Passes the Bechdel test
Baby Boy
2001. Directed by John Singleton, written by John Singleton.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 104. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
This is the story of Jody, an unemployed young black man, who's been living with his mother for several years, even though he's got a child of his own. Romantically, he's having relationships with two women: Yvette, the mother of his son, and a new interest.
- Released
- 27 Jun 2001
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 55 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 14 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Jody 305 lines, man
- Yvette 94 lines, woman
- Sweetpea 51 lines, man
- Juanita 41 lines, woman
- Melvin 32 lines, man
- Rodney 18 lines, man
- Pandora 9 lines, woman
- Sharika 9 lines, woman
- Kim 7 lines, woman
- Peanut 5 lines, woman
Full cast, 50 people
- Tyrese Gibson as Joseph Summers
- Taraji P. Henson as Yvette
- Omar Gooding as Sweetpea
- Ving Rhames as Melvin 'Mel'
- Snoop Dogg as Rodney
- A.J. Johnson as Juanita
- Angell Conwell as Kim
- Kareem J. Grimes as Do Dirty
- Tracey Cherelle Jones as Sharika
- Mo'Nique as Patrice
- John Singleton as Man Selling Bootleg Movies (uncredited)
- Tamara LaSeon Bass as Peanut
- Candy Ann Brown as Ms. Herron
- Liris Crosse as Receptionist
- Juanita Jennings as Rachel
- Tawny Dahl as Pandora
- Kym Whitley as Host
- Freez Luv as Cake Man
- DeJuan Guy as Looney Toon
- Kaylan Bolton as Joe Joe
- Kylan Bolton as Joe Joe
- Goldie Loc as Knucklehead
- Big Tray Deee as Knucklehead
- Sylvester Robinson as Little Boy
- Maasai Singleton as Little Boy
- Mario Jackson as Roger
- Keith Diamond as Sneed
- Freddie Ricks as Winston
- Selma McPherson as Ms. Daniels
- Asondra Hunter as Woman
- Alexsandra Wright as Woman Inside
- Serese Tate as Sheryl
- Olan Thompson as Chris
- Ephraim Benton as Young Thug
- Javan Benson as Young Thug
- Diamond Dawn Cook as Woman
- Roma Alvarez as Mexican Neighbor
- Limary Agosto as Lucy Girl
- Amentha Dymally as Elderly Woman
- Hope Flood as Guest
- Cleopatra Singleton as Lil' Nut
- Sheila Ward as Mourner
- Jamaica Carter as Já Toú
- Delores Gilbeaux as Co-Worker
- Terrance Rome Holloway II as Dice Player
- Sir Hondes D. Williams Sr. as Dice Player
- Calvin L. Valrie Jr. as Dice Player
- Shawn M. Richardz as Middle Class Woman (uncredited)
- Angie Wells as Girl in Hair Salon in Print Pants (uncredited)
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Home Invasion Victim (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 11% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 104
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 to 6 | 4 | 8 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 to 15 | 8 | 23 |
| 16 to 18 | 5 | 4 |
| 19 to 21 | 4 | 10 |
| 22 to 24 | 17 | 32 |
| 25 to 27 | 4 | 7 |
| 28 to 30 | 14 | 27 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 19 |
| 37 to 39 | 33 | 40 |
| 40 to 42 | 4 | 23 |
| 43 to 45 | 8 | 11 |
| 46 to 48 | 3 | 17 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 6 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 5 |
| 55 to 57 | 3 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 13 | 40 |
| 61 to 63 | 14 | 14 |
| 64 to 66 | 9 | 15 |
| 67 to 69 | 3 | 10 |
| 70 to 72 | 8 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 4 | 30 |
| 76 to 78 | 1 | 19 |
| 79 to 81 | 2 | 4 |
| 82 to 84 | 8 | 22 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 3 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 2 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 5 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 4 |
| 103 to 104 | 0 | 0 |
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.
JUANITA: You t:ryir,g be a saleman or a shyster? You know the difference? ... A shyster sells you something and after you buy it you feel like you go… PATRICE: T:iat sound like sex.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 31 are women's.
188 lines from women, 420 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 12 men in the cast. 12 women and 5 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 6 of 684.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 33 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 25% of the words (2,880), men 75% (8,443). Women have 31% 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
29
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 9 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- John Singleton (man)
- Written by
- John Singleton (man)
- Produced by
- John Singleton (man)
- Shot by
- Charles Mills (man)
- Edited by
- Bruce Cannon (man)
- Music by
- David Arnold (man)
- Production design by
- Keith Brian Burns (gender not listed)
- Costumes by
- Ruth E. Carter (woman)
- Cast by
- Kimberly Hardin (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
1 women, 16 men, 3 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 6 men
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
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Production
2 women, 2 men
-
Camera
0 women, 3 men
-
Directing
0 women, 3 men
-
Art
1 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 28 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Angell Conwell 17, Taraji P. Henson 30, Tracey Cherelle Jones 31, Mo'Nique 33, A.J. Johnson 38
Men
Tyrese Gibson 22, Omar Gooding 24, Kareem J. Grimes 25, Snoop Dogg 29, Ving Rhames 42
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $16 million
- Box office
- $29.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 104 scenes and 684 lines of dialogue. How the test works
