Fails the Bechdel test
Made
2001. Directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jon Favreau.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
6 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Bobby is a struggling boxer and bodyguard for his stripper girlfriend. But he hates his work and wants to move up. So he agrees to go to New York City for his boss to help in the delivery for a money laundering scheme. His partner in crime is his best friend Ricky, an obnoxious loudmouth who has seen one too many mafia movies. Bobby tries to keep it cool and get the job done, but Ricky's antics threaten to blow the entire situation.
- Released
- 31 Aug 2001
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 62 / 100
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Bobby 331 lines, man
- Ricky 278 lines, man
- Horrace 79 lines, man
- Max 55 lines, man
- Jess 42 lines
- Welshman 39 lines, man
- Ruiz 37 lines, man
- Jimmy 30 lines, man
- Doorman 20 lines, man
- Bellman 18 lines
Full cast, 19 people
- Vince Vaughn as Ricky Slade
- Jon Favreau as Bobby
- Sean Combs as Ruiz
- Famke Janssen as Jessica
- Peter Falk as Max
- Faizon Love as Horrace
- David O'Hara as The Welshman
- Vincent Pastore as Jimmy
- Jenteal as Wendy
- Makenzie Vega as Chloe
- Jonathan Silverman as Bachelor
- Tom Morello as Best Man
- Federico Castelluccio as Doorman
- Kimberley Davies as Bartender
- Sam Rockwell as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- Jennifer Esposito as Club Girl (uncredited)
- Drea de Matteo as Club Girl (uncredited)
- Dustin Diamond as Self (uncredited)
- Grandmaster Flash as The Spa DJ (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 14% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 98
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 38 |
| 7 to 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 11 | 37 |
| 13 to 15 | 1 | 15 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 63 |
| 19 to 21 | 4 | 49 |
| 22 to 24 | 2 | 19 |
| 25 to 27 | 4 | 23 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 41 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 45 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 12 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 51 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 47 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 80 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 72 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 5 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 39 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 35 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 21 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 48 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 24 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 35 |
| 79 to 81 | 6 | 12 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 9 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 22 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 14 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 11 |
| 97 to 98 | 0 | 3 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 3 are women's.
30 lines from women, 877 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
6 women and 13 men in the cast. 3 women and 8 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 51 of 1,052.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 665 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 3% of the words (283), men 97% (10,414).
Exhibit D: 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
0
Two men
62
Exhibit E: behind the camera
2 of the 11 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Jon Favreau (man)
- Written by
- Jon Favreau (man)
- Produced by
- Jon Favreau (man), Vince Vaughn (man)
- Shot by
- Christopher Doyle (man)
- Edited by
- Curtiss Clayton (man)
- Music by
- Lyle Workman (man), John O'Brien (man)
- Production design by
- Anne Stuhler (woman)
- Costumes by
- Laura Jean Shannon (woman)
- Cast by
- Howard Feuer (man)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
0 women, 3 men
-
Sound
0 women, 2 men
-
Art
1 women, 0 men
-
Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
-
Writing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 23 on average. Men: 42 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Makenzie Vega 7, Jenteal 25, Famke Janssen 36
Men
Vince Vaughn 31, Sean Combs 31, Faizon Love 33, Jon Favreau 34, David O'Hara 36, Vincent Pastore 54, Peter Falk 73
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.1 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $5 million
- Box office
- $5.5 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 98 scenes and 1,052 lines of dialogue. How the test works
