Passes the Bechdel test
Happy Death Day
2017. Directed by Christopher Landon, written by Scott Lobdell.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
9 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 14 scenes out of 107. -
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
A teenage girl, trying to enjoy her birthday, soon realizes that this is her final one. That is, if she can figure out who her killer is. She must relive that day, over and over again, dying in a different way each time. Can she solve her own murder?
- Released
- 13 Oct 2017
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Mystery
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 58 / 100
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Tree 333 lines, woman
- Carter 109 lines, man
- Lori 68 lines, woman
- Danielle 55 lines, woman
- Gregory 30 lines, man
- Dr. Winter 16 lines, man
- Keith 10 lines, man
- David 9 lines, man
- Frat Pledges 9 lines
- Mary 9 lines, woman
Full cast, 24 people
- Jessica Rothe as Theresa 'Tree' Gelbman
- Israel Broussard as Carter Davis
- Charles Aitken as Gregory Butler
- Ruby Modine as Lori Spengler
- Blaine Kern III as Nick Sims
- Rachel Matthews as Danielle Bouseman
- Billy Slaughter as Dr. Winter
- Caleb Spillyards as Tim Bauer
- Jimmy Gonzales as Police Officer
- Jason Bayle as David Gelbman
- Rob Mello as John Tombs
- Phi Vu as Ryan Phan
- Laura Clifton as Stephanie Butler
- Cariella Smith as Becky Shepard
- Tran Tran as Emily
- Dane Rhodes as Officer Santora
- Tenea Intriago as Student Protester
- Missy Yager as Mrs. Gelbman
- Rachel Black as Danielle
- Donna DuPlantier as Nurse Danna
- GiGi Erneta as News Reporter
- Ramsey Anderson as Keith Lumbly
- Brady Lewis as Frat Brother
- Quintin McKemie II as Party Guest
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 107
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 to 6 | 33 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 13 | 6 |
| 10 to 12 | 14 | 3 |
| 13 to 15 | 16 | 6 |
| 16 to 18 | 7 | 14 |
| 19 to 21 | 36 | 3 |
| 22 to 24 | 19 | 7 |
| 25 to 27 | 11 | 1 |
| 28 to 30 | 15 | 4 |
| 31 to 33 | 14 | 10 |
| 34 to 36 | 27 | 3 |
| 37 to 39 | 29 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 3 | 6 |
| 43 to 45 | 16 | 21 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 4 |
| 52 to 54 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 17 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 to 72 | 26 | 15 |
| 73 to 75 | 29 | 32 |
| 76 to 78 | 8 | 2 |
| 79 to 81 | 23 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 4 | 2 |
| 85 to 87 | 10 | 6 |
| 88 to 90 | 8 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 23 | 16 |
| 94 to 96 | 11 | 11 |
| 97 to 99 | 10 | 10 |
| 100 to 102 | 35 | 0 |
| 103 to 105 | 13 | 9 |
| 106 to 107 | 5 | 2 |
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.
TREE: Thanks for that, Danielle. Really, so thoughtful. DANIELLE: What are sisters for?
DANIELLE: -- and we still need to pick this year’s charity. I can say right now, there is no way we’re doing the Special Needs art fair again. All tho… BECKY: What’s wrong? DANIELLE: I don’t know. What’s wrong Tree? TREE: Nothing. Except for the buffet you just dumped on our table.
TREE: Lori... LORI: Hi. TREE: So, I thought you only work nights. LORI: I’m doing a double for Jen. She has the flu.
DANIELLE: Oh-my-god. You sneaky beeyotch! DANIELLE: Who was it? Sisters don’t keep secrets. TREE: No, I’m totally having deja vu right now. DANIELLE: I have it all the time. It’s supposed to mean somebody’s like walking over your grave or something.
DANIELLE: -- and we still need to pick this year’s charity. I can say right now, there is no way we’re doing the Special Needs art fair again. All tho… BECKY: What’s wrong? DANIELLE: I don’t know. What’s wrong Tree? TREE: I’m just a little tired, I guess.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 70 are women's.
484 lines from women, 212 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
9 women and 11 men in the cast. 6 women and 8 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 742.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 11 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 70% of the words (3,772), men 30% (1,610).
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
30
Two men
3
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 43% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Christopher Landon (man)
- Written by
- Scott Lobdell (man), Christopher Landon (man)
- Produced by
- Jason Blum (man)
- Shot by
- Toby Oliver (man)
- Edited by
- Gregory Plotkin (man)
- Music by
- Bear McCreary (man)
- Production design by
- Cece Destefano (woman)
- Costumes by
- Meagan McLaughlin (woman)
- Cast by
- Terri Taylor (woman), Elizabeth Coulon (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 8 men, 3 not listed
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Production
6 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
-
Sound
2 women, 8 men, 4 not listed
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Art
5 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 5 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 0 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 27 on average. Men: 30 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rachel Matthews 23, Ruby Modine 27, Jessica Rothe 30
Men
Blaine Kern III 20, Israel Broussard 23, Caleb Spillyards 30, Billy Slaughter 37, Charles Aitken 38
Exhibit H: the money
It made 26.1 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $4.8 million
- Box office
- $125 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 107 scenes and 742 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
