Passes the Bechdel test
Halloween II
1981. Directed by Rick Rosenthal, written by John Carpenter and Debra Hill.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
15 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 104. -
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
After Dr. Samuel Loomis shoots Michael Myers six times, Michael escapes and is now on the loose in Haddonfield. Laurie Strode is taken to the hospital, and Dr. Loomis continues to hunt down Michael with the help of the police. Michael continues killing the citizens of Haddonfield and heads to the hospital to kill Laurie. It's now up to an injured Laurie and Dr. Loomis to stop Michael and his murderous rampage.
- Released
- 30 Oct 1981
- Genres
- Horror
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 40 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Loomis 83 lines, man
- Jimmy 59 lines, man
- Laurie 46 lines, woman
- Karen 43 lines, woman
- Budd 39 lines, man
- Hunt 35 lines, man
- Jill 35 lines, woman
- Janet 28 lines, woman
- Mrs. Alves 24 lines, woman
- Brackett 20 lines, man
Full cast, 44 people
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode
- Donald Pleasence as Dr Samuel Loomis
- Lance Guest as Jimmy
- Gloria Gifford as Nurse Virginia Alves
- Leo Rossi as Budd Scarlotti
- Pamela Susan Shoop as Nurse Karen Bailey
- Tawny Moyer as Nurse Jill Franco
- Ana Alicia as Nurse Janet Marshall
- Ford Rainey as Dr. Mixter
- Charles Cyphers as Sheriff Leigh Brackett
- Hunter von Leer as Deputy Gary Hunt
- Nancy Stephens as Marion Chambers
- Dick Warlock as The Shape / Patrolman #3
- Jeffrey Kramer as Dr Graham
- Cliff Emmich as Mr. Garrett
- John Zenda as Marshall
- Catherine Bergstrom as Producer
- Alan Haufrect as Announcer
- Lucille Benson as Mrs. Elrod
- Billy Warlock as Craig
- Jonathan Prince as Randy
- Leigh French as Gary’s Mother
- Ty Mitchell as Young Gary
- Howard Culver as Man in Pajamas
- Dana Carvey as Assistant
- Nancy Kyes as Annie
- Pamela McMyler as Laurie's Mother
- Dennis Holahan as Laurie's Father
- Nichole Drucker as Young Laurie
- Adam Gunn as Young Michael Myers
- Tony Moran as Michael Myers (age 23)
- Ken Smolka as 1st Patrolman
- Roger Hampton as Patrolman #2
- Robin Coleman as Medic
- Jack Verbois as Bennett Tramer
- Kyle Richards as Lindsey
- Brian Andrews as Tommy
- Anne Bruner as Alice
- Anne-Marie Martin as Darcy Essmont (uncredited)
- Helen Kelly as Nurse at the Hospital (uncredited)
- Kim Gottlieb as Photographer At Hospital (uncredited)
- Don Ramey Logan as Upset Next Door neighbor (uncredited)
- Nancy Platt Jacoby as WWAR Sound Assistant (uncredited)
- Lance Warlock as Radio-Carrying Teen (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 10% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 104
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| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 to 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 to 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 10 to 12 | 19 | 39 |
| 13 to 15 | 4 | 19 |
| 16 to 18 | 7 | 3 |
| 19 to 21 | 38 | 29 |
| 22 to 24 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 14 | 14 |
| 28 to 30 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 to 33 | 30 | 30 |
| 34 to 36 | 3 | 1 |
| 37 to 39 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 33 |
| 43 to 45 | 15 | 7 |
| 46 to 48 | 4 | 5 |
| 49 to 51 | 5 | 2 |
| 52 to 54 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 3 | 0 |
| 58 to 60 | 2 | 2 |
| 61 to 63 | 11 | 22 |
| 64 to 66 | 11 | 6 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 2 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 81 | 8 | 13 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 to 87 | 3 | 0 |
| 88 to 90 | 4 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 9 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 2 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 5 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 to 104 | 5 | 4 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
JANET: Yes, Mrs. Alves. She walks out of the room. Mrs. Alves tries to dial once more; then hangs up again. LAURIE: What's wrong with the phones?
ASSISTANT PRODUCER: C'mon, let's go find Debra. I'll bet she's already got everything lined up. KAREN: Sounds like a party.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 44 are women's.
216 lines from women, 279 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
15 women and 23 men in the cast. 11 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 16 of 552.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 34 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 44% of the words (2,898), men 56% (3,752).
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
5
Two men
16
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Rick Rosenthal (man)
- Written by
- John Carpenter (man), Debra Hill (woman)
- Produced by
- John Carpenter (man), Debra Hill (woman), Dino De Laurentiis (man)
- Shot by
- Dean Cundey (man)
- Edited by
- Skip Schoolnik (man), Mark Goldblatt (man)
- Music by
- Alan Howarth (man), John Carpenter (man)
- Production design by
- J. Michael Riva (man)
- Cast by
- Mary Gail Artz (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
3 women, 9 men, 6 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 10 not listed
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Art
1 women, 3 men, 11 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 6 men, 7 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 10 men, 4 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 11 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 1 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 28 on average. Men: 47 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Jamie Lee Curtis 22, Tawny Moyer 24, Ana Alicia 24, Pamela Susan Shoop 33, Gloria Gifford 35
Men
Lance Guest 21, Leo Rossi 35, Charles Cyphers 42, Donald Pleasence 62, Ford Rainey 73
Exhibit H: the money
It made 10.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $2.5 million
- Box office
- $25.5 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 104 scenes and 552 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
