Passes the Bechdel test
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers
1995. Directed by Joe Chappelle, written by Debra Hill and John Carpenter and Daniel Farrands.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
7 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 5 scenes out of 149. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Six years after Michael Myers' last massacre in Haddonfield, Jamie Lloyd has a child, but is then killed by Michael. Michael is allied with the Cult of Thorn, who both protect him and gave him the Curse of Thorn, the reason he killed all of his family. The Strode Family also moved into the Myers' house and are stalked by Michael. Sam Loomis and Tommy Doyle, a boy Laurie babysat during Michael's first rampage, are now out to stop Michael and the cult. Michael heads to kill Jamie's son and the rest of Laurie's family, but Dr. Loomis and Tommy plan to stop the curse, defeat the cult, stop Michael, and put an end to his murderous rampages, once and for all.
- Released
- 29 Sep 1995
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 4.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 10 / 100
- Awards
- 3 wins & 1 nomination total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kara 82 lines, woman
- Loomis 70 lines, man
- Tommy 54 lines, man
- Wynn 51 lines, man
- John 31 lines, man
- Beth 28 lines, woman
- Debra 22 lines, woman
- Harry Simms 20 lines, man
- Jamie 19 lines, woman
- Tim 19 lines, man
Full cast, 28 people
- Paul Rudd as Tommy Doyle
- Donald Pleasence as Dr. Loomis
- Marianne Hagan as Kara Strode
- Mitchell Ryan as Dr. Wynn
- Kim Darby as Debra Strode
- Bradford English as John Strode
- Keith Bogart as Tim Strode
- Mariah O'Brien as Beth
- Leo Geter as Barry Simms
- J.C. Brandy as Jamie Lloyd
- Devin Gardner as Danny Strode
- Susan Swift as Mary
- George P. Wilbur as The Shape
- Janice Knickrehm as Mrs. Blankenship
- Alan Echeverria as Dr. Bonham
- Hildur Ruriks as Dawn
- Sheri Hicks as Paramedic
- Tom Proctor as Motorist
- Bryan Morris as Attendant
- Lee Ju Chew as Nurse
- Raquelle Anderson as Ballerina
- Kristine Summers as College Coed
- Elyse Donalson as Lunatic
- A. Michael Lerner as Additional Shape
- Jimmy Chunga as Drunk College Student (uncredited)
- Brad Hardin as The Shape (uncredited)
- Fred Lerner as Smith's Grove Doctor (uncredited)
- James Woodson as Deputy (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% 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 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 to 8 | 18 | 1 |
| 9 to 12 | 9 | 6 |
| 13 to 16 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 18 |
| 21 to 24 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 to 28 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 to 36 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 to 40 | 0 | 9 |
| 41 to 44 | 30 | 18 |
| 45 to 48 | 3 | 6 |
| 49 to 52 | 3 | 16 |
| 53 to 56 | 1 | 23 |
| 57 to 60 | 1 | 8 |
| 61 to 64 | 3 | 6 |
| 65 to 68 | 2 | 4 |
| 69 to 72 | 6 | 8 |
| 73 to 76 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 to 80 | 11 | 4 |
| 81 to 84 | 4 | 11 |
| 85 to 88 | 14 | 20 |
| 89 to 92 | 0 | 11 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 to 100 | 10 | 10 |
| 101 to 104 | 7 | 10 |
| 105 to 108 | 8 | 4 |
| 109 to 112 | 7 | 0 |
| 113 to 116 | 1 | 0 |
| 117 to 120 | 4 | 0 |
| 121 to 124 | 3 | 0 |
| 125 to 128 | 3 | 1 |
| 129 to 132 | 4 | 10 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 22 |
| 137 to 140 | 5 | 12 |
| 141 to 144 | 2 | 4 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 0 |
| 149 to 149 | 1 | 0 |
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.
BETH: Speed kills, asshole! KARA: Who is that ... BETH: I've got my pepper spray.
BETH: Give us victory or give us death. See you tonight, Kara! KARA: Thorn ...
DEBRA: Hello? WHISPERING VOICE: We want the child ... DEBRA: Oh, God ...
KARA: Mom -- Who is this? BETH: Kara? ... No, this is Beth. KARA: What are you doing there? Where's my mother?
KARA: Danny, help me! WHISPERING VOICE: Come to me, Danny ... Come to me. KARA: Danny!!!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 40 are women's.
172 lines from women, 262 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
7 women and 12 men in the cast. 6 women and 7 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 27 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 31% of the words (1,571), men 69% (3,494). Women have 40% 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
18
Two men
26
Exhibit F: behind the camera
None of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Joe Chappelle (man)
- Written by
- Daniel Farrands (man)
- Produced by
- Paul Freeman (man)
- Shot by
- Billy Dickson (man)
- Edited by
- Randy Bricker (man)
- Music by
- Alan Howarth (man), Paul Rabjohns (gender not listed)
- Production design by
- Bryan Ryman (man)
- Costumes by
- Ann Gray Lambert (gender not listed)
- Cast by
- Ross Brown (gender not listed), Mary West (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
4 women, 5 men, 8 not listed
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Production
2 women, 3 men, 12 not listed
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Art
0 women, 2 men, 11 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 9 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 5 men, 8 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 1 men, 11 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 54 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
J.C. Brandy 19, Mariah O'Brien 24, Marianne Hagan 28, Kim Darby 48
Men
Paul Rudd 26, Bradford English 53, Mitchell Ryan 61, Donald Pleasence 75
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $15.1 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 149 scenes and 474 lines of dialogue. How the test works
