Passes the Bechdel test
Knocked Up
2007. Directed by Judd Apatow, written by Judd Apatow.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
19 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 18 scenes out of 168. -
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
When Alison Scott is promoted in E. Television, she goes to a night-club to celebrate with her older married sister Debbie. Alison meets the pothead reckless Ben Stone and while having a small talk with Ben, Debbie's husband Pete calls her to tell that their daughter has chicken pox. Debbie leaves the place but Alison stays with Ben, drinking and dancing along all night; completely wasted, they end up having a one night stand. Ben does not use a condom and eight weeks later, Alison discovers that she is pregnant. She calls Ben and they decide to try to stay together and have the baby. However, Ben needs to grow up first to raise a family of his own.
- Released
- 01 Jun 2007
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 85 / 100
- Awards
- 8 wins & 26 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ben 535 lines, man
- Alison 521 lines, woman
- Debbie 193 lines, woman
- Pete 152 lines, man
- Jason 76 lines, man
- Jonah 59 lines, man
- Jay 53 lines, man
- Martin 31 lines, man
- Sadie 24 lines, woman
- Jill 21 lines, woman
Full cast, 54 people
- Seth Rogen as Ben Stone
- Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott
- Paul Rudd as Pete
- Leslie Mann as Debbie
- Jason Segel as Jason
- Jay Baruchel as Jay
- Jonah Hill as Jonah
- Martin Starr as Martin
- Lo Mutuc as Jodi
- Iris Apatow as Charlotte
- Maude Apatow as Sadie
- Joanna Kerns as Alison's Mom
- Harold Ramis as Ben's Dad
- Alan Tudyk as Jack
- Kristen Wiig as Jill
- Bill Hader as Brent
- Ken Jeong as Dr. Kuni
- Craig Robinson as Club Doorman
- Tim Bagley as Dr. Pellagrino
- Loudon Wainwright III as Dr. Howard
- Stephanie Mnookin as Dr. Howard's Nurse
- Adam Scott as Samuel
- J.P. Manoux as Dr. Angelo
- Mo Collins as Female Doctor
- B.J. Novak as Young Doctor
- Tami Sagher as Wardrobe Lady
- Brianna Brown as Alison's Friend
- Catherine Reitman as Alison's Friend
- Nick Thune as Alison's Friend
- Paul Feig as Fantasy Baseball Guy
- Ben Meyerson as Fantasy Baseball Guy
- Wayne Federman as Fantasy Baseball Guy
- Melinda Bennett as Dr. Pellagrino's Nurse
- Matthew McKane as Club Bartender
- Steven Brill as Ben's Boss
- Ana Mercedes as Maria
- Nadine Griffith as Maternity Nurse at Desk
- Diane Schaller as Delivery Nurse
- Emersen Riley as Jonah's Girlfriend
- Stormy Daniels as Lap Dancer
- Nautica Thorn as Lap Dancer
- Mary Brill as Real Estate Agent
- Lolita Mastrolia as Daughter in Waiting Room
- Joseph T. Mastrolia as Father in Waiting Room
- Tracy Hartley as Lamaze Instructor
- Jeffrey L. Wilson as Record Store Customer
- Jessica Alba as Self (uncredited)
- Steve Carell as Self (uncredited)
- Andy Dick as Self (uncredited)
- James Franco as Sol (uncredited)
- Eva Mendes as Self (uncredited)
- Ryan Seacrest as Self (uncredited)
- Dax Shepard as Self (uncredited)
- Michelle Woods as Waitress (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 168
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 41 | 8 |
| 9 to 12 | 46 | 38 |
| 13 to 16 | 39 | 37 |
| 17 to 20 | 32 | 50 |
| 21 to 24 | 20 | 28 |
| 25 to 28 | 60 | 48 |
| 29 to 32 | 37 | 0 |
| 33 to 36 | 34 | 55 |
| 37 to 40 | 11 | 20 |
| 41 to 44 | 7 | 21 |
| 45 to 48 | 20 | 23 |
| 49 to 52 | 6 | 8 |
| 53 to 56 | 16 | 18 |
| 57 to 60 | 28 | 49 |
| 61 to 64 | 4 | 7 |
| 65 to 68 | 6 | 10 |
| 69 to 72 | 22 | 5 |
| 73 to 76 | 47 | 28 |
| 77 to 80 | 6 | 37 |
| 81 to 84 | 29 | 22 |
| 85 to 88 | 27 | 25 |
| 89 to 92 | 4 | 24 |
| 93 to 96 | 24 | 36 |
| 97 to 100 | 48 | 49 |
| 101 to 104 | 11 | 44 |
| 105 to 108 | 13 | 20 |
| 109 to 112 | 11 | 42 |
| 113 to 116 | 27 | 31 |
| 117 to 120 | 11 | 12 |
| 121 to 124 | 0 | 3 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 to 132 | 20 | 14 |
| 133 to 136 | 1 | 22 |
| 137 to 140 | 5 | 3 |
| 141 to 144 | 7 | 7 |
| 145 to 148 | 20 | 28 |
| 149 to 152 | 8 | 32 |
| 153 to 156 | 15 | 14 |
| 157 to 160 | 17 | 17 |
| 161 to 164 | 11 | 26 |
| 165 to 168 | 4 | 14 |
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.
DEBBIE: Well, you didn't, but what are we going to do? Because I have an appointment so you're taking the kids to school. DEBBIE: Don't use the baby to cover your tracks. ALISON: I can drive them. I'll drive them to school.
DEBBIE: Great. Good. You turned my sister into a limo driver. ALISON: I don't mind.
ALISON: What are you giggling about? SADIE: Be quiet. You're starting to annoy me. CHARLOTTE: Poo poo. ALISON: Ladies. Nice.
ALISON: What'd you decide? JILL: They decided that they like you. And they would like to put you on camera. ALISON: Really? JILL: I know. I was so surprised, too.
ALISON: Absolutely. I'm so excited. Oh, my God. JILL: It's a lot of work. Can't wait to see what happens. It's going to be tough. Tough job.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 45 are women's.
795 lines from women, 975 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
19 women and 28 men in the cast. 9 women and 13 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 1,832.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 44 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 (6,181), men 61% (9,856). Women have 45% 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
50
Two men
52
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 28% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Judd Apatow (man)
- Written by
- Judd Apatow (man)
- Produced by
- Shauna Robertson (woman), Judd Apatow (man), Clayton Townsend (man)
- Shot by
- Eric Alan Edwards (man)
- Edited by
- Craig Alpert (man), Brent White (man)
- Music by
- Loudon Wainwright III (man), Joe Henry (man)
- Production design by
- Jefferson Sage (man)
- Costumes by
- Debra McGuire (woman)
- Cast by
- Allison Jones (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
9 women, 13 men, 18 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 18 men, 12 not listed
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Other crew
4 women, 11 men, 18 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 11 men, 18 not listed
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Art
4 women, 10 men, 13 not listed
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Lighting
0 women, 5 men, 20 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
8 women, 5 men, 10 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 8 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 22 on average. Men: 27 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Iris Apatow 4, Katherine Heigl 28, Leslie Mann 35
Men
Jonah Hill 23, Martin Starr 24, Seth Rogen 25, Jay Baruchel 25, Jason Segel 27, Paul Rudd 38
Exhibit H: the money
It made 7.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $220 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 168 scenes and 1,832 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
