Fails the Bechdel test
Hall Pass
2011. Directed by Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly, written by Pete Jones and Peter Farrelly and Kevin Barnett.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
35 women characters. 13 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
A couple of married men are always looking at other women. Their wives are fed up with their behavior, and grant them a 'hall pass': a week off their marriage allowing them to do anything. But the guys take their time and their week is almost up. What they don't realize is that at the same time their wives make connections of their own.
- Released
- 25 Feb 2011
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 45 / 100
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Rick 320 lines, man
- Fred 218 lines, man
- Maggie 99 lines, woman
- Grace 61 lines, woman
- Leigh 48 lines, woman
- Coakley 35 lines, man
- Gary 34 lines, man
- Hog-Head 30 lines, man
- Paige 30 lines, woman
- Rick Coleman 24 lines, man
Full cast, 78 people
- Owen Wilson as Rick Mills
- Jason Sudeikis as Fred Searing
- Jenna Fischer as Maggie Mills
- Christina Applegate as Grace Searing
- Nicky Whelan as Leigh
- Richard Jenkins as Coakley
- Stephen Merchant as Gary
- Larry Joe Campbell as Hog-Head
- Bruce Thomas as Rick Coleman
- Tyler Hoechlin as Gerry
- Derek Waters as Brent
- Alexandra Daddario as Paige
- Rob Moran as Ed Long
- Lauren Bowles as Britney
- Christa Beth Campbell as Emma
- Macsen Lintz as Gunnar
- Kristin Carey as Aunt Meg
- Joy Behar as Dr. Lucy
- Carly Craig as Nicotine Patch Girl
- Kaliko Kauahi as Chief
- Landon T. Riddle as Ed's Son
- Halli-Gray Beasley as Ed's Daughter
- JB Smoove as Flats
- Vanessa Angel as Missy Frankinopoulos
- Andrew Wilson as Larry Bohac
- Alyssa Milano as Mandy
- Danny Murphy as Boshane
- Al Wisne as Clyde
- Mike Meldman as Michael Meldman
- Susan Sandberg as Doctor
- Dwight Evans as Maggie's Father
- Shannon Leade as 20-Something Woman
- Gerard 'Gus' Williams as Bouncer
- Gordon Danniels as Golf Ranger
- Jamie Lee as Dry Clean Korean Lady
- Quynh Thi Le as Young Korean Woman
- Robert Flaherty as Awards Dinner Bartender
- Matt Fairbairn as Harold Goldberg
- Doris Morgado as Latino Woman #1
- Maria Duarte as Latino Woman #2
- Thaddeus Rahming as Naked Guy #1
- Rich Brown as Naked Guy #2
- Jeff Norton as Lake Cop #1
- Terry Mullany as Lake Cop #2
- Brian Mone as Honorable Judge William Mone
- Taylor Treadwell as Young Bride (Emma)
- Craig X. Scott as Older Gunnar
- Kathryn Kim as Another Korean Woman
- Richard Melton as Burly Cop
- Edward Barbanell as Coach Eddie
- Romy Wang as Woman Golfer #1
- Suki Frick as Woman Golfer #2
- Soon Yup Han as Woman Golfer #3
- Cristina Nardozzi as Girl in Restaurant
- Ezra Neo Dierking as Party Boy
- Bo Burnham as Bartender
- Mike Cerrone as Driver Cop
- Zen Gesner as Passenger Cop
- Kristyl Dawn Tift as Gary's Wife
- Daniel Greene as Officer #1
- Patricia French as Officer #2
- Bob Weekes as Bar Manager
- Stella Barrow as Stella Bass Band
- Willie Barrow as Stella Bass Band
- Jikker Barrow as Stella Bass Band
- Ron Brown as Stella Bass Band
- Meredith Oliver Oglesby as Bar Patron Meredith
- Candice Ozechowski as Bar Patron Candice
- Lee Anne Freeman as Bar Patron Lee Anne
- Christina Avalos as Bar Patron Christina
- Igor Vovkovinskiy as Johnny's Hideaway Tall Stud
- Chloe Snyder as Stootfish Babe
- Kathy Griffin as Kathy Griffin
- Abe Farrelly as Backyard BBQ Friend
- Wen Yann Shih as Asian Woman
- Tom Choi as Asian Husband
- Juan Qian as Elderly Asian Woman
- Jesse Farrelly as Witness on Roof
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 119
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 to 6 | 14 | 22 |
| 7 to 9 | 12 | 18 |
| 10 to 12 | 13 | 13 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 7 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 42 |
| 19 to 21 | 7 | 41 |
| 22 to 24 | 19 | 9 |
| 25 to 27 | 3 | 5 |
| 28 to 30 | 3 | 9 |
| 31 to 33 | 2 | 3 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 6 |
| 37 to 39 | 14 | 13 |
| 40 to 42 | 4 | 33 |
| 43 to 45 | 1 | 15 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 20 |
| 49 to 51 | 17 | 15 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 59 |
| 55 to 57 | 15 | 10 |
| 58 to 60 | 7 | 48 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 27 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 13 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 20 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 3 |
| 73 to 75 | 6 | 12 |
| 76 to 78 | 5 | 14 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 25 |
| 82 to 84 | 6 | 19 |
| 85 to 87 | 29 | 58 |
| 88 to 90 | 19 | 22 |
| 91 to 93 | 9 | 12 |
| 94 to 96 | 18 | 27 |
| 97 to 99 | 14 | 28 |
| 100 to 102 | 4 | 13 |
| 103 to 105 | 6 | 11 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 9 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 3 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 5 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 10 |
| 118 to 119 | 12 | 14 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 28 are women's.
282 lines from women, 740 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
35 women and 39 men in the cast. 13 women and 22 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 12 of 1,070.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 79 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 27% of the words (4,046), men 73% (11,063). Women have 28% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: 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
12
Two men
68
Exhibit E: behind the camera
1 of the 17 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Bobby Farrelly (man), Peter Farrelly (man)
- Written by
- Peter Farrelly (man), Pete Jones (man), Bobby Farrelly (man), Kevin Barnett (man)
- Story by
- Pete Jones (man)
- Produced by
- Peter Farrelly (man), Charles B. Wessler (man), Bradley Thomas (man), Bobby Farrelly (man)
- Shot by
- Matthew F. Leonetti (man)
- Edited by
- Sam Seig (man)
- Music by
- Rolfe Kent (man)
- Production design by
- Arlan Jay Vetter (man)
- Costumes by
- Denise Wingate (woman)
- Cast by
- Rick Montgomery (man)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
4 women, 15 men, 4 not listed
-
Sound
4 women, 16 men, 3 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 17 men, 1 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
11 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
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Art
2 women, 9 men, 5 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 9 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 7 men
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Writing
0 women, 5 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 41 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Nicky Whelan 29, Jenna Fischer 36, Christina Applegate 39
Men
Tyler Hoechlin 23, Jason Sudeikis 35, Stephen Merchant 36, Larry Joe Campbell 40, Owen Wilson 42, Bruce Thomas 49, Richard Jenkins 63
Exhibit G: the money
It made 2.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $36 million
- Box office
- $83.2 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 119 scenes and 1,070 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
