Passes the Bechdel test
House Party
1990. Directed by Reginald Hudlin, written by Reginald Hudlin.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
10 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 69. -
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
Young Kid has been invited to a party at his friend Play's house. But after a fight at school, Kid's father grounds him. None the less, Kid sneaks out when his father falls asleep. But Kid doesn't know that three of the thugs at school have decided to give him a lesson in behaviour...
- Released
- 09 Mar 1990
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 76 / 100
- Awards
- 3 wins & 10 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Kid 102 lines, man
- Play 86 lines, man
- Sidney 66 lines, woman
- Sharane 56 lines, woman
- Bilal 47 lines, man
- Pop 33 lines, man
- Clint 16 lines, man
- Stab 15 lines, man
- Guy 13 lines, man
- Cop #1 9 lines, man
Full cast, 47 people
- Christopher Reid as Kid
- Christopher Martin as Play
- Paul Anthony as Stab
- Bowlegged Lou as Pee-Wee
- B-Fine as Zilla
- Tisha Campbell as Sidney
- A.J. Johnson as Sharane
- Martin Lawrence as Bilal
- John Witherspoon as Mr. Strickland
- Barry Diamond as Cop #1
- Mike Pniewski as Cop #2
- George Clinton as D.J.
- Kelly Jo Minter as LaDonna
- Robin Harris as Pop
- Edith Fields as Principal
- Clifton Powell as Sharane's Brother
- Verda Bridges as Sharane's Sister
- Desi Arnez Hines II as Peanut
- Ludie C. Washington as Uncle Otis
- Kimi-Sung as Sunni
- Randy Harris as Roughouse
- Diana Mendoza as Lover
- Ellaraino as Sidney's Mom
- J. Jay Saunders as Sidney's Dad
- Myra J. as Guest
- Norma Donaldson as Mildred
- Eugene Allen as Groove
- Daryl Mitchell as Chill
- Belal Miller as Herman
- Shaun Baker as Clint
- Leah Aldridge as Benita
- Val Gamble as LaShay
- Bebe Drake as Mrs. Strickland
- Richard McGregor as Everett
- Anthony Johnson as E.Z.E.
- Ronn Riser as Guy
- Bentley Kyle Evans as Tall Teen
- Reginald Hudlin as Burglar #1
- Warrington Hudlin as Burglar #2
- George Logan as Pimp
- Rodney Hill as Albert
- Cliff Frazier as Brutus
- Cedrick Hardman as Rock
- Stan Haze as Hatchett
- Chino 'Fats' Williams as Fats
- Jaime Cardriche as Tattoo
- Alexander Folk as Guard
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 69
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 to 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 to 6 | 13 | 30 |
| 7 to 8 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 to 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 to 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 13 to 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 to 16 | 3 | 28 |
| 17 to 18 | 7 | 1 |
| 19 to 20 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 to 22 | 7 | 1 |
| 23 to 24 | 0 | 9 |
| 25 to 26 | 1 | 10 |
| 27 to 28 | 3 | 5 |
| 29 to 30 | 2 | 25 |
| 31 to 32 | 6 | 22 |
| 33 to 34 | 4 | 9 |
| 35 to 36 | 8 | 19 |
| 37 to 38 | 0 | 12 |
| 39 to 40 | 1 | 8 |
| 41 to 42 | 12 | 14 |
| 43 to 44 | 11 | 20 |
| 45 to 46 | 0 | 4 |
| 47 to 48 | 7 | 37 |
| 49 to 50 | 20 | 8 |
| 51 to 52 | 8 | 23 |
| 53 to 54 | 14 | 32 |
| 55 to 56 | 0 | 6 |
| 57 to 58 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 to 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 61 to 62 | 8 | 19 |
| 63 to 64 | 0 | 4 |
| 65 to 66 | 1 | 11 |
| 67 to 68 | 0 | 6 |
| 69 to 69 | 0 | 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.
SHARANE: You. have before. SIDNEY: And you will again.
SHARANE: Don't try to loud us like we going. SIDNEY: Everybody knows what time it is.
SIDNEY: Maybe on a fast record. I don't like slow records. SHARANE: Hey girl, what's up? Can't you see I'm talking to my friend? I said no! SIDNEY: You about ready to leave?.
SHARANE: Mmm-mm-mm! And so cute too! SIDNEY: You weren't saying that a minute ago. SHARANE: Everyone's got to prove themselves.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 26 are women's.
138 lines from women, 389 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
10 women and 29 men in the cast. 9 women and 34 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 18 of 547.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 41 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 23% of the words (1,495), men 77% (4,970). Women have 26% 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
14
Two men
26
Exhibit F: behind the camera
None of the 9 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 21% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Reginald Hudlin (man)
- Written by
- Reginald Hudlin (man)
- Produced by
- Warrington Hudlin (man)
- Shot by
- Peter Deming (man)
- Edited by
- Earl Watson (man)
- Music by
- Marcus Miller (man), Lenny White (man)
- Production design by
- Bryan Jones (man)
- Cast by
- Eileen Mack Knight (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
0 women, 9 men, 11 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 12 not listed
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Production
3 women, 4 men, 9 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 7 men, 2 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 0 men, 7 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 4 men, 5 not listed
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Art
1 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 0 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 24 on average. Men: 31 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tisha Campbell 21, A.J. Johnson 27
Men
Martin Lawrence 24, Christopher Reid 25, Christopher Martin 27, Bowlegged Lou 28, Paul Anthony 29, B-Fine 30, Barry Diamond 38, John Witherspoon 47
Exhibit H: the money
It made 10.6 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $2.5 million
- Box office
- $26.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 69 scenes and 547 lines of dialogue. How the test works
