Passes the Bechdel test
Man Trouble
1992. Directed by Bob Rafelson, written by Carole Eastman.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
14 women characters. 10 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 9 scenes out of 136. -
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
Eugene Earl Axline is a guard dog trainer who gets involved with one of his clients, Joan Spruance. Spruance's sister is a classic airhead, who is spilling all she knows about her gangster boyfriend.
- Released
- 17 Jul 1992
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 4.7 / 10
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Joan 307 lines, woman
- Harry 276 lines, man
- Andy 59 lines, woman
- Eddy 28 lines, man
- Moncrief 27 lines, man
- Helen 26 lines, woman
- Red 24 lines
- June 19 lines, woman
- Adele 17 lines, woman
- Lewie 17 lines, man
Full cast, 43 people
- Jack Nicholson as Harry Bliss
- Ellen Barkin as Joan Spruance
- Harry Dean Stanton as Redmond Layls
- Beverly D'Angelo as Andy Ellerman
- Michael McKean as Eddy Revere
- Saul Rubinek as Laurence Moncrief
- Viveka Davis as June Huff
- Veronica Cartwright as Helen Dextra
- David Clennon as Lewie Duart
- John Kapelos as Detective Melvenos
- Lauren Tom as Adele Bliss
- Paul Mazursky as Lee MacGreevy
- Gary Graham as Butch Gable
- Betty Carvalho as Socorro
- Mark J. Goodman as Talk Show Host
- Robin Greer as Actress
- Sandy Ignon as Director
- Rustam Branaman as Thug
- Lenny Citrano as Thug
- Christopher Garr as Thug
- Rob LaBelle as Barman
- Raymond Cruz as Balco
- Ed Kerrigan as Kenneth Dowler
- Daniel J. Goojvin as Vincent Gallardo
- Thomas Griep as Pianist
- June Christopher as Heidi Robles
- Matt Ingersoll as Fingerprinter
- Rebecca Broussard as Hospital Administrator
- Mary-Robin Redd as Nurse Sonya
- John D. Russo as Old Man
- Anthony Frederick as Smoking Guy #1
- Max Delgado as Smoking Guy #2
- Jeff Record as Male Nurse
- Mary Pat Gleason as Vira
- Gordon Reinhart as Therapist
- David St. James as Admissions Clerk
- Susan Bugg as Woman in Chorus
- Virgil Frye as Sturge
- Ken Thorley as Dr. Monroe Park
- Gerrielani Miyazaki as Japanese Hostess
- Jennifer Yang as Japanese Waitress
- Marie T. Hodgson as Chorus
- Linda Harmon as Chorus
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 136
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 15 | 19 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 to 18 | 44 | 13 |
| 19 to 21 | 9 | 14 |
| 22 to 24 | 14 | 8 |
| 25 to 27 | 13 | 21 |
| 28 to 30 | 11 | 14 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 to 36 | 11 | 11 |
| 37 to 39 | 23 | 19 |
| 40 to 42 | 25 | 5 |
| 43 to 45 | 11 | 15 |
| 46 to 48 | 16 | 12 |
| 49 to 51 | 18 | 1 |
| 52 to 54 | 10 | 7 |
| 55 to 57 | 12 | 12 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 6 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 15 |
| 64 to 66 | 15 | 9 |
| 67 to 69 | 5 | 9 |
| 70 to 72 | 28 | 21 |
| 73 to 75 | 5 | 5 |
| 76 to 78 | 13 | 15 |
| 79 to 81 | 9 | 12 |
| 82 to 84 | 8 | 8 |
| 85 to 87 | 2 | 2 |
| 88 to 90 | 8 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 7 | 10 |
| 94 to 96 | 8 | 7 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 13 |
| 100 to 102 | 44 | 30 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 7 |
| 106 to 108 | 10 | 7 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 16 |
| 112 to 114 | 9 | 4 |
| 115 to 117 | 10 | 8 |
| 118 to 120 | 6 | 7 |
| 121 to 123 | 17 | 16 |
| 124 to 126 | 2 | 0 |
| 127 to 129 | 3 | 0 |
| 130 to 132 | 2 | 0 |
| 133 to 135 | 3 | 0 |
| 136 to 136 | 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.
ANDY: Hello? Anybody home? ANDY: Hi, Joanie... JOAN: Oh great. ANDY: I just got in from Hawaii and thought I'd drop by for a minute. What the heck happened in here?
JOAN: Socorro!! Wait a minute! I want to talk to you! The Low-Rider comes to a stop. Joan approaches the pas- senger window and leans down to Soco… JOAN: Excuse me, Socorro, but do you mind if I ask what's happening, why are you leaving? SOCORRO: No se, lo siento. JOAN: I'm asking, where-are-you-going?
JOAN: Monday? But this is Thursday, I can't stay here alone 'til Monday. JOAN SOCORRO: It's my understanding Si, lunes, lunes. that Socorro lived here, otherwise, I would've made other plans.
JOAN: Please leave a message after the tone... Thank you. ANDY: Joan? It's Andy... Are you there? I want to inform you that these people are drugging me...
JOAN: Andy, tell me the name of the hospital you checked yourself into. ANDY: Mount Haven, it's in the South Bay, and don't ask me these inane questions, just do something...
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 53 are women's.
453 lines from women, 406 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
14 women and 19 men in the cast. 10 women and 13 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 931.
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 49% of the words (5,646), men 51% (5,845). Women have 53% 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
29
Two men
12
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 29% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Bob Rafelson (man)
- Written by
- Carole Eastman (woman)
- Produced by
- Carole Eastman (woman), Bruce Gilbert (man)
- Shot by
- Stephen H. Burum (man)
- Edited by
- William Steinkamp (man)
- Music by
- Georges Delerue (man)
- Production design by
- Mel Bourne (man)
- Costumes by
- Judy L. Ruskin (woman)
- Cast by
- Terry Liebling (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
1 women, 5 men, 2 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 2 men
-
Other crew
1 women, 1 men
-
Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men
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Directing
0 women, 1 men
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Editing
0 women, 1 men
-
Sound
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 49 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Viveka Davis 22, Ellen Barkin 38, Beverly D'Angelo 40, Veronica Cartwright 43
Men
John Kapelos 36, Michael McKean 44, Saul Rubinek 44, David Clennon 49, Jack Nicholson 55, Harry Dean Stanton 66
Exhibit H: the money
It made 14% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $30 million
- Box office
- $4.1 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 136 scenes and 931 lines of dialogue. How the test works
