Fails the Bechdel test

Bad Boys

Name: Bad Boys
Released: 1995

1995. Directed by Michael Bay, written by George Gallo and Michael Barrie and Jim Mulholland.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

2 / 3

Fails

Yes 1. At least two women
9 women characters. 8 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

Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.

The film

One hundred million dollars worth of confiscated heroin has just been jacked from police custody. Once the career bust of Detective Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett, the missing drugs now threaten to shutdown the narcotics division of the Miami Police Department. When the drug investigation turns deadly, the murderers kidnap the only witness, a beautiful police informant and close friend of the boys, which makes things get personal. Fast cars, a gorgeous woman and non-stop action make BAD BOYS a guaranteed good time.

Released: 07 Apr 1995
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.8 / 10
Metascore: 41 / 100
Awards: 1 win & 3 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Burnett 248 lines, man
Lowrey 167 lines, man
Julie 126 lines, woman
Fouchet 37 lines, man
Theresa 36 lines, woman
Howard 29 lines, man
Max 22 lines, woman
Chet 11 lines, man
Francine 10 lines, woman
Woman 10 lines, woman

Full cast, 48 people

Will Smith as Mike Lowrey
Martin Lawrence as Marcus Burnett
Téa Leoni as Julie Mott
Tchéky Karyo as Fouchet
Joe Pantoliano as Captain Howard
Theresa Randle as Theresa Burnett
Marg Helgenberger as Alison Sinclair
Nestor Serrano as Detective Sanchez
Julio Oscar Mechoso as Detective Ruiz
Saverio Guerra as Chet The Doorman
Anna Thomson as Francine
Kevin Corrigan as Elliot
Michael Imperioli as Jojo
Lisa Boyle as Girl Decoy
Michael Taliferro as Carjacker
Emmanuel Xuereb as Eddie Dominguez
Marc Macaulay as Noah Trafficante
Ralph Gonzalez as Kuni
Vic Manni as Ferguson
Frank John Hughes as Casper
Mike Kirton as Andy
Will Knickerbocker as Officer Bill O'Fee
Tiffany Samuels as Megan Burnett
Cory Hodges as James Burnett
Scott Cumberbatch as Quincy Burnett
Joey Romano as Detective
Sam Ayers as Detective
Karen Alexander as Max Logan
Fawn Reed as Women at Boxing Gym
Heather Davis as Lois Fields
Maureen Gallagher as Yvette
Juan F. Cejas as Ether Van Driver
Ed Amatrudo as Ether Van Boss
Jimmy Franzo as Club Bartender
Tony Bolano as Drunk Guy at Urinal
Shaun Toub as Store Clerk
Marty McSorley as Henchman
Norman Max Maxwell as Henchman
Buddy Bolton as Wally
Stan Miller as News Anchor
Dug Jones as Man #1
John Salley as Hacker "Fletcher"
Dana Mark as Police Technician
Mario Ernesto Sánchez as Drug Buyer
Kim Coates as White Carjacker (uncredited)
Manny Perry as Drug Buyer Gunmen (uncredited)
Nick Conti as Mobster #1 (uncredited)
Marty McSorley as Henchman

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 6 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 253

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 6	0	8
7 to 12	0	11
13 to 18	0	4
19 to 24	0	1
25 to 30	7	12
31 to 36	6	35
37 to 42	8	17
43 to 48	8	27
49 to 54	22	16
55 to 60	0	1
61 to 66	0	13
67 to 72	1	7
73 to 78	5	11
79 to 84	14	18
85 to 90	17	30
91 to 96	6	28
97 to 102	19	26
103 to 108	14	21
109 to 114	5	37
115 to 120	13	20
121 to 126	0	11
127 to 132	2	5
133 to 138	1	6
139 to 144	22	33
145 to 150	2	3
151 to 156	2	2
157 to 162	1	19
163 to 168	6	45
169 to 174	1	4
175 to 180	5	5
181 to 186	7	7
187 to 192	5	10
193 to 198	0	0
199 to 204	0	9
205 to 210	7	13
211 to 216	3	5
217 to 222	0	2
223 to 228	0	4
229 to 234	0	2
235 to 240	0	1
241 to 246	1	2
247 to 252	5	21
253 to 253	0	0

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, 28 are women's.

215 lines from women, 552 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit B: who's in it

9 women and 30 men in the cast. 8 women and 18 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 31 of 798. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 34 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 28% of the words (2,844), men 72% (7,182).

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

Two men

Exhibit E: behind the camera

3 of the 14 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 16% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Michael Bay (man)
Written by: Michael Barrie (man), Jim Mulholland (man), Doug Richardson (man)
Story by: George Gallo (man)
Produced by: Jerry Bruckheimer (man), Don Simpson (man)
Shot by: Howard Atherton (man)
Edited by: Christian Wagner (man)
Music by: Mark Mancina (man)
Production design by: John Vallone (man)
Costumes by: Bobbie Read (woman)
Cast by: Francine Maisler (woman), Lynn Kressel (woman)