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Metro

1997. Directed by Thomas Carter, written by Randy Feldman.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

1 / 3

Fails

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    9 women characters. 2 of them speak.
  2. No 2. Who talk to each other
    Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other.
  3. 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.

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The film

Roper, a hostage negotiator catches a murderous bank robber after a blown heist. The bank robber escapes and immediately goes after the man who put him behind bars. The ending is played out with Roper and his partner McCall attempting to rescue Roper's kidnapped girlfriend. A major element in the plot is the relationship between Roper and his girlfriend.

Released
17 Jan 1997
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Rated
R
IMDb
5.6 / 10
Metascore
41 / 100
Awards
1 nomination total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Roper 384 lines, man
  2. Mccall 144 lines, man
  3. Korda 100 lines, man
  4. Ronnie 72 lines, woman
  5. Solis 41 lines, man
  6. Baffert 38 lines, man
  7. Earl 15 lines, man
  8. Dave 13 lines, man
  9. Kimura 13 lines, woman
  10. Clarence 12 lines, man
Full cast, 32 people
  • Eddie Murphy as Inspector Scott Roper
  • Michael Rapaport as Kevin McCall
  • Kim Miyori as Detective Kimura
  • Art Evans as Lt. Sam Baffett
  • Donal Logue as Earl
  • Denis Arndt as Capt. Frank Solis
  • Jeni Chua as Debbie
  • Michael Wincott as Michael Korda
  • Carmen Ejogo as Ronnie Tate
  • Paul Ben-Victor as Clarence Teal
  • Trevor Denman as Racetrack Announcer (voice)
  • Karen Kahn as Jeweler
  • Jeff Mosley as Cable Car Brakeman
  • Nick Scoggin as Property Room Sergeant Frank
  • Ia Villatuya as Tahitian Waitress
  • C.W. Morgan as Jail Laundry Room Guard
  • Ralph Peduto as Bail Bondsman
  • James Carpenter as Officer Forbes
  • Dick Bright as Bank Manager
  • David Michael Silverman as SWAT Officer Jennings
  • Nino Degennaro as Repoman
  • Val Diamond as Screaming Lady
  • Charleston Pierce as Greg Barnett
  • Will Marchetti as Detective Glass
  • Corie Henninger as Jeweler
  • Nellie Cravens as Jewelry Customer Dotson
  • Danny Teal as John, Jewelry Manager
  • James Cunningham as Postrio Waiter
  • Bob Dini as Tourist (uncredited)
  • Joe Vincent as SWAT Captain
  • Malou Nubl as Reporter
  • Frank Somerville as Reporter

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 5 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 219

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 5833
6 to 10042
11 to 15826
16 to 20059
21 to 25026
26 to 30028
31 to 3501
36 to 40114
41 to 451334
46 to 50438
51 to 55113
56 to 60046
61 to 65045
66 to 70044
71 to 75016
76 to 80126
81 to 8507
86 to 90011
91 to 9501
96 to 10000
101 to 10504
106 to 11009
111 to 1151626
116 to 12011
121 to 12511
126 to 13000
131 to 13502
136 to 140015
141 to 145021
146 to 150020
151 to 15502
156 to 160533
161 to 165316
166 to 1701217
171 to 175024
176 to 18008
181 to 18500
186 to 190026
191 to 195013
196 to 20008
201 to 20504
206 to 21002
211 to 21511
216 to 2191621

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, 10 are women's.

91 lines from women, 784 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit B: who's in it

9 women and 16 men in the cast. 2 women and 12 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 14 of 921. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 197 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

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

Words spoken

Women speak 9% of the words (803), men 91% (7,820). Women have 10% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.

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

Exhibit E: behind the camera

2 of the 9 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 25% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Thomas Carter (man)
Written by
Randy Feldman (man)
Produced by
Roger Birnbaum (man)
Shot by
Fred Murphy (man)
Edited by
Peter E. Berger (man)
Music by
Steve Porcaro (man)
Production design by
William A. Elliott (man)
Costumes by
Ha Nguyen (woman)
Cast by
Ellen Chenoweth (woman)

The crew, department by department

  • Sound

    2 women, 16 men, 11 not listed

  • Art

    3 women, 6 men, 11 not listed

  • Other crew

    6 women, 9 men, 5 not listed

  • Camera

    1 women, 12 men, 3 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    2 women, 3 men, 4 not listed

  • Lighting

    0 women, 2 men, 6 not listed

  • Production

    4 women, 2 men, 2 not listed

  • Directing

    1 women, 4 men, 1 not listed

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit F: how old the stars were

Women: 35 on average. Men: 39 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Carmen Ejogo 23, Kim Miyori 46

Men

Michael Rapaport 26, Donal Logue 30, Paul Ben-Victor 31, Eddie Murphy 35, Michael Wincott 38, Art Evans 54, Denis Arndt 57

Exhibit G: the money

It made 58% of what it cost.

Budget
$55 million
Box office
$32 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 219 scenes and 921 lines of dialogue. How the test works

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