Passes the Bechdel test
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999. Directed by Jay Roach, written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
30 women characters. 8 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 110. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.
The film
Thirsting for revenge after the events of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1997), despicable Dr Evil gets his hands on a diabolical machine and travels back to groovy 1969. But everyone knows that bad habits are hard to break, and this time, apart from world domination, the ambitious megalomaniac is bent on stealing everything Austin holds dear: his undeniable charm and swagger and his vaulting libido. As an insecure Powers returns to the psychedelic 1960s, teamed up with blonde CIA bombshell Felicity Shagwell, the out-of-time British agent must do the impossible: salvage what's left of his once-unstoppable sex drive and thwart Dr Evil's latest lunatic plot. Can Austin Powers, the man who lost his mojo, avert the inevitable for the second time?
- Released
- 11 Jun 1999
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 59 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 18 wins & 31 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Austin 245 lines, man
- Dr. Evil 128 lines, man
- Felicity 106 lines, woman
- Basil Exposition 33 lines, man
- Number Two 30 lines, man
- Fat Bastard 25 lines, man
- Guru Pitka 22 lines
- Scott 18 lines, man
- Robin Swallows 14 lines, woman
- Ivana 13 lines, woman
Full cast, 112 people
- Mike Myers as Austin Powers / Dr. Evil / Fat Bastard
- Heather Graham as Felicity Shagwell
- Verne Troyer as Mini-Me
- Michael York as Basil Exposition
- Robert Wagner as Number Two
- Seth Green as Scott Evil
- Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina
- Will Ferrell as Mustafa
- Elizabeth Hurley as Vanessa Kensington
- Rob Lowe as Young Number Two
- Gia Carides as Robin Swallows
- Oliver Muirhead as British Colonel
- George Cheung as Chinese Teacher
- Jeffrey Meng as Chinese Student
- Muse Watson as Klansman
- Scott Cooper as Klansman's Son - Bobby
- Douglas Fisher as Man - Pecker
- Kevin Cooney as NORAD Colonel
- Clint Howard as Radar Operator Peters
- Brian Hooks as Pilot
- David Koechner as Co-Pilot
- Frank Clem as Guitarist with Willie Nelson
- Herb Mitchell as Sergeant
- Steve Eastin as Umpire
- Jane Carr as Woman - Pecker
- Kevin Durand as Assassin
- Melissa Justin as Chick #1 at Party
- Nicholas Walker as Captain of the Guard
- Stephen Hibbert as Guard at Jail Cell
- David Coy as Carnaby Street Band
- David Crigger as Carnaby Street Band
- Tom Ehlen as Carnaby Street Band
- Dennis Wilson as Carnaby Street Band
- Eric Winzenried as Private Army Soldier
- Tim Bagley as Friendly Dad
- Colton James as Friendly Son
- Mike Hagerty as Peanut Vendor
- Jack Kehler as Circus Barker
- Kirk Ward as Soldier
- Jeff Garlin as Cyclops
- Rachel Wilson as Fan
- Jennifer Coolidge as Woman at Football Game
- John Mahon as NATO Colonel
- Michael McDonald as NATO Soldier
- Jeanette Miller as Teacher
- Mary Jo Smith as Unibrau
- Carrie Ann Inaba as Felicity's Dancer #1
- Jennifer Hamilton as Felicity's Dancer #2
- Ayesha Orange as Felicity's Dancer #3
- Natalie Willes as Felicity's Dancer #4
- John R. Corella as Party Dancer #1
- Alison Faulk as Party Dancer #2
- Michelle Elkin as Party Dancer #3
- Shealan Spencer as Party Dancer #4
- Tovaris Wilson as Party Dancer #5
- Bree Turner as Dancer #1
- Marisa Gilliam as Dancer #2
- Mark Meismer as Dancer #3
- Sal Vassalo as Dancer #4
- Jason Yribar as Dancer #5
- Chekesha Van Putten as Go-Go Dancer #1
- Tara Mouri as Go-Go Dancer #2
- Giggi Yazicioglu as Go-Go Dancer #3
- Sarah Christine Smith as Scene Break Dancer
- Faune Chambers Watkins as Scene Break Dancer
- Gabriel Paige as Scene Break Dancer
- Jim Boensch as Queen's Guard
- Ron Ulstad as Chief of Staff
- Timothy Watters as Bill Clinton Look-a-Like
- Todd M. Schultz as Jerry Springer Bodyguard #1
- Steve Wilkos as Jerry Springer's Bodyguard #2
- Michelle Sritenko Africano as Synchronized Swimmer
- Nathalie S. Bartleson as Synchronized Swimmer
- Janine M. Bekker as Synchronized Swimmer
- Khadija Cutcher as Synchronized Swimmer
- Mary Dettmer as Synchronized Swimmer
- Annie Henry as Synchronized Swimmer
- Tracy Gayeski as Synchronized Swimmer
- Tracy Long as Synchronized Swimmer
- Laurie Martin as Synchronized Swimmer
- Jill Savery as Synchronized Swimmer
- Margot Thien as Synchronized Swimmer
- Kimi Cochrun as Synchronized Swimmer
- Burt Bacharach as Burt Bacharach
- Elvis Costello as Elvis Costello
- Woody Harrelson as Woody Harrelson
- Kristen Johnston as Ivana Humpalot
- Charles Napier as Gen. Hawk
- Willie Nelson as Willie Nelson
- Tim Robbins as The President
- Rebecca Romijn as Rebecca Romijn
- Jerry Springer as Jerry Springer
- Fred Willard as Mission Commander
- Jessica Anne Bogart as Party Girl in Pink (uncredited)
- Robert Cohen as Rabbi Shlotsky (uncredited)
- Colette Divine as Go-Go Dancer in Cage (uncredited)
- Phil Hawn as M.O.D. Crime Scene Investigator (uncredited)
- Max Herholz as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- David Hutchison as Dr. Evil's Soldier (uncredited)
- Tony Jay as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Lana Kinnear as Nurse (uncredited)
- Harish Mandyam as Scientist (uncredited)
- J.P. Manoux as French Bellhop (uncredited)
- Stephen A. Marinaccio II as Party Dancer (uncredited)
- Brandon Molale as Muscled Guy at Pool (uncredited)
- Allie Moss as Dancer (uncredited)
- Bill O'Donnell as Dancer (uncredited)
- Jeanine Orci as Dancer on Carnaby Street (uncredited)
- Mitch Rouse as Mitch Rouse (uncredited)
- Lisa Varga as Sexy Nurse (uncredited)
- Andreanna Veith as Dancer on Carnaby Street (uncredited)
- Danny Nero as Lab Technician (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 13% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 110
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 to 6 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 26 |
| 13 to 15 | 6 | 53 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 14 |
| 19 to 21 | 15 | 29 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 6 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 24 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 7 |
| 31 to 33 | 4 | 3 |
| 34 to 36 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 to 39 | 2 | 2 |
| 40 to 42 | 11 | 19 |
| 43 to 45 | 25 | 87 |
| 46 to 48 | 8 | 7 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 19 |
| 52 to 54 | 17 | 39 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 9 |
| 58 to 60 | 5 | 16 |
| 61 to 63 | 2 | 24 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 8 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 3 |
| 70 to 72 | 14 | 12 |
| 73 to 75 | 9 | 26 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 4 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 2 | 7 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 4 |
| 88 to 90 | 3 | 13 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 15 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 2 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 18 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 3 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 5 |
| 106 to 108 | 1 | 5 |
| 109 to 110 | 6 | 6 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
VANESSA: Just putting on my-- FEMBOT VANESSA: MAKE-UP!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 23 are women's.
156 lines from women, 531 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
30 women and 53 men in the cast. 8 women and 27 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 6 of 786.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 49 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 17% of the words (1,292), men 83% (6,192). Women have 23% 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
1
Two men
36
Exhibit F: behind the camera
7 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 39% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jay Roach (man)
- Written by
- Michael McCullers (man), Mike Myers (man)
- Produced by
- John S. Lyons (man), Jennifer Todd (woman), Suzanne Todd (woman), Eric McLeod (man), Demi Moore (woman), Mike Myers (man)
- Shot by
- Ueli Steiger (man)
- Edited by
- Debra Neil-Fisher (woman), Jon Poll (man)
- Music by
- George S. Clinton (man)
- Production design by
- Rusty Smith (man)
- Costumes by
- Deena Appel (woman)
- Cast by
- Jeanne McCarthy (woman), Juel Bestrop (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
11 women, 17 men, 7 not listed
-
Sound
8 women, 16 men, 10 not listed
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Production
7 women, 8 men, 6 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 8 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
9 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Art
3 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 3 men
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Editing
1 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Heather Graham 29, Elizabeth Hurley 33, Mindy Sterling 45
Men
Seth Green 25, Verne Troyer 30, Will Ferrell 31, Rob Lowe 35, Mike Myers 36, Michael York 57, Robert Wagner 69
Exhibit H: the money
It made 9.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $33 million
- Box office
- $312 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 110 scenes and 786 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
