Passes the Bechdel test
Da 5 Bloods
2020. Directed by Spike Lee, written by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo and Kevin Willmott.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
4 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 109. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a new joint: the story of four African American Vets--Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.)--who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul's concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle the forces of Man and Nature while confronted by the lasting ravages of the immorality of the Vietnam War.
- Released
- 12 Jun 2020
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, War
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 82 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 38 wins & 185 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Paul 259 lines, man
- Otis 220 lines, man
- Melvin 121 lines, man
- David 104 lines, man
- Eddie 86 lines, man
- Hedy 56 lines, woman
- Vinh 44 lines, man
- Tien 35 lines, woman
- Quan 27 lines, man
- Desroche 26 lines, man
Full cast, 68 people
- Delroy Lindo as Paul
- Jonathan Majors as David
- Clarke Peters as Otis
- Norm Lewis as Eddie
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Melvin
- Mélanie Thierry as Hedy Bouvier
- Paul Walter Hauser as Simon
- Jasper Pääkkönen as Seppo Havelin
- Johnny Tri Nguyen as Vinh Tran
- Lê Y Lan as Tiên Luu
- Lam Ngoc Nguyen as Quân
- Sandy Huong Pham as Michon
- Jean Reno as Desroche
- Chadwick Boseman as Stormin' Norman
- Veronica Ngô as Hanoi Hannah
- Nguyen Anh Tuan as Chavy
- Duc Luong as Bao
- Quoc Tuan as Tam
- Tran Minh Thuong as Vietnamese Tracker
- Hoang Sang as Nguyen
- Thanh Van as Huy
- Nguyen Bao Ngoc as Thuy (Waitress)
- Linh Huynh as Kmue (Hotel Clerk)
- Le Cuong as Hoang (Beer Vendor)
- Nhu Thuc as Chu (Chicken Seller)
- Hung Cuong as Binh (Fruit Seller)
- Thuy Hong as Dung (Snake Seller)
- Nhu Le as Anh
- Ngoc Anh as Nu
- Hawk Newsome as Black Lives Matters Leader
- Adrienne J. Stowers as Janet
- Tirina Simons as Kim
- Kenda Roberts as Cissy
- Pernell Edward as Melvin, Jr.
- Hanh Phuc as Van
- Chu Xuan Ai as Hoang (Viet Cong Vet)
- Jordan Morgan as Dennis The Menace (Radio Man)
- Alex Winters as Joe (Huey Pilot)
- Anton Patrynika as Bernie (Huey Pilot)
- Casey Clark as Vito (Gunner)
- Andrey Kasushkin as Bobby Joe (Gunner)
- Suradet Dongthaisong as Viet Cong Hero Sapper
- Nhut Linh as Viet Cong Sapper
- Phuc Pham Hoang as Viet Cong Sapper
- Quoc Toan as Viet Cong Sapper
- Xuan Thanh as Viet Cong Sapper
- Truc Linh as Viet Cong Sapper
- Nguyen Kim Dung as Viet Cong Sapper
- Nguyen Vu Truc Nhu as Viet Cong Sapper
- Taweesak Baoseehah as Tracker's Man #1
- Surawan Satchukorn as Tracker's Man #2
- Pichaiyut Jongjai as Tracker's Man #3
- Chaiyos Chaiyosburana as Desroche's Driver
- Laersak Phusomjai as Tour Boat Pilot
- Amanda Nguyen as Hanoi Radio Announcer (voice)
- Devin Rumer as Captain Hill (uncredited)
- Rick Shuster as Pilot (uncredited)
- Alexander Winters as Joe Huey Pilot (uncredited)
- Mav Kang as Dead Pilot (uncredited)
- Lyndon B. Johnson as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Malcolm X as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Hồ Chí Minh as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Donald Trump as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Neil Armstrong as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Martin Luther King Jr. as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Muhammad Ali as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Nguyen Ngoc Loan as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% 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 | 6 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 49 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 64 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 30 |
| 19 to 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 to 24 | 30 | 46 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 50 |
| 28 to 30 | 5 | 34 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 13 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 46 |
| 37 to 39 | 8 | 15 |
| 40 to 42 | 8 | 42 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 74 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 13 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 16 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 41 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 29 |
| 61 to 63 | 12 | 71 |
| 64 to 66 | 2 | 22 |
| 67 to 69 | 10 | 42 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 98 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 4 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 13 |
| 82 to 84 | 1 | 9 |
| 85 to 87 | 6 | 24 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 12 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 23 |
| 94 to 96 | 3 | 10 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 17 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 11 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 to 108 | 3 | 0 |
| 109 to 109 | 0 | 1 |
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.
MICHON: I should go. TIEN: Thank you, Dear.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 9 are women's.
94 lines from women, 944 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
4 women and 26 men in the cast. 3 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 39 of 1,068.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 214 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 (1,134), men 91% (11,199).
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
2
Two men
65
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 15 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Spike Lee (man)
- Written by
- Danny Bilson (man), Paul De Meo (man), Kevin Willmott (man), Spike Lee (man)
- Produced by
- Beatriz Levin (gender not listed), Spike Lee (man), Lloyd Levin (man), Jon Kilik (man)
- Shot by
- Newton Thomas Sigel (man)
- Edited by
- Adam Gough (man)
- Music by
- Terence Blanchard (man)
- Production design by
- Wynn Thomas (man)
- Costumes by
- Donna Berwick (woman)
- Cast by
- Kim Taylor-Coleman (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
1 women, 17 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 3 men, 10 not listed
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Production
2 women, 10 men, 3 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
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Art
2 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 38 on average. Men: 51 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Mélanie Thierry 38
Men
Jonathan Majors 30, Paul Walter Hauser 33, Jasper Pääkkönen 39, Johnny Tri Nguyen 46, Norm Lewis 57, Isiah Whitlock Jr. 65, Delroy Lindo 67, Clarke Peters 68
Exhibit H: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- Not listed
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 109 scenes and 1,068 lines of dialogue. How the test works
