Passes the Bechdel test
Home Alone
1990. Directed by Chris Columbus, written by John Hughes.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 12 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 6 scenes out of 267. -
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
It is Christmas time and the McCallister family is preparing for a vacation in Paris, France. But the youngest in the family, Kevin (Macaulay Culkin), got into a scuffle with his older brother Buzz (Devin Ratray) and was sent to his room, which is on the third floor of his house. Then, the next morning, while the rest of the family was in a rush to make it to the airport on time, they completely forgot about Kevin, who now has the house all to himself. Being home alone was fun for Kevin, having a pizza all to himself, jumping on his parents' bed, and making a mess. Then, Kevin discovers about two burglars, Harry (Joe Pesci) and Marv (Daniel Stern), about to rob his house on Christmas Eve. Kevin acts quickly by wiring his own house with makeshift booby traps to stop the burglars and to bring them to justice.
- Released
- 16 Nov 1990
- Genres
- Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 63 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 13 wins & 8 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kevin 92 lines, man
- Kate 67 lines, woman
- Marv 43 lines, man
- Harry 40 lines, man
- Peter 35 lines, man
- Marley 23 lines, man
- Buzz 16 lines, man
- Mobster 12 lines, man
- Aunt Leslie 10 lines, woman
- Linnie 10 lines, woman
Full cast, 62 people
- Macaulay Culkin as Kevin
- Joe Pesci as Harry
- Daniel Stern as Marv
- John Heard as Peter
- Roberts Blossom as Marley
- Catherine O'Hara as Kate
- Angela Goethals as Linnie
- Devin Ratray as Buzz
- Gerry Bamman as Uncle Frank
- Hillary Wolf as Megan
- John Candy as Gus Polinski
- Larry Hankin as Officer Balzak
- Michael C. Maronna as Jeff
- Kristin Minter as Heather
- Diana Rein as Sondra
- Jedidiah Cohen as Rod
- Kieran Culkin as Fuller
- Senta Moses as Tracy
- Anna Slotky as Brook
- Terrie Snell as Aunt Leslie
- Jeffrey Wiseman as Mitch Murphy
- Virginia Smith as Georgette
- Matt Doherty as Steffan
- Ralph Foody as Gangster #1 (Johnny)
- Michael Guido as Gangster #2 (Snakes)
- Ray Toler as Uncle Rob
- Billie Bird as Woman in Airport
- Bill Erwin as Man in Airport
- Gerry Becker as Officer #1
- Victor Cole as Officer #2
- Porscha Radcliffe as Cousin
- Brittany Radcliffe as Cousin
- Clarke Devereux as Officer Devereux
- D. Danny Warhol as Pizza Boy
- Lynn Mansbach as French Woman
- Peter Siragusa as Lineman
- Alan Wilder as Scranton Ticket Agent
- Hope Davis as French Ticket Agent
- Dianne B. Shaw as Airline Counter Person
- Tracy J. Connor as Check Out Girl
- James Ryan as Stock Boy
- Ken Hudson Campbell as Santa
- Sandra Macat as Santa's Elf
- Mark Beltzman as Stosh
- Ann Whitney as Drugstore Clerk
- Richard J. Firfer as Store Manager
- Jim Ortlieb as Herb the Drugstore Clerk
- Kate Johnson as Police Operator
- Michael Hansen as Airport Driver
- Peter Pantaleo as Airport Driver
- Jean-Claude Sciore as French Gate Agent
- Monica Devereux as Flight Attendant
- Edward Bruzan as Polka Band
- Frank Cernugel as Polka Band
- John Hardy as Polka Band
- Eddie Korosa as Polka Band
- Robert Okrzesik as Polka Band
- Leo Perion as Polka Band
- Vince Waidzulis as Polka Band
- Quinn Culkin as Girl at Airport (uncredited)
- Irene Columbus as Woman with Baby on Flight to Paris (uncredited)
- Raja Gosnell as Murphy's Answering Machine Voice (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 6 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 267
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 26 | 23 |
| 7 to 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 to 18 | 24 | 27 |
| 19 to 24 | 6 | 6 |
| 25 to 30 | 5 | 6 |
| 31 to 36 | 5 | 1 |
| 37 to 42 | 1 | 8 |
| 43 to 48 | 0 | 5 |
| 49 to 54 | 5 | 8 |
| 55 to 60 | 6 | 23 |
| 61 to 66 | 1 | 7 |
| 67 to 72 | 0 | 6 |
| 73 to 78 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 to 84 | 2 | 8 |
| 85 to 90 | 19 | 9 |
| 91 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 to 108 | 5 | 6 |
| 109 to 114 | 0 | 9 |
| 115 to 120 | 0 | 3 |
| 121 to 126 | 0 | 5 |
| 127 to 132 | 0 | 6 |
| 133 to 138 | 12 | 8 |
| 139 to 144 | 0 | 3 |
| 145 to 150 | 0 | 1 |
| 151 to 156 | 4 | 12 |
| 157 to 162 | 0 | 3 |
| 163 to 168 | 5 | 6 |
| 169 to 174 | 0 | 7 |
| 175 to 180 | 3 | 18 |
| 181 to 186 | 0 | 9 |
| 187 to 192 | 0 | 33 |
| 193 to 198 | 0 | 5 |
| 199 to 204 | 0 | 3 |
| 205 to 210 | 0 | 0 |
| 211 to 216 | 0 | 2 |
| 217 to 222 | 0 | 7 |
| 223 to 228 | 0 | 5 |
| 229 to 234 | 0 | 4 |
| 235 to 240 | 0 | 4 |
| 241 to 246 | 0 | 7 |
| 247 to 252 | 0 | 1 |
| 253 to 258 | 0 | 1 |
| 259 to 264 | 0 | 0 |
| 265 to 267 | 7 | 4 |
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.
AUNT LESLIE: FRANK! KATE: What’s the matter with you?
AUNT LESLIE: I have ‘en. KATE: Ours!
KATE: Count ‘en. AUNT LESLIE: Frank? You have the money?
COUNTER PERSON: No. You just made it. COUNTER PERSON: Four in First class. Eleven in coach. KATE: Right. COUNTER PERSON: Single seats only in coach. Take whatever’s free.
KATE: It’s not a family crisis. OPERATOR: Hold on.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 29 are women's.
136 lines from women, 334 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 31 men in the cast. 12 women and 24 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 497.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 88 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 29% of the words (1,561), men 71% (3,871).
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
14
Two men
45
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 12% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Chris Columbus (man)
- Written by
- John Hughes (man)
- Produced by
- John Hughes (man)
- Shot by
- Julio Macat (man)
- Edited by
- Raja Gosnell (man)
- Music by
- John Williams (man)
- Production design by
- John Muto (man)
- Costumes by
- Jay Hurley (man)
- Cast by
- Jane Jenkins (woman), Janet Hirshenson (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
0 women, 18 men, 13 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 24 men, 4 not listed
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Art
1 women, 7 men, 8 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 7 men, 5 not listed
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Production
5 women, 5 men, 2 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 1 men, 7 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 4 men, 1 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: 21 on average. Men: 37 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Angela Goethals 13, Hillary Wolf 13, Catherine O'Hara 36
Men
Macaulay Culkin 10, Devin Ratray 13, Daniel Stern 33, John Heard 44, Joe Pesci 47, Gerry Bamman 49, Roberts Blossom 66
Exhibit H: the money
It made 26.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $477 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 267 scenes and 497 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
