Passes the Bechdel test
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
1995. Directed by Bryan Spicer, written by John Kamps and Arne Olsen.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
5 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 14 scenes out of 122. -
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
Six teenagers Tommy, Kimberly, Adam, Billy, Rocky and Aisha have discovered the power to fight the forces of evil. A giant egg is unearthed in Angel Grove. Lord Zedd and Rita Repulsa investigate the egg, and release the creature inside - Ivan Ooze, whom Zordon had trapped him inside the egg six thousand years ago. Once released, Ooze left to seek revenge on Zordon. And now Zordon in his crystalline deathbed is dying because he has no power, without the power then Zordon of Eltar will never existed. Now the fate of the universe is in their hands. But this time the Power Rangers head for a distant planet to meet up with a bikini-clad warrior babe named Dulcea who imparts ancient wisdom and power. But now that they have their powers back and becomes Power Rangers once more they will now get back to business and defeat Ivan Ooze at all costs.
- Released
- 30 Jun 1995
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Family
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 5.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 40 / 100
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Ivan 82 lines, man
- Tommy 66 lines, man
- Kimberly 60 lines, woman
- Aisha 53 lines, woman
- Billy 49 lines, man
- Dulcea 48 lines, woman
- Alpha 5 43 lines, man
- Rocky 43 lines, man
- Mordant 39 lines, man
- Adam 36 lines, man
Full cast, 25 people
- Jason David Frank as Tommy Oliver / White Ranger
- Amy Jo Johnson as Kimberly Hart / Pink Ranger
- David Yost as Billy Cranston / Blue Ranger
- Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos / Red Ranger
- Johnny Yong Bosch as Adam Park / Black Ranger
- Karan Ashley as Aisha Campbell / Yellow Ranger
- Paul Schrier as Bulk
- Jason Narvy as Skull
- Paul Freeman as Ivan Ooze
- Gabrielle Fitzpatrick as Dulcea
- Richard Steven Horvitz as Alpha 5 (voice)
- Nicholas Bell as Zordon
- Robert L. Manahan as Zordon (voice)
- Mark Ginther as Lord Zedd
- Robert Axelrod as Lord Zedd (voice)
- Julia Cortez as Rita Repulsa
- Barbara Goodson as Rita Repulsa (voice)
- Kerry Casey as Goldar
- Kerrigan Mahan as Goldar (voice)
- Jamie Croft as Fred Kelman
- Peter Mochrie as Mr. Kelman
- Paul Goddard as Construction Worker
- Robert Simper as Construction Worker
- Neil Kaplan as Oozelings (voice) (uncredited)
- R.J. Kizer as Skydivin Contest MC (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 122
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 to 9 | 2 | 16 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 20 |
| 16 to 18 | 14 | 62 |
| 19 to 21 | 20 | 62 |
| 22 to 24 | 6 | 22 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 3 |
| 28 to 30 | 3 | 22 |
| 31 to 33 | 28 | 30 |
| 34 to 36 | 18 | 5 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 4 |
| 40 to 42 | 6 | 2 |
| 43 to 45 | 5 | 2 |
| 46 to 48 | 4 | 19 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 20 |
| 52 to 54 | 2 | 13 |
| 55 to 57 | 4 | 21 |
| 58 to 60 | 12 | 18 |
| 61 to 63 | 7 | 14 |
| 64 to 66 | 14 | 30 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 8 |
| 70 to 72 | 7 | 17 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 3 |
| 76 to 78 | 3 | 8 |
| 79 to 81 | 2 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 9 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 4 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 1 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 2 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 97 to 99 | 1 | 7 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 2 |
| 103 to 105 | 2 | 9 |
| 106 to 108 | 1 | 7 |
| 109 to 111 | 1 | 5 |
| 112 to 114 | 3 | 6 |
| 115 to 117 | 1 | 4 |
| 118 to 120 | 1 | 2 |
| 121 to 122 | 2 | 9 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
KIMBERLY: Aisha and.I are checking out a new dance spot. AISHA: I heard that!
AISHA: Makes two of us. KIMBERLY: You haven't by any chance seen a ... morphological being lurking around?
AISHA: Activating Power Beam! KIMBERLY: Everybody stay alert.
DULCEA: How did this happen?! KIMBERLY: The lady asked you a question.
AISHA: Is this... food! DULCEA: They're called squirbs. KIMBERLY: Mine seems to be a little undercooked. DULCEA: Add a few dried weevils and you'll never know the difference.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 26 are women's.
182 lines from women, 515 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
5 women and 19 men in the cast. 4 women and 20 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 6 of 747.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 36 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 29% of the words (1,551), men 71% (3,749). Women have 26% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
27
Two men
80
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 12 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 18% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Bryan Spicer (man)
- Written by
- Arne Olsen (man)
- Story by
- John Kamps (man), Arne Olsen (man)
- Produced by
- Suzanne Todd (woman), Haim Saban (man)
- Shot by
- Paul Murphy (man)
- Edited by
- Wayne Wahrman (man)
- Music by
- Graeme Revell (man)
- Production design by
- Craig Stearns (man)
- Costumes by
- Warren Beaton (gender not listed), Joseph A. Porro (man)
The crew, department by department
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 6 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
-
Production
1 women, 3 men
-
Art
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
-
Other crew
2 women, 1 men
-
Writing
0 women, 3 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 24 on average. Men: 26 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Karan Ashley 19, Amy Jo Johnson 24, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick 28
Men
Johnny Yong Bosch 19, Jason David Frank 21, Steve Cardenas 21, Jason Narvy 21, Paul Schrier 25, David Yost 26, Paul Freeman 52
Exhibit H: the money
It made 4.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $66.4 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 122 scenes and 747 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
