Passes the Bechdel test
Bridesmaids
2011. Directed by Paul Feig, written by Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
27 women characters. 13 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 18 scenes out of 118. -
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
Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a maid of honor whose life unravels as she leads her best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the path to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess, but when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far a true friend will go for a friend.
- Released
- 13 May 2011
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 75 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 25 wins & 73 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Annie 479 lines, woman
- Lillian 131 lines, woman
- Helen 123 lines, woman
- Rhodes 69 lines, man
- Megan 48 lines, woman
- Dana 42 lines
- Becca 39 lines, woman
- Leslie 34 lines, woman
- Steve 28 lines, man
- Ted 19 lines, man
Full cast, 56 people
- Kristen Wiig as Annie
- Maya Rudolph as Lillian
- Rose Byrne as Helen
- Chris O'Dowd as Rhodes
- Melissa McCarthy as Megan
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Rita
- Ellie Kemper as Becca
- Jill Clayburgh as Annie's Mom
- Matt Lucas as Gil
- Rebel Wilson as Brynn
- Michael Hitchcock as Don Cholodecki
- Terry Crews as Boot Camp Instructor
- Tom Yi as Jewelry Store Couple
- Elaine Kao as Jewelry Store Couple
- Kali Hawk as Kahlua
- Joe Nuñez as Oscar the Security Guard
- Greg Tuculescu as Kevin
- Steve Bannos as Annie's Mistaken Husband
- Hugh Dane as Annie's Mistaken Fella
- Franklyn Ajaye as Lillian's Dad
- Tim Heidecker as Dougie
- Lynne Marie Stewart as Lillian's Mom
- Andy Buckley as Helen's Husband
- Molly Buffington as Helen's Stepdaughter
- Matt Bennett as Helen's Stepson
- Nancy Carell as Helen's Tennis Partner
- Melanie Hutsell as Annie's Tennis Partner
- Eloy Casados as Churra Chi Waiter
- Jessica St. Clair as Whitney
- Dana Powell as Flight Attendant Claire
- Mitch Silpa as Flight Attendant Steve
- Annie Mumolo as Nervous Woman on Plane
- Ben Falcone as Air Marshall Jon
- Angelica Acedo as Flight Attendant in Coach
- Mia Rose Frampton as 13 Year Old Girl in Jewelry Store
- Joel Madison as 13 Year Old Girl's Father
- R.F. Daley as Butler
- Jordan Black as Horseman
- David Hoffman as Doorman at Shower
- Jillian Bell as Girl at Shower
- Ariane Price as Girl at Shower
- Frederik Hamel as Shower Waiter
- Richard Riehle as Bill Cozbi
- Jimmy Brogan as Minister
- Carnie Wilson as Carnie Wilson
- Chynna Phillips as Chynna Phillips
- Wendy Wilson as Wendy Wilson
- Jon Hamm as Ted (uncredited)
- Brian Petsos as Pete (uncredited)
- Blake Garrett Rosenthal as Tyler (uncredited)
- Paul Feig as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
- Pat Carroll as Old Woman in Car (uncredited)
- Suzanne LaChasse as Hostess (uncredited)
- Owen Daniels as Obnoxious Ice Skater (uncredited)
- Greg Worswick as Valet (uncredited)
- Joyce Lakin as Lillian's Aunt (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 14% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 118
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 11 | 14 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 38 | 9 |
| 10 to 12 | 65 | 1 |
| 13 to 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 16 to 18 | 78 | 20 |
| 19 to 21 | 23 | 1 |
| 22 to 24 | 31 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 12 | 0 |
| 28 to 30 | 59 | 7 |
| 31 to 33 | 17 | 6 |
| 34 to 36 | 11 | 10 |
| 37 to 39 | 16 | 15 |
| 40 to 42 | 62 | 7 |
| 43 to 45 | 14 | 0 |
| 46 to 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 5 | 0 |
| 52 to 54 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 32 | 0 |
| 58 to 60 | 10 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 11 | 6 |
| 64 to 66 | 16 | 2 |
| 67 to 69 | 10 | 1 |
| 70 to 72 | 28 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 11 | 0 |
| 76 to 78 | 10 | 0 |
| 79 to 81 | 12 | 10 |
| 82 to 84 | 27 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 13 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 25 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 18 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 41 | 11 |
| 97 to 99 | 6 | 7 |
| 100 to 102 | 4 | 2 |
| 103 to 105 | 8 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 3 | 3 |
| 109 to 111 | 8 | 2 |
| 112 to 114 | 85 | 0 |
| 115 to 117 | 23 | 1 |
| 118 to 118 | 17 | 8 |
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: Oh my God, tell me I didn't sing. LILLIAN: No, you sang. They both laugh. ANNIE: God, I don't know, I was just maybe a little out of my element, and after Helen's speech-- LILLIAN: Ann, stop.
ANNIE: Here it is! HELEN: Ooh, Occasionz. I'm impressed. ANNIE: Everyone this is Occasionz, supposedly it's you know, one of the best bridal shops in town, so, that's cool. Oh and also, there's a restaura… ANNIE: Hi, we're hear to see some bridesmaids dresses.
LILLIAN: Ann, don't worry about it. We got in. Annie sees racks of wedding dresses. ANNIE: Hey, you want to sneak off and look at the wedding dresses? LILLIAN: Oh my God. Annie, I didn't tell you? Guess who Helen is friends with? Lady Lavonia Jean St. Petsois JuJu. LILLIAN: That famous wedding dress designer tha's in all those wedding magazines? As a favor to Helen she's going to design my dress for almost nothi…
LILLIAN: Surprise, surprise. It's my Mom. Mom? Can you hold on a second? She covers the phone and talks to the girls. HELEN: Ok ladies, start your engines! Shots of dresses being pulled off of the racks. Fighting for the same dress, shirts coming off, dresses zippe…
HELEN: Look at your cute little boobies. Ooh, is that the dress you like? ANNIE: Yeah. I think it will look good on everybody, it has a sash-- HELEN: A sash? Annie, this isn't the Sound of Music tryouts. ANNIE: Huh?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 85 are women's.
883 lines from women, 154 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
27 women and 29 men in the cast. 13 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 1,212.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 7 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 83% of the words (11,342), men 17% (2,359). Women have 85% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit E: the test the other way
Run the other way, for men, the film scores 1 out of 3.
Conversations between two named characters
Two women
75
Two men
0
Exhibit F: behind the camera
5 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 42% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Paul Feig (man)
- Written by
- Annie Mumolo (woman), Kristen Wiig (woman)
- Produced by
- Judd Apatow (man), Clayton Townsend (man), Barry Mendel (man)
- Shot by
- Robert D. Yeoman (man)
- Edited by
- Michael L. Sale (man), William Kerr (man)
- Music by
- Michael Andrews (man)
- Production design by
- Jefferson Sage (man)
- Costumes by
- Christine Wada (woman), Leesa Evans (woman)
- Cast by
- Allison Jones (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
3 women, 15 men, 1 not listed
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Other crew
10 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Production
4 women, 5 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Art
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 1 men
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Editing
0 women, 2 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 40 on average. Men: 34 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rose Byrne 31, Ellie Kemper 31, Rebel Wilson 31, Kristen Wiig 37, Maya Rudolph 38, Melissa McCarthy 40, Wendi McLendon-Covey 41, Jill Clayburgh 67
Men
Chris O'Dowd 31, Matt Lucas 37
Exhibit H: the money
It made 8.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $32.5 million
- Box office
- $288 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 118 scenes and 1,212 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
