Passes the Bechdel test
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990. Directed by Joe Dante, written by Charles S. Haas and Chris Columbus.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
16 women characters. 17 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 115. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
Having survived the destructive Kingston Falls Incident in Gremlins (1984), Billy and Kate move to New York City, eager to wipe the slate clean and start afresh. Instead, orphaned Mogwai Gizmo catches the eye of evil scientist Doctor Catheter in money-grubbing tech mogul Daniel Clamp's colossal high-rise. And once more, a splash of water spawns hordes of mischievous Gremlins. As a result, the pesky little creatures start doing what they do best: wreaking havoc. But the rules were simple. Now the city is about to taste a hearty slice of pure pandemonium. Do they have what it takes to escape the nightmare of the new batch?
- Released
- 15 Jun 1990
- Genres
- Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 69 / 100
- Awards
- 6 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Billy 176 lines, man
- Clamp 65 lines, man
- Kate 64 lines, woman
- Forster 47 lines, man
- Marla 41 lines, woman
- Grandpa Fred 30 lines, man
- Mr. Futterman 22 lines, man
- Dr. Catheter 19 lines, man
- Brain Gremlin 13 lines, man
- Rand 12 lines
Full cast, 68 people
- Zach Galligan as Billy Peltzer
- Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer
- John Glover as Daniel Clamp
- Robert Prosky as Grandpa Fred
- Robert Picardo as Forster
- Christopher Lee as Doctor Catheter
- Haviland Morris as Marla Bloodstone
- Dick Miller as Murray Futterman
- Jackie Joseph as Sheila Futterman
- Gedde Watanabe as Mr. Katsuji
- Keye Luke as Mr. Wing
- Kathleen Freeman as Microwave Marge
- Don Stanton as Martin
- Dan Stanton as Lewis
- Shawn Nelson as Wally
- John Astin as Janitor
- Henry Gibson as Employee Fired for Smoking
- Rick Ducommun as Clamp Center Security Guard
- Julia Sweeney as Peggy
- Raymond Cruz as Messenger
- John Capodice as Fire Chief
- Isiah Whitlock Jr. as Fireman
- Dean Norris as SWAT Team Leader
- Saachiko as Newsstand Lady
- May Quigley as Hallway Employee
- Tony Winters as Hallway Employee
- Jacque Lynn Colton as Lady at Elevator
- Stéphanie Menuez as Clamp's Secretary
- Gray Daniels as TV Cameraman
- Dale Swann as Clamp Center Surveillance Supervisor
- Charles S. Haas as Casper
- Jeff Swanson as Forster's Assistant
- Page Hannah as Tour Guide #1
- Liz Pryor as Tour Guide #2
- Vladimir Bibic as Taxi Driver
- Sarah Lilly as Reporter in Lobby
- Frank P. Ryan as Cop
- Paul Bartel as Theatre Manager
- Belinda Balaski as Movie Theater Mom
- Nicky Rose as Movie Theatre Kid
- Kenneth Tobey as Projectionist
- Leonard Maltin as Leonard Maltin
- Hulk Hogan as Hulk Hogan
- Dick Butkus as Dick Butkus
- Bubba Smith as Bubba Smith
- Heidi Kempf as TV Reporter
- Eric Shawn as TV Reporter
- Michael Salort as TV Reporter
- Diane Sainte-Marie as TV Reporter at Wing's
- Kristi Witker as TV Anchor in Bar
- Archie Hahn as Forster's Technician
- Leslie Neale as Forster's Technician
- Ron Fassler as Forster's Technician
- Time Winters as Forster's Technician
- Heather Haase as Yogurt Jerk
- Jason Presson as Yogurt Jerk
- Lisa Mende as Yogurt Customer
- Patrika Darbo as Yogurt Customer
- Jerry Goldsmith as Yogurt Customer
- Howie Mandel as Gizmo (voice)
- Frank Welker as Mohawk (voice)
- Tony Randall as Brain Gremlin (voice)
- Mark Dodson as Gremlins (voice)
- Kirk R. Thatcher as Gremlins (voice)
- Neil Ross as Announcer (voice)
- Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Porky Pig (voice)
- Joe Dante as Grandpa Fred Director (uncredited)
- George Sasaki as Pedestrian (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 16% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 115
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 1 |
| 10 to 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 5 |
| 16 to 18 | 18 | 28 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 38 |
| 22 to 24 | 5 | 37 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 19 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 to 33 | 12 | 36 |
| 34 to 36 | 8 | 10 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 to 42 | 11 | 16 |
| 43 to 45 | 19 | 29 |
| 46 to 48 | 1 | 4 |
| 49 to 51 | 4 | 17 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 8 | 13 |
| 58 to 60 | 3 | 10 |
| 61 to 63 | 4 | 4 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 2 |
| 67 to 69 | 2 | 16 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 to 75 | 2 | 0 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 13 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 18 |
| 82 to 84 | 4 | 11 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 7 |
| 88 to 90 | 2 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 8 |
| 94 to 96 | 2 | 2 |
| 97 to 99 | 3 | 29 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 5 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 10 |
| 109 to 111 | 11 | 12 |
| 112 to 114 | 18 | 57 |
| 115 to 115 | 0 | 0 |
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.
ELEVATOR VOO: Please state your desired floor number. MARLA WORKER: I've got thirty- screaming at me for -- Sixt-- ELEVATOR VOICE: Your request is floor thirty-two. Digital NUMBERS flash past on the elevator's display.
SHEILA: Thirty-two hours'. We're sorry to come here so late -- KATE: No, no, that's okay. Would you like some coffee, or -- SHEILA: No, don't you go to any trouble, hon.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 24 are women's.
153 lines from women, 487 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
16 women and 41 men in the cast. 17 women and 38 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 16 of 760.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 50 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 22% of the words (2,594), men 78% (9,108). Women have 24% 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
6
Two men
40
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 16% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Joe Dante (man)
- Written by
- Charles S. Haas (man)
- Produced by
- Michael Finnell (man)
- Shot by
- John Hora (man)
- Edited by
- Kent Beyda (man)
- Music by
- Jerry Goldsmith (man)
- Production design by
- James H. Spencer (man)
- Costumes by
- Rosanna Norton (woman)
- Cast by
- Marion Dougherty (woman), Glenn Daniels (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
3 women, 14 men, 3 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 8 men, 2 not listed
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Art
2 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 3 men, 5 not listed
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Production
2 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 37 on average. Men: 47 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Phoebe Cates 26, Haviland Morris 30, Jackie Joseph 55
Men
Zach Galligan 26, Gedde Watanabe 34, Robert Picardo 36, John Glover 45, Robert Prosky 59, Dick Miller 61, Christopher Lee 68
Exhibit H: the money
It made 83% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $50 million
- Box office
- $41.5 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 115 scenes and 760 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
