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Hollow Man

2000. Directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Andrew W. Marlowe and Gary Scott Thompson.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    6 women characters. 4 of them speak.
  2. Yes 2. Who talk to each other
    In 5 scenes out of 209.
  3. 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.

Poster for Hollow Man

The film

Having discovered they could turn animals invisible, a group of scientists test the subject on a human. Head of research, Dr. Sebastian Caine decides to use himself as the subject. After the experiment can't be reversed, it takes a toll on Caine's personality, causing him to hunt down and kill his colleagues

Released
04 Aug 2000
Genres
Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Rated
R
IMDb
5.9 / 10
Metascore
24 / 100
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 7 wins & 15 nominations total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Linda 288 lines, woman
  2. Sebastian 254 lines, man
  3. Matt 185 lines, man
  4. Sarah 85 lines, woman
  5. Frank 53 lines, man
  6. Carter 49 lines, man
  7. Janice 16 lines, woman
  8. Elevator 10 lines
  9. Kramer 7 lines, man
  10. Marine Guard 6 lines, man
Full cast, 25 people
  • Kevin Bacon as Sebastian Caine
  • Elisabeth Shue as Linda McKay
  • Josh Brolin as Matthew Kensington
  • Kim Dickens as Sarah Kennedy
  • Greg Grunberg as Carter Abbey
  • Joey Slotnick as Frank Chase
  • Mary Randle as Janice Walton
  • William Devane as Dr. Kramer
  • Rhona Mitra as Sebastian's Neighbor
  • Tom Woodruff Jr. as Isabelle the Gorilla
  • Pablo Espinosa as Warehouse Guard
  • Margot Rose as Mrs. Kramer
  • Jimmie F. Skaggs as Wino
  • Jeffrey Scaperrotta as Boy in Car
  • Sarah Bowles as Girl in Car
  • Kelli Scott as Mom
  • Steve Altes as Dad
  • J. Patrick McCormack as General Caster
  • Darius A. Sultan as Gate Guard
  • David Vogt as Helicopter Pilot
  • Gary A. Hecker as Gorilla Vocals
  • Steven Fischer as Businessman (uncredited)
  • Pui Fan Lee as Mme. Ridgeway (Old Ebbit Grill Patron) (uncredited)
  • Stephen Szibler as Old Ebbit Grill Patron (uncredited)
  • Robert Shepherd as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 1% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 209

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 51523
6 to 101627
11 to 152318
16 to 20814
21 to 251138
26 to 301325
31 to 353958
36 to 40128
41 to 4542
46 to 501417
51 to 5500
56 to 602522
61 to 65612
66 to 70012
71 to 7528
76 to 8043
81 to 851922
86 to 90818
91 to 9500
96 to 10000
101 to 10559
106 to 110132
111 to 11529
116 to 1201315
121 to 125106
126 to 1301412
131 to 1351014
136 to 140127
141 to 145813
146 to 150521
151 to 15552
156 to 160716
161 to 165139
166 to 1701514
171 to 1751919
176 to 180116
181 to 18532
186 to 19000
191 to 19500
196 to 2001011
201 to 20511
206 to 20989

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.
LINDA: It s working. It s actually working. SARAH: Heart rate s up. She s scared. SARAH: It's okay, baby. It's okay.
LINDA: Subject may be in pain or extreme discomfort. SARAH: Goddamnit. Blood pressure elevating. Brain activity going through the roof. SARAH: We ve got a problem.
SARAH: She s going into cardiac arrest. LINDA: Got the crash cart. SARAH: We re losing her.
JANICE: Isn't it a little soon to be moving into phase three anyway? SARAH: She's right. We haven't even finished collating the phase two research.
SARAH: Vitals are stable. LINDA: Nothing's happening.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 41 are women's.

391 lines from women, 554 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

6 women and 14 men in the cast. 4 women and 4 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 4 of 958. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 32 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

  • First line by a woman
  • Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 37% of the words (2,865), men 63% (4,847). Women have 41% 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

Exhibit F: behind the camera

1 of the 13 people in these jobs is a woman. Across the whole crew, 19% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Paul Verhoeven (man)
Written by
Andrew W. Marlowe (man)
Story by
Gary Scott Thompson (man), Andrew W. Marlowe (man)
Produced by
Alan Marshall (man), Douglas Wick (man)
Shot by
Jost Vacano (man)
Edited by
Mark Goldblatt (man), Ron Vignone (gender not listed)
Music by
Jerry Goldsmith (man)
Production design by
Allan Cameron (man)
Costumes by
Ellen Mirojnick (woman)
Cast by
Howard Feuer (man)

The crew, department by department

  • Other crew

    2 women, 14 men, 15 not listed

  • Visual Effects

    0 women, 11 men, 17 not listed

  • Production

    4 women, 7 men, 8 not listed

  • Sound

    3 women, 9 men, 7 not listed

  • Art

    1 women, 5 men, 8 not listed

  • Camera

    1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    3 women, 2 men, 5 not listed

  • Directing

    1 women, 5 men

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit G: how old the stars were

Women: 31 on average. Men: 40 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Rhona Mitra 23, Mary Randle 28, Kim Dickens 35, Elisabeth Shue 36

Men

Joey Slotnick 31, Josh Brolin 32, Greg Grunberg 34, Tom Woodruff Jr. 41, Kevin Bacon 42, William Devane 60

Exhibit H: the money

It made 2.0 times what it cost.

Budget
$95 million
Box office
$190 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 209 scenes and 958 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works

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