Fails the Bechdel test
Crank
2006. Directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, written by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
Poisoned by the potent and deadly mix of synthetic drugs called "The Beijing Cocktail" for getting in the way of the Triads, the tough-as-nails British hitman living in Los Angeles, Chev Chelios, wakes up with a terrible headache. With less than an hour to live, Chev will have to use all the help he can get from his doctor, and use every trick in the book, to consistently keep his heart rate up so that the adrenaline in his bloodstream staves off the effects of the deadly toxin. Now, his heart is pounding faster than any other human being, and as Chelios darts across the city's streets in search of an antidote and the arrogant criminal, Ricky Verona, to exact his revenge, he finds himself compelled to pick fights with no-nonsense drug dealers, murderous assassins, and an army of thugs. But, can Chelios stay alive long enough to protect those he loves, and make it through the day?
- Released
- 01 Sep 2006
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 57 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Chev 315 lines, man
- Eve 72 lines, woman
- Verona 46 lines, man
- Doc Miles 44 lines, man
- Orlando 33 lines, man
- Carlito 30 lines, man
- Hev 28 lines, man
- Kaylo 19 lines, man
- Ve 19 lines
- Haitian Cabbie 10 lines, man
Full cast, 57 people
- Jason Statham as Chev
- Amy Smart as Eve
- Jose Pablo Cantillo as Verona
- Efren Ramirez as Kaylo
- Dwight Yoakam as Doc Miles
- Carlos Sanz as Carlito
- Reno Wilson as Orlando
- Edi Gathegi as Haitian Cabbie
- Glenn Howerton as Hospital Doctor
- Jay Xcala as Alex
- Keone Young as Don Kim
- Valarie Rae Miller as Chocolate
- Yousuf Azami as Arab Cabbie
- Laurent Schwaar as Man in Garage
- David Brown as Sin City Brother
- Dorian Kingi as Convenience Store Clerk
- Med Abrous as Verona Crew #1
- Daniel Stevens as Verona Crew #2
- Wally Lozano as Verona Crew #3
- David T. Green as Hightower
- Eve Loseth as Restaurant Waitress
- Allen Bloomfield as Pharmacy Man
- Stephanie Mace as Pharmacist
- Chester Bennington as Pharmacy Stoner
- Michael McLafferty as Hospital Cop
- Earl Carroll as Stretcher Patient
- Brian Swibel as Hospital Tech #1
- Donnie Smith as Hospital Tech #2
- Sean Graham as Motorcycle Cop
- Dan Callahan as TV Store Guy
- Noel Gugliemi as Warehouse Rooftop Hood
- Daniel Venegas as Warehouse Window Hood
- Francis Capra as Warehouse Hood Leader
- Frank Blake as Warehouse Hood #1
- Mike G. as Warehouse Hood #2
- Ken Moreno as Hood #3
- Troy Robinson as Hood #4
- Eddie Perez as Hood #5
- Justin Riemer as Hood #6
- Peter Choi as Shirt Factory Supervisor
- Elizabeth Jayne Hong as Bus Girl
- Toshi Toda as Japanese Businessman
- Sam Witwer as Shootout Henchman #1
- Jai Stefan as Shootout Henchman #2
- Jacki R. Chan as Cocoon Girl
- Rick Shuster as Helicopter Pilot
- Ted Garcia as TV Reporter
- Candice A. Buenrostro as Bikini Girl (uncredited)
- Nina Kaze as Freaky Club Member (uncredited)
- Michael Dane as Traffic Cop (uncredited)
- Guillaume DeLouche as Hooded Terrorist (uncredited)
- Richard T. Henry as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
- Klaudia Ann Jaworski as Cocoon Girl (uncredited)
- India King as Nurse (uncredited)
- Melissa Barker as Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Bai Ling as Girlfriend (uncredited)
- Nick Dash as Gangster (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 138
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 to 12 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 to 15 | 3 | 11 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 68 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 31 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 13 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 10 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 4 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 42 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 22 |
| 37 to 39 | 1 | 4 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 12 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 8 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 8 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 22 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 4 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 27 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 2 |
| 64 to 66 | 2 | 5 |
| 67 to 69 | 24 | 23 |
| 70 to 72 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 1 | 3 |
| 76 to 78 | 2 | 2 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 3 |
| 82 to 84 | 17 | 28 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 5 |
| 88 to 90 | 1 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 2 | 15 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 8 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 3 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 9 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 27 |
| 109 to 111 | 9 | 16 |
| 112 to 114 | 1 | 8 |
| 115 to 117 | 1 | 14 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 30 |
| 121 to 123 | 2 | 3 |
| 124 to 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 to 129 | 0 | 58 |
| 130 to 132 | 0 | 7 |
| 133 to 135 | 0 | 10 |
| 136 to 138 | 1 | 1 |
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, 12 are women's.
79 lines from women, 589 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
11 women and 41 men in the cast. 3 women and 26 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 21 of 751.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 210 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 9% of the words (473), men 91% (4,804). Women have 12% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
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
0
Two men
44
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 16 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Brian Taylor (man), Mark Neveldine (man)
- Written by
- Brian Taylor (man), Mark Neveldine (man)
- Produced by
- Michael Davis (man), Skip Williamson (man), Gary Lucchesi (man), Tom Rosenberg (man)
- Shot by
- Adam Biddle (man)
- Edited by
- Brian Berdan (man)
- Music by
- Paul Haslinger (man)
- Production design by
- Jerry Fleming (man)
- Costumes by
- Christopher Lawrence (man)
- Cast by
- Deborah Aquila (woman), Jennifer L. Smith (woman), Tricia Wood (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
25 women, 72 men, 11 not listed
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Production
8 women, 13 men, 10 not listed
-
Art
3 women, 10 men, 13 not listed
-
Sound
3 women, 15 men, 8 not listed
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Camera
2 women, 8 men, 13 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 2 men, 6 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 3 men, 7 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 2 men, 8 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 34 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Amy Smart 30
Men
Jose Pablo Cantillo 27, Edi Gathegi 27, Glenn Howerton 30, Efren Ramirez 32, Reno Wilson 37, Jason Statham 39, Dwight Yoakam 49
Exhibit G: the money
It made 3.6 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $42.9 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 138 scenes and 751 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
