Passes the Bechdel test
Grand Theft Parsons
2004. Directed by David Caffrey, written by Jeremy Drysdale and David Caffrey.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 149. -
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
There are times when it's right and proper to simply bury the dead. This is not one of those times... Gram Parsons was one of the most influential musicians of his time; a bitter, brilliant, genius who knew Elvis, tripped with the Stones and fatally overdosed on morphine and tequila in 1973. And from his dying came a story. A story from deep within folklore; a story of friendship, honour and adventure; a story so extraordinary that if it didn't really happen, no one would believe it. Two men, a hearse, a dead rock star, five gallons of petrol, and a promise. And the most extraordinary chase of modern times.
- Released
- 18 Jun 2004
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6 / 10
- Metascore
- 46 / 100
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Phil 326 lines, man
- Larry 183 lines, man
- Barbara 79 lines, woman
- Stanley 73 lines, man
- Susie 70 lines, woman
- Clerk 37 lines, man
- Cop 25 lines, man
- Gram 14 lines, man
- Barman 12 lines, man
- Motorcycle Cop 12 lines, man
Full cast, 34 people
- Johnny Knoxville as Phil Kaufman
- Christina Applegate as Barbara
- Michael Shannon as Larry Oster-Berg
- Marley Shelton as Susie
- Robert Forster as Stanley Parsons
- Jamie McShane as Radio Announcer
- Danielle Sapia as Girl at Joshua Tree Inn
- Gabriel Macht as Gram Parsons
- Robert Alan Beuth as Reporter
- Sara Arrington as Crying Girl
- Scott Adsit as Music Expert
- Mary Pat Gleason as Nurse
- David Caffrey as TV Interviewer
- Alexa Sheehan as Nurse 2
- Wesley Mann as Doctor
- Jim Cody Williams as Truck Driver
- Kay E. Kuter as Undertaker
- Brian Nahas as Bank Manager
- Shawna Casey as Bank Customer
- Simone Hammond as Check-in Girl
- Betsy Rosenfeld as Girl in Line
- Jonathan Slavin as Mortuary Clerk
- Mike Shawver as Barney
- Mike Randleman as PJ Gambrell
- Karen Teliha as Official
- Rich Reilly as Plane Passenger
- Carol Kaufman as Plane Passenger
- Clint Culp as Uniform Cop
- Betty Carvalho as Melon Lady
- Paul Goebel as Gas Station Attendant
- Michael Gregory as Motorcycle Cop
- Tom McCleister as Polyonax Place Barman
- Dylan Bruno as Traffic Cop
- Phil Kaufman as Handcuffed Felon
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 149
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 12 | 7 | 7 |
| 13 to 16 | 6 | 5 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 13 |
| 21 to 24 | 10 | 13 |
| 25 to 28 | 23 | 19 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 to 36 | 10 | 10 |
| 37 to 40 | 0 | 56 |
| 41 to 44 | 0 | 21 |
| 45 to 48 | 5 | 14 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 15 |
| 53 to 56 | 4 | 13 |
| 57 to 60 | 0 | 25 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 16 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 46 |
| 69 to 72 | 5 | 50 |
| 73 to 76 | 2 | 28 |
| 77 to 80 | 0 | 24 |
| 81 to 84 | 2 | 13 |
| 85 to 88 | 17 | 1 |
| 89 to 92 | 6 | 11 |
| 93 to 96 | 5 | 7 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 35 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 29 |
| 105 to 108 | 21 | 15 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 18 |
| 113 to 116 | 0 | 26 |
| 117 to 120 | 14 | 29 |
| 121 to 124 | 0 | 16 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 2 |
| 129 to 132 | 2 | 5 |
| 133 to 136 | 19 | 72 |
| 137 to 140 | 9 | 25 |
| 141 to 144 | 1 | 6 |
| 145 to 148 | 3 | 35 |
| 149 to 149 | 2 | 2 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
BARBARA: It's a lot tidier than I remember. SUSIE: Who the hell is she?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 19 are women's.
173 lines from women, 726 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
8 women and 19 men in the cast. 4 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 921.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 147 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 23% of the words (1,752), men 77% (6,000). Women have 19% 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
10
Two men
47
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 46% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- David Caffrey (man)
- Written by
- Jeremy Drysdale (gender not listed)
- Story by
- Jeremy Drysdale (gender not listed), David Caffrey (man)
- Produced by
- Frank Mannion (gender not listed)
- Shot by
- Robert Hayes (man)
- Edited by
- Alan Roberts (man), Mary Finlay (woman)
- Music by
- Richard G. Mitchell (man)
- Production design by
- Bryce Holtshousen (man)
- Costumes by
- Sophie de Rakoff (woman)
- Cast by
- Randi Hiller (woman), Sarah Halley Finn (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
2 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 1 men, 2 not listed
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Art
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 1 men
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Editing
1 women, 1 men
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
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Sound
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Sara Arrington 27, Marley Shelton 30, Danielle Sapia 31, Christina Applegate 32
Men
Michael Shannon 29, Gabriel Macht 32, Johnny Knoxville 33, Jamie McShane 39, Robert Alan Beuth 46, Robert Forster 62
Exhibit H: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- Not listed
- Box office
- $6,876
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 149 scenes and 921 lines of dialogue. How the test works
