Passes the Bechdel test
Final Destination 2
2003. Directed by David R. Ellis, written by J. Mackye Gruber and Eric Bress and Jeffrey Reddick.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
17 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 14 scenes out of 101. -
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
Whilst heading onto the highway, Kimberly Corman has a vision of a huge car accident. Bringing the traffic to a halt, Kimberly is horrified when the accident actually happens. Kimberly links the occurrence with a similar event that occurred one year ago, on the same date that she had her premonition: the Flight 180 disaster. After speaking with Clear Rivers, the only remaining survivor of the Flight 180 disaster, Kimberly discovers that Death's pattern has been disturbed, meaning everyone who was originally supposed to die will now be killed in separate freak accidents. Kimberly and the remaining survivors must work with Clear to try and stop Death from repeating its process.
- Released
- 31 Jan 2003
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 38 / 100
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kimberly 140 lines, woman
- Thomas 92 lines, man
- Clear 89 lines, woman
- Kat 30 lines, woman
- Rory 29 lines, man
- Nora 23 lines, woman
- Eugene 20 lines, man
- Mr. Burroughs 18 lines, man
- Dano 15 lines, man
- Shaina 15 lines, woman
Full cast, 43 people
- A.J. Cook as Kimberly Corman
- Ali Larter as Clear Rivers
- Michael Landes as Thomas Burke
- David Paetkau as Evan Lewis
- James Kirk as Tim Carpenter
- Lynda Boyd as Nora Carpenter
- Keegan Connor Tracy as Kat
- Jonathan Cherry as Rory
- Terrence 'T.C.' Carson as Eugene Dix
- Justina Machado as Isabella Hudson
- Tony Todd as Mr. Bludworth
- Sarah Carter as Shaina
- Alejandro Rae as Dano
- Shaun Sipos as Frankie
- Andrew Airlie as Mr. Corman
- Christina Jastrzembska as Administrator
- Eileen Pedde as Anesthesiologist
- Jill Krop as Anchorwoman
- Marrett Green as Anchorman
- Don Bell as Biker
- Odessa Munroe as Biker's Girlfriend
- Noel Fisher as Brian Gibbons
- Benita Ha as Dental Receptionist
- Aaron Douglas as Deputy Steve
- Eric Keenleyside as Detective Suby
- Enid-Raye Adams as Dr. Kalarjian
- Fred Henderson as Dr. Lees
- Veena Sood as ER Nurse
- David Purvis as Guest
- Marke Driesschen as Host
- Darcy Laurie as Man in Elevator
- John R. Taylor as Man with Hooks
- Alf Humphreys as Mr. Gibbons
- Chilton Crane as Mrs. Gibbons
- Sarah J. Kamal as Nurse in Delivery Room
- Klodyne Rodney as Obestetrician
- Rheta Hutton as On-Ramp Lady
- John Stewart as Paramedic at Farm
- Cam Cronin as Paramedic at Hospital
- Alison Matthews as Physician
- Mark Lukyn as Rescue Worker
- Lorne Stewart as Skate Rat
- Jenny Lang as Young Woman
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 101
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 7 | 6 |
| 4 to 6 | 58 | 54 |
| 7 to 9 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 to 15 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 to 18 | 6 | 5 |
| 19 to 21 | 4 | 4 |
| 22 to 24 | 37 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 7 | 8 |
| 28 to 30 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 2 |
| 34 to 36 | 6 | 5 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 2 |
| 40 to 42 | 10 | 16 |
| 43 to 45 | 26 | 30 |
| 46 to 48 | 17 | 14 |
| 49 to 51 | 16 | 6 |
| 52 to 54 | 1 | 6 |
| 55 to 57 | 10 | 14 |
| 58 to 60 | 4 | 7 |
| 61 to 63 | 10 | 6 |
| 64 to 66 | 13 | 10 |
| 67 to 69 | 20 | 19 |
| 70 to 72 | 15 | 5 |
| 73 to 75 | 6 | 2 |
| 76 to 78 | 9 | 6 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 5 | 1 |
| 85 to 87 | 2 | 2 |
| 88 to 90 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 3 | 2 |
| 94 to 96 | 18 | 8 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 to 101 | 13 | 15 |
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.
SHAINA: Watch it! KIMBERLY: Sorry! My fault! SHAINA: Want me to drive? KIMBERLY: No, I'm good.
KIMBERLY: Oh my god, oh my god... SHAINA: What is it? What are you? KIMBERLY: There's going to be a huge accident! Everyone's gonna die. All of us! I saw it!
KIMBERLY: Oh my God, oh my God... SHAINA: What is it? What are you? KIMBERLY: There's going to be a huge accident! Everyone's gonna die, all of us, I saw it!
SHAINA: Relax, you need to chill the fuck out. KIMBERLY: Highway to Hell, Highway to Hell. SHAINA: For Christ sakes girl, take a breath.
ISABELLA: Excuse me, but is there some way we could just drive around? I have a delivery. ISABELLA: Hey hon, you got a mysterious caller on the answering machine from Planned Parenthood. What's going on? NORA: What on Earth are they doing?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 54 are women's.
337 lines from women, 290 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
17 women and 22 men in the cast. 12 women and 14 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 647.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 13 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 56% of the words (3,798), men 44% (2,934). Women have 54% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
46
Two men
31
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 30% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- David R. Ellis (man)
- Written by
- J. Mackye Gruber (man), Eric Bress (man)
- Story by
- Jeffrey Reddick (man)
- Produced by
- Craig Perry (man), Warren Zide (man)
- Shot by
- Gary Capo (man)
- Edited by
- Eric A. Sears (man)
- Music by
- Shirley Walker (woman)
- Production design by
- Michael S. Bolton (man)
- Costumes by
- Jori Woodman (woman)
- Cast by
- John Papsidera (man), Heike Brandstatter (woman), Coreen Mayrs (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
10 women, 15 men, 23 not listed
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Production
12 women, 12 men, 9 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 17 men, 6 not listed
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Art
2 women, 3 men, 14 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 7 men, 10 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
6 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 5 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 29 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
A.J. Cook 24, Ali Larter 26, Justina Machado 30, Keegan Connor Tracy 31, Lynda Boyd 38
Men
James Kirk 16, Jonathan Cherry 24, Michael Landes 30, David Paetkau 30, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson 44
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $26 million
- Box office
- $90.9 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 101 scenes and 647 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
