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Jumanji

1995. Directed by Joe Johnston, written by Jonathan Hensleigh and Greg Taylor and Jim Strain.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    7 women characters. 6 of them speak.
  2. Yes 2. Who talk to each other
    In 2 scenes out of 138.
  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 Jumanji

The film

Jumanji, one of the most unique--and dangerous--board games ever, falls into the hands of the curious teen, Alan Parrish, in 1969. Mysterious and magical, the game strands the unsuspecting boy in the lush, savage forests of a mythical realm. Nearly three decades later, the game releases him before the awed eyes of the young orphaned siblings, Judy and Peter Shepherd. Now, the wild and incessant beat of the jungle's tribal drums is calling for the now-adult Alan and the other hesitant players, as the one who rolls the dice must never leave undone what the roll has started. Has anyone ever escaped from the game and Jumanji's formidable foes?

Released
15 Dec 1995
Genres
Adventure, Comedy, Family
Rated
PG
IMDb
7.1 / 10
Metascore
41 / 100
Awards
4 wins & 11 nominations total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Alan 185 lines, man
  2. Judy 94 lines, woman
  3. Sarah 88 lines, woman
  4. Peter 84 lines, man
  5. Nora 39 lines, woman
  6. Bentley 36 lines, man
  7. Sam Parrish 21 lines, man
  8. Van Pelt 11 lines, man
  9. Exterminator 7 lines, man
  10. Officer Bentley 7 lines, man
Full cast, 33 people
  • Robin Williams as Alan Parrish
  • Kirsten Dunst as Judy
  • Bradley Pierce as Peter
  • Bonnie Hunt as Sarah
  • Jonathan Hyde as Van Pelt / Sam Parrish
  • Bebe Neuwirth as Nora
  • David Alan Grier as Bentley
  • Adam Hann-Byrd as Young Alan
  • Patricia Clarkson as Carol Parrish
  • Laura Bell Bundy as Young Sarah
  • James Handy as Exterminator
  • Gillian Barber as Mrs. Thomas
  • Brandon Obray as Benjamin
  • Cyrus Thiedeke as Caleb
  • Gary Joseph Thorup as Billy Jessup
  • Leonard Zola as Cop
  • Lloyd Berry as Bum
  • Malcolm Stewart as Jim Shepherd
  • Annabel Kershaw as Martha Shepherd
  • Darryl Henriques as Gun Salesman
  • Robyn Driscoll as Paramedic
  • Peter Bryant as Paramedic
  • Sarah Gilson as Girl
  • Florica Vlad as Girl
  • June Lion as Baker
  • Brenda Lockmuller as Pianist
  • Frederick Richardson as Barber
  • Frank Welker as Special Vocal Effects (voice)
  • Mike Mitchell as Mr. Williams' Stunt Double
  • Adam Bryant as Mr. Williams' Stand-In
  • Daniel Olsen as Ice Cream Man (uncredited)
  • David Szehi as Townie (uncredited)
  • Tom Woodruff Jr. as Lion / Crocodile (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 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 138

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 305
4 to 603
7 to 9014
10 to 1200
13 to 1510
16 to 18521
19 to 211916
22 to 24217
25 to 2740
28 to 30131
31 to 3300
34 to 3669
37 to 3991
40 to 421614
43 to 4557
46 to 4802
49 to 5137
52 to 54211
55 to 5725
58 to 60211
61 to 63410
64 to 661219
67 to 69721
70 to 721111
73 to 75512
76 to 78917
79 to 8149
82 to 8411
85 to 8745
88 to 9000
91 to 931128
94 to 96114
97 to 9901
100 to 10200
103 to 105214
106 to 108138
109 to 111610
112 to 11469
115 to 11778
118 to 1201112
121 to 12302
124 to 12614
127 to 12925
130 to 132520
133 to 13503
136 to 138710

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.
SARAH: Now for the final touch. SARAH: What do you think? JUDY: Ya know, Sarah, you've got a nice figure. SARAH: I do?
JUDY: I never had to. {smiles) Until now. SARAH: You never answered my question.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 38 are women's.

237 lines from women, 387 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

7 women and 19 men in the cast. 6 women and 14 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 27 of 652. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 26 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

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

Words spoken

Women speak 39% of the words (2,769), men 61% (4,339). Women have 38% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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

2 of the 14 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 29% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Joe Johnston (man)
Written by
Jim Strain (man), Jonathan Hensleigh (man), Greg Taylor (man)
From the novel by
Chris Van Allsburg (man)
Produced by
William Teitler (man), Scott Kroopf (man)
Shot by
Thomas E. Ackerman (man)
Edited by
Robert Dalva (man)
Music by
James Horner (man)
Production design by
James D. Bissell (man)
Costumes by
Jane E. Still (woman), Martha Wynne Snetsinger (gender not listed)
Cast by
Nancy Foy (woman)

The crew, department by department

  • Other crew

    6 women, 11 men, 12 not listed

  • Production

    2 women, 10 men, 10 not listed

  • Sound

    4 women, 13 men, 3 not listed

  • Art

    3 women, 9 men, 6 not listed

  • Camera

    0 women, 4 men, 7 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    4 women, 1 men, 6 not listed

  • Directing

    3 women, 1 men, 2 not listed

  • Editing

    1 women, 2 men, 3 not listed

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit G: how old the stars were

Women: 26 on average. Men: 31 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Kirsten Dunst 13, Laura Bell Bundy 14, Bonnie Hunt 34, Patricia Clarkson 35, Bebe Neuwirth 36

Men

Bradley Pierce 13, Adam Hann-Byrd 13, David Alan Grier 39, Robin Williams 44, Jonathan Hyde 47

Exhibit H: the money

It made 4.0 times what it cost.

Budget
$65 million
Box office
$263 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 138 scenes and 652 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works

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