Passes the Bechdel test
Baby Driver
2017. Directed by Edgar Wright, written by Edgar Wright.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 105. -
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
Baby is a young and partially hearing impaired getaway driver who can make any wild move while in motion with the right track playing. It's a critical talent he needs to survive his indentured servitude to the crime boss, Doc, who values his role in his meticulously planned robberies. However, just when Baby thinks he is finally free and clear to have his own life with his new girlfriend, Debora, Doc coerces him back for another job. Now saddled with a crew of thugs too violently unstable to keep to Doc's plans, Baby finds himself and everything he cares for in terrible danger. To survive and escape the coming maelstrom, it will take all of Baby's skill, wits and daring, but even on the best track, can he make it when life is forcing him to face the music?
- Released
- 28 Jun 2017
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 86 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 44 wins & 67 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Baby 172 lines, man
- Bats 129 lines, man
- Doc 96 lines, man
- Buddy 91 lines, man
- Debora 48 lines, woman
- Darling 29 lines, woman
- Griff 24 lines, man
- Waitress 14 lines, woman
- The Waitress 13 lines, woman
- Armie 12 lines, man
Full cast, 64 people
- Ansel Elgort as Baby
- Kevin Spacey as Doc
- Lily James as Debora
- Jon Hamm as Buddy
- Jamie Foxx as Bats
- Jon Bernthal as Griff
- Eiza González as Darling
- Flea as Eddie
- CJ Jones as Joseph
- Lanny Joon as J.D.
- Micah Howard as Barista
- Morgan Brown as Street Preacher
- Morse Diggs as Morse Diggs
- Sky Ferreira as Baby's Mom
- Lance Palmer as Baby's Dad
- Hudson Meek as Young Baby
- Viviana Chavez as Diner Waitress
- Hal Whiteside as Cook
- Clay Donahue Fontenot as Marine
- Brigitte Kali Canales as Young Mother
- Patrick Walker as Frat Boy #1
- Ben VanderMey as Frat Boy #2
- David Robert Lewis as Waiter
- Big Boi as Restaurant Patron #1
- Killer Mike as Restaurant Patron #2
- Brogan Hall as Samm
- Allison Gabriel as Nice Lady Teller
- R. Marcos Taylor as Armie
- Paul Williams as The Butcher
- Joe Loya as Security Guard
- Andy McDermott as Freeze Cop
- Christopher Beanland as Bullhorn Cop
- Andrea Frye as Carjack Lady
- Thomas E. Haynes as Anchor
- Russell B. Spencer as Anchor
- Cynne Simpson as Anchor
- Keith Hudson as Diner Cop
- Sidney Sewell as Hellcat Thug #1
- Thurman Sewell as Hellcat Thug #2
- Elijah Everett as Parking Garage Security Guard
- Jon Spencer as Prison Guard
- Walter Hill as Courtroom Interpreter (voice)
- Wilbur Fitzgerald as Judge
- Jeff Chase as Jeffrey (uncredited)
- Shellita Boxie as Bank Patron (uncredited)
- Marshall Choka as Angry Man on Cell Phone (uncredited)
- Juliette Sicard as Student Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Marvin E. West as State Trooper (uncredited)
- Connie Lee as Upset Car Driver (uncredited)
- James Blackshear as Music Store Clerk (uncredited)
- Erica Frene as Dog Lady (uncredited)
- Elizabeth Davidovich as Monroe County (uncredited)
- Duke Jackson as Monroe County (uncredited)
- Colin Lacativa as Construction Worker (uncredited)
- Trey McGriff as Homeless Man on Bench (uncredited)
- Donald K. Overstreet as Man in Blue Truck (uncredited)
- Danny Le Boyer as Tequila Goon 3 (uncredited)
- David Conk as Tequila Goon 4 (uncredited)
- Troy Faruk as Goon #5 (uncredited)
- Kenneth Manos as Movement Specialist (uncredited)
- Nathaniel Perry as Tequila Goon 2 (uncredited)
- Whit Whitman as Prison Guard (uncredited)
- Perry Zulu Jr. as Cop #2 (uncredited)
- Chad Joyce as Prisoner (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 105
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 to 12 | 5 | 45 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 14 | 15 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 23 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 5 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 15 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 6 |
| 40 to 42 | 37 | 29 |
| 43 to 45 | 14 | 10 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 26 |
| 49 to 51 | 8 | 31 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 50 |
| 55 to 57 | 9 | 64 |
| 58 to 60 | 10 | 61 |
| 61 to 63 | 2 | 31 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 2 |
| 67 to 69 | 2 | 18 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 5 |
| 73 to 75 | 1 | 12 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 5 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 8 |
| 88 to 90 | 2 | 15 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 29 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 18 |
| 100 to 102 | 6 | 6 |
| 103 to 105 | 1 | 2 |
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.
DEBORA: Maybe your friend would like to fill out a suggestion slip and tell us how we could improve our service. DARLING: Are you two fucking? Or you were fucking? You fucked her and didn’t call her back. Or she didn’t call. Something’s up. I can definitely smel…
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 18 are women's.
118 lines from women, 554 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 44 men in the cast. 4 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 31 of 711.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 53 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 16% of the words (1,087), men 84% (5,615). Women have 18% 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
4
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 26% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Edgar Wright (man)
- Written by
- Edgar Wright (man)
- Produced by
- Tim Bevan (man), Eric Fellner (man), Nira Park (woman)
- Shot by
- Bill Pope (man)
- Edited by
- Paul Machliss (man), Jonathan Amos (man)
- Music by
- Steven Price (man)
- Production design by
- Marcus Rowland (man)
- Costumes by
- Courtney Hoffman (woman)
- Cast by
- Francine Maisler (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
25 women, 80 men, 68 not listed
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Production
15 women, 12 men, 32 not listed
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Camera
2 women, 13 men, 35 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 22 men, 9 not listed
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Art
0 women, 8 men, 20 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 1 men, 25 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 2 men, 21 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 3 men, 14 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 28 on average. Men: 48 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Eiza González 27, Lily James 28
Men
Ansel Elgort 23, Jon Bernthal 40, Jon Hamm 46, Jamie Foxx 49, Flea 54, Kevin Spacey 57, CJ Jones 66
Exhibit H: the money
It made 6.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $34 million
- Box office
- $227 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 105 scenes and 711 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
