Passes the Bechdel test
Freddy vs. Jason
2003. Directed by Ronny Yu, written by Wes Craven and Victor Miller and Damian Shannon.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
14 women characters. 2 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 11 scenes out of 131. -
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
It's been nearly ten years since Freddy Krueger terrorized people in the dreams, and the towns folk want to keep him erased from their memory. Freddy still has one more plan on getting back to Elm Street. He resurrects Jason Voorhees and sends him off to kill. The more bodies which fall to the ground, the stronger in which Freddy becomes. This is until, Freddy realizes that Jason isn't going to step aside easily, and must be taken down himself.
- Released
- 15 Aug 2003
- Genres
- Horror
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 37 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 11 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Meagan 180 lines, woman
- Erwin 95 lines, man
- Stormie 86 lines, woman
- Jesse 70 lines
- Murdoch 46 lines, man
- Freddy 31 lines, man
- Lizzy 21 lines, woman
- S.W.A.T. Commander 21 lines
- Meagan'S Dad 16 lines, man
- Meagan'S Mom 13 lines, woman
Full cast, 46 people
- Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger
- Ken Kirzinger as Jason Voorhees
- Monica Keena as Lori Campbell
- Jason Ritter as Will Rollins
- Kelly Rowland as Kia Waterson
- Katharine Isabelle as Gibb
- Christopher Rodriguez Marquette as Charlie Linderman
- Brendan Fletcher as Mark Davis
- Tom Butler as Dr. Campbell
- Lochlyn Munro as Deputy Scott Stubbs
- Kyle Labine as Bill Freeburg
- Zack Ward as Bobby Davis
- Paula Shaw as Mrs. Pamela Voorhees
- Garry Chalk as Sheriff Williams
- Jesse Hutch as Trey Cooper
- David Kopp as Blake
- Brent Chapman as Blake's Father
- Spencer Stump as Young Jason Voorhees
- Joëlle Antonissen as Little Girl
- Alistair Abell as Officer Goodman
- Robert Shaye as Principal Shaye
- Chris Gauthier as Shack
- Colby Johannson as Teammate
- Kimberley Warnat as Beer Line Girl
- Kevin Hansen as Beer Line Guy
- Alex Green as Frisell
- Odessa Munroe as Heather
- Jamie Mayo as Dead Girl on Tree
- Blake Mawson as Dead Boy on Tree
- Viv Leacock as Kinsey Park
- Tony Willett as Asylum Guard
- Claire Riley as TV Reporter
- Sharon Peters as Lori's Mother
- Sarah-Anne Hepher as Skipping Girl
- Kirsti Forbes as Skipping Girl
- Taryn McCulloch as Skipping Girl
- Eileen Pedde as School Nurse
- Sean Tyler Foley as Male Counselor
- Jacqueline Stewart as Female Counselor
- Laura Boddington as Female Counselor
- Colton Shock as Cruel Child
- Spencer Doduk as Cruel Child
- Anysha Berthot as Cruel Child
- Evangeline Lilly as School Student (uncredited)
- Zara McDowell as School Student (uncredited)
- Sasha Piltsin as Zombie (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 22% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 131
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 7 to 9 | 22 | 4 |
| 10 to 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 to 18 | 16 | 11 |
| 19 to 21 | 27 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 14 | 4 |
| 25 to 27 | 4 | 3 |
| 28 to 30 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 to 33 | 33 | 18 |
| 34 to 36 | 7 | 5 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 8 | 13 |
| 43 to 45 | 1 | 1 |
| 46 to 48 | 3 | 5 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 1 |
| 52 to 54 | 18 | 16 |
| 55 to 57 | 9 | 1 |
| 58 to 60 | 17 | 15 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 2 |
| 67 to 69 | 5 | 2 |
| 70 to 72 | 15 | 14 |
| 73 to 75 | 3 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 to 81 | 11 | 16 |
| 82 to 84 | 19 | 8 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 8 |
| 88 to 90 | 16 | 2 |
| 91 to 93 | 6 | 7 |
| 94 to 96 | 9 | 6 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 11 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 9 | 1 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 8 |
| 109 to 111 | 3 | 9 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 7 |
| 115 to 117 | 3 | 3 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 1 |
| 121 to 123 | 2 | 4 |
| 124 to 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 to 129 | 15 | 10 |
| 130 to 131 | 2 | 1 |
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.
MEAGAN: Wake up, sleepy head. Time to wake up. LIZZY: I had a bad dream. MEAGAN: Me, too. LIZZY: I was scared.
MEAGAN: Mom! Don't call it that! LIZZY: I hate that school. The other kids are mean... and they're all re- tard-ed!
MISS KREPPS: Meagan!? MEAGAN: Yes, ma'am? MISS KREPPS: I asked if you were ready to give your oral report? MEAGAN: Yes... I'm ready.
MISS KREPPS: Meagan? Meagan?! MISS KREPPS: I asked if you were ready to give your report? MEAGAN: Sure...
STORMIE: What she's subtly trying to tell you is that this needs a woman's gentle touch... butthead. MEAGAN: Just stay here... okay?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 59 are women's.
333 lines from women, 231 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
14 women and 24 men in the cast. 2 women and 2 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 726.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 21 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 57% of the words (3,518), men 43% (2,686). Women have 59% 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
33
Two men
4
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 11 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 29% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Ronny Yu (man)
- Written by
- Damian Shannon (man), Mark Swift (man)
- Produced by
- Sean S. Cunningham (man)
- Shot by
- Fred Murphy (man)
- Edited by
- Mark Stevens (man)
- Music by
- Graeme Revell (man)
- Production design by
- John Willett (man)
- Costumes by
- Gregory Mah (man)
- Cast by
- Matthew Barry (man), Nancy Green-Keyes (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
10 women, 16 men, 24 not listed
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Production
5 women, 9 men, 12 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 11 men, 12 not listed
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Art
4 women, 7 men, 10 not listed
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Visual Effects
2 women, 5 men, 14 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 8 men, 8 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 1 men, 7 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 22 on average. Men: 36 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Katharine Isabelle 21, Kelly Rowland 22, Monica Keena 24
Men
Christopher Rodriguez Marquette 18, Brendan Fletcher 21, Jason Ritter 23, Lochlyn Munro 37, Ken Kirzinger 43, Tom Butler 52, Robert Englund 56
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $117 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 131 scenes and 726 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
