Passes the Bechdel test
Casper
1995. Directed by Rob Letterman and Brad Silberling, written by Joseph Oriolo and Sherri Stoner and Deanna Oliver.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
5 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 109. -
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
Furious that her late father only willed her his gloomy-looking mansion rather than his millions, Carrigan Crittenden is ready to burn it to the ground when she discovers a map to a treasure hidden in it. But when she enters it to seek her claim, she is frightened away by a wicked wave of ghosts. Determined to get her hands on this hidden fortune, she hires afterlife therapist Dr. James Harvey (Bill Pullman) to exorcise the ghosts from the mansion. James and his daughter, Kat, move in, and soon Kat meets Casper, the ghost of a young boy who's "the friendliest ghost you know". But not so friendly are Casper's uncles Stretch, Fatso, and Stinkie, who are determined to drive all "fleshies" away. Ultimately, it is up to James and Kat to help the ghosts cross over to the other side.
- Released
- 26 May 1995
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 49 / 100
- Awards
- 6 wins & 5 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kat 135 lines, woman
- Casper 122 lines, man
- Dr. Harvey 105 lines, man
- Stretch 48 lines, man
- Carrigan 45 lines, woman
- Dibs 34 lines, man
- Fatso 29 lines, man
- Stinkie 18 lines, man
- Amelia 9 lines, woman
- Ghostly Trio 9 lines
Full cast, 35 people
- Malachi Pearson as Casper (voice)
- Christina Ricci as Kat
- Bill Pullman as Dr. Harvey
- Cathy Moriarty as Carrigan
- Eric Idle as Dibs
- Joe Alaskey as Stinkie (voice)
- Joe Nipote as Stretch (voice)
- Brad Garrett as Fatso (voice)
- Devon Sawa as Casper on Screen
- Chauncey Leopardi as Nicky
- Spencer Vrooman as Andreas
- Garette Ratliff Henson as Vic
- Jessica Wesson as Amber
- Amy Brenneman as Amelia
- Ben Stein as Rugg
- Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci
- Terry Murphy as Terry Murphy
- Ernestine Mercer as Woman Being Interviewed
- Doug Bruckner as Reporter (voice)
- John Kassir as The Crypt Keeper (voice)
- Wesley Thompson as Mr. Curtis
- Michael Dubrow as Student #1
- J.J. Anderson as Student #2
- Jess Harnell as Arnold (voice)
- Michael McCarty as Drunk in Bar
- Micah Winkelspecht as Student
- Mike Simmrin as Phantom
- Dan Aykroyd as Dr. Raymond Stantz (uncredited)
- Rodney Dangerfield as Rodney Dangerfield
- Clint Eastwood as Clint Eastwood (uncredited)
- Mel Gibson as Mel Gibson (uncredited)
- Elise Main as Little Red Riding Hood (uncredited)
- Bill Farmer as Fatso's Burping (uncredited)
- Harry Shearer as Radio announcer (uncredited)
- Fred Rogers as Self (archive footage)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 109
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 4 to 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 to 15 | 4 | 2 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 3 |
| 19 to 21 | 13 | 8 |
| 22 to 24 | 2 | 1 |
| 25 to 27 | 15 | 18 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 to 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 4 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 7 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 20 |
| 46 to 48 | 1 | 7 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 10 |
| 52 to 54 | 9 | 13 |
| 55 to 57 | 20 | 53 |
| 58 to 60 | 12 | 16 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 2 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 17 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 13 |
| 70 to 72 | 10 | 50 |
| 73 to 75 | 9 | 10 |
| 76 to 78 | 12 | 11 |
| 79 to 81 | 16 | 14 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 4 |
| 85 to 87 | 2 | 25 |
| 88 to 90 | 6 | 11 |
| 91 to 93 | 7 | 23 |
| 94 to 96 | 3 | 3 |
| 97 to 99 | 7 | 3 |
| 100 to 102 | 9 | 14 |
| 103 to 105 | 8 | 12 |
| 106 to 108 | 5 | 7 |
| 109 to 109 | 1 | 2 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
KAT: Kat. AMBER: As most of you know, my parents have almost finished the boathouse so I’m sure it would be no problem to have the party at my place.
KAT: I can’t believe you! You little creep! CARRIGAN: What the hell are these?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 32 are women's.
208 lines from women, 433 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
5 women and 27 men in the cast. 12 women and 46 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 20 of 691.
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 31% of the words (1,833), men 69% (4,158). Women have 32% 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
6
Two men
46
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Brad Silberling (man)
- Written by
- Sherri Stoner (woman), Deanna Oliver (woman)
- Produced by
- Colin Wilson (man)
- Shot by
- Dean Cundey (man)
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn (man)
- Music by
- James Horner (man)
- Production design by
- Leslie Dilley (man)
- Costumes by
- Rosanna Norton (woman)
- Cast by
- Nancy Nayor (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
9 women, 21 men, 13 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 13 men, 4 not listed
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Art
1 women, 8 men, 9 not listed
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Camera
2 women, 5 men, 8 not listed
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Production
3 women, 8 men, 2 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 6 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 25 on average. Men: 32 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Christina Ricci 15, Cathy Moriarty 34
Men
Malachi Pearson 13, Chauncey Leopardi 13, Devon Sawa 16, Brad Garrett 35, Joe Nipote 39, Bill Pullman 41, Joe Alaskey 43, Eric Idle 52
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $288 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 109 scenes and 691 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
