni as Waiter #1 at Nightclub
- Michael Aronin as Waiter #2 at Nightclub
- Lou Picetti as Street Stranger
- Loretta Tupper as Street Stranger
- James Burge as Street Stranger
- Shelley Hack as Street Stranger
- Albert M. Ottenheimer as Street Stranger
- Paula Trueman as Street Stranger
- Beverly D'Angelo as Actress in Rob's TV Show
- Tracey Walter as Actor in Rob's TV Show
- David Wier as Alvy's Classmate
- Keith Dentice as Alvy's Classmate
- Susan Mellinger as Alvy's Classmate
- Hamit Perezic as Alvy's Classmate
- James Balter as Alvy's Classmate
- Eric Bear as Alvy's Classmate
- Amy Levitan as Alvy's Classmate
- Gary Allen as School Teacher
- Frank Vohs as School Teacher
- Sybil Bowan as School Teacher
- Margaretta Warwick as School Teacher
- Lucy Lee Flippin as Waitress at Health Food Restaurant
- Gary Mule Deer as Man at Health Food Restaurant
- Sigourney Weaver as Alvy's Date Outside Theatre
- Walter Bernstein as Annie's Date Outside Theatre
- Truman Capote as Truman Capote Look-Alike (uncredited)
- Gregory Doucette as Usher (uncredited)
- Harrison Ressler as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- Billie Perkins as Nightclub Customer (uncredited)
- Kathryn Janssen as Lacey Party Guest
- Juliet Graham as Blonde Woman in Bookstore
- Danny Elfman as Lacey Party Guest (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 69
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3 to 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 5 to 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 to 8 | 11 | 60 |
| 9 to 10 | 8 | 35 |
| 11 to 12 | 20 | 23 |
| 13 to 14 | 22 | 22 |
| 15 to 16 | 4 | 4 |
| 17 to 18 | 9 | 10 |
| 19 to 20 | 11 | 8 |
| 21 to 22 | 9 | 17 |
| 23 to 24 | 18 | 15 |
| 25 to 26 | 32 | 30 |
| 27 to 28 | 32 | 33 |
| 29 to 30 | 16 | 16 |
| 31 to 32 | 21 | 20 |
| 33 to 34 | 17 | 17 |
| 35 to 36 | 12 | 13 |
| 37 to 38 | 17 | 23 |
| 39 to 40 | 8 | 7 |
| 41 to 42 | 20 | 16 |
| 43 to 44 | 9 | 9 |
| 45 to 46 | 13 | 12 |
| 47 to 48 | 30 | 44 |
| 49 to 50 | 31 | 35 |
| 51 to 52 | 8 | 14 |
| 53 to 54 | 15 | 25 |
| 55 to 56 | 28 | 27 |
| 57 to 58 | 24 | 30 |
| 59 to 60 | 8 | 35 |
| 61 to 62 | 18 | 61 |
| 63 to 64 | 19 | 24 |
| 65 to 66 | 16 | 23 |
| 67 to 68 | 0 | 8 |
| 69 to 69 | 5 | 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.
ANNIE: Well ... so ... I can't play too good, you know. JANET: I've had four lessons!
MOM HALL: It's a nice ham this year, Mom. ANNIE: Oh, yeah. Grammy always does such a good job.
MOM HALL: We went over to the swap meet. Annie, Gram and I. Got some nice picture frames. ANNIE: We really had a good time. MOM HALL: Ann tells us that you've been seeing a psychiatrist for fifteen years.
MOM HALL: Now, don't let it be so long, now. ANNIE: No.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 41 are women's.
519 lines from women, 751 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
29 women and 49 men in the cast. 8 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 1,324.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 48 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 (4,694), men 69% (10,339). Women have 41% 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
11
Two men
27
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Woody Allen (man)
- Written by
- Woody Allen (man), Marshall Brickman (man)
- Produced by
- Charles H. Joffe (man), Jack Rollins (man)
- Shot by
- Gordon Willis (man)
- Edited by
- Wendy Greene Bricmont (woman), Ralph Rosenblum (man)
- Costumes by
- Ruth Morley (woman)
- Cast by
- Juliet Taylor (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
1 women, 7 men, 5 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 7 men, 1 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 4 men, 4 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
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Art
0 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Editing
3 women, 2 men
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Directing
1 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 33 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Carol Kane 24, Shelley Duvall 27, Diane Keaton 31, Janet Margolin 33, Colleen Dewhurst 52
Men
Christopher Walken 34, Paul Simon 35, Tony Roberts 37, Woody Allen 41, Donald Symington 51
Exhibit H: the money
It made 11.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $4 million
- Box office
- $44 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 69 scenes and 1,324 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
