Passes the Bechdel test

Malibu's Most Wanted

Name: Malibu's Most Wanted
Released: 2003

2003. Directed by John Whitesell, written by Fax Bahr and Adam Small and Jamie Kennedy.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
16 women characters. 9 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 73.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.

The film

Brad Gluckman or "B-rad" acts like he is from the hood, when he is white and lives in a rich neighborhood in Malibu. He is ruining his fathers election for governor, and he and his crew come up with an idea, to send "B-rad" to the hood to turn him back into a white boy. This movie is filled with laughs and is a great comedy.

Released: 18 Apr 2003
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Rated: PG-13
IMDb: 5.3 / 10
Metascore: 43 / 100
Awards: 3 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Brad 240 lines, man
Sean 109 lines, man
Shondra 104 lines, woman
Bill 80 lines, man
Pj 79 lines, man
Tom 74 lines, man
Tec 61 lines, man
Hadji 26 lines, man
Mocha 21 lines, man
Monster 19 lines, woman

Full cast, 62 people

Jamie Kennedy as B-Rad
Taye Diggs as Sean
Anthony Anderson as PJ
Regina Hall as Shondra
Blair Underwood as Tom Gibbsons
Damien Dante Wayans as Tec
Ryan O'Neal as Bill Gluckman
Bo Derek as Bess Gluckman
Jeffrey Tambor as Dr. Feldman
Kal Penn as Hadji
Nick Swardson as Mocha
Keili Lefkovitz as Monster
Kellie Martin as Jen
Greg Grunberg as Brett
J.P. Manoux as Gary
Howard Mann as Uncle Louie
Curtis Blanck as 13 yr. Old Brad
Tristan Jarred as 7 yr. Old Brad
Kody Coye as Toddler Brad
Niecy Nash-Betts as Gladys
Terry Crews as 8 Ball
Tory Kittles as Deuce
Noel Gugliemi as Snuffy
Reynaldo Gallegos as Loc
Damion Poitier as Tec's Crew
Jo Deodato Clark as Saleswoman
Suzy Nakamura as Reporter
Snoop Dogg as Ronnie Rizzat (voice)
James Kiriyama-Lem as Korean Man
Felli Fel as Felli Fel
Hi-C as Hi-C
Young Dré as Young Dré
Bigg Steele as Bigg Steele
Drop Da Bomb as Drop Da Bomb
Hal Fishman as Hal Fishman
Big Boy as Big Boy
Keesha Sharp as Sister #1
Rhona Bennett as Sister #2
Ken Lawson as African American Aid
Sarah Thompson as Krista the Barista
Michael Quill as Mike the Reporter
Christa Campbell as Angry Feminist
Giuliana Rancic as Massage Therapist
Ecco Morgan as Sandy
Nikki Martinez as Escalade Dancer #1
Mary Nelson as Escalade Dancer #2
Regina Daye Allen as Picnic Patron (uncredited)
Melanie Benz as Dancer (uncredited)
Josef Cannon as Gangbanger (uncredited)
Lionel D. Carson as Firefighter (uncredited)
Dawn Crawford as Party Girl (uncredited)
Mike Epps as Rap Battle Host (uncredited)
Aisha Francis as Dancer (uncredited)
Gichi Gamba as Dancer (uncredited)
Gilley Grey as Firefighter (uncredited)
Dawn Marie Guest as Party Girl at House Screaming (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall as Extra (uncredited)
Raquel Horsford as Dancer (uncredited)
Dawn McMahan as Malibu Shopper (uncredited)
Francesca Poston as Shopper (uncredited)
Lester Speight as Gang Leader (uncredited)
Dan Vitale as Man (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 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 73

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 2	0	0
3 to 4	3	33
5 to 6	0	4
7 to 8	3	22
9 to 10	3	9
11 to 12	8	12
13 to 14	7	26
15 to 16	3	28
17 to 18	7	49
19 to 20	0	4
21 to 22	0	4
23 to 24	20	26
25 to 26	17	50
27 to 28	1	11
29 to 30	9	41
31 to 32	0	42
33 to 34	0	15
35 to 36	13	55
37 to 38	13	29
39 to 40	5	7
41 to 42	0	7
43 to 44	6	40
45 to 46	1	20
47 to 48	5	26
49 to 50	0	30
51 to 52	0	3
53 to 54	8	13
55 to 56	2	27
57 to 58	7	17
59 to 60	1	3
61 to 62	18	64
63 to 64	5	10
65 to 66	3	23
67 to 68	0	3
69 to 70	1	3
71 to 72	1	21
73 to 73	0	2

The evidence

Straight from the script
Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scene

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.

SHONDRA: ... aaaaaa... BESS: ... aaaaaa...

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 18 are women's.

170 lines from women, 779 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

16 women and 31 men in the cast. 9 women and 24 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 20 of 999. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 108 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 16% of the words (1,529), men 84% (8,226). Women have 18% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

3 of the 17 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: John Whitesell (man)
Written by: Nick Swardson (man), Adam Small (man), Fax Bahr (man), Jamie Kennedy (man)
Produced by: Adam Small (man), Fax Bahr (man), Mike Karz (man)
Shot by: Mark Irwin (man)
Edited by: Cara Silverman (woman)
Music by: John Van Tongeren (man), John Debney (man), Damon Elliott (man)
Production design by: William A. Elliott (man)
Costumes by: Debrae Little (gender not listed)
Cast by: Mary Vernieu (woman), Felicia Fasano (woman)