Passes the Bechdel test
Mumford
1999. Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, written by Lawrence Kasdan.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
18 women characters. 10 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 124. -
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
As a relative newcomer to an Oregon town that bears his name, Dr. Mumford (Loren Dean) seems charming and skillful to his neighbors and patients. His unique, frank approach to psychotherapy soon attracts patients away from the two therapists (David Paymer and Jane Adams) already working in the area. Soon he is treating a variety of conditions, ranging from the obsession of one man (Pruitt Taylor Vince) with erotic novels to an unhappily married woman (Mary McDonnell) and her compulsive shopping. Mumford befriends a billionaire computer mogul (Jason Lee) and a cafe waitress (Alfre Woodard) and attempts to play matchmaker. He also begins to fall for a patient (Hope Davis) who suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome. Together with an attorney (Martin Short) whom Mumford had rejected as a patient because of his narcissism, the rival therapists conspire to find skeletons in Mumford's closet, hoping to destroy his reputation. Meanwhile, Mumford's inherent likability causes his life to become intertwined with much of the rest of the town.
- Released
- 24 Sep 1999
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 62 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Mumford 411 lines, man
- Skip 118 lines, man
- Sofie 111 lines, woman
- Lily 43 lines, woman
- Follett 42 lines, man
- Nessa 33 lines, woman
- Althea 28 lines, woman
- Delbanco 26 lines, man
- Mrs. Cook 24 lines, woman
- Lionel 23 lines, man
Full cast, 44 people
- Loren Dean as Mumford
- Hope Davis as Sofie Crisp
- Jason Lee as Skip Skipperton
- Alfre Woodard as Lily
- Zooey Deschanel as Nessa Watkins
- Mary McDonnell as Althea Brockett
- Pruitt Taylor Vince as Henry Follett
- Martin Short as Lionel Dillard
- David Paymer as Dr. Ernest Delbanco
- Jane Adams as Dr. Phyllis Sheeler
- Dana Ivey as Mrs. Crisp
- Kevin Tighe as Mr. Crisp
- Ted Danson as Jeremy Brockett
- Elisabeth Moss as Katie Brockett
- Robert Stack as Robert Stack
- Jason Ritter as Martin Brockett
- Holt McCallany as Newcomer
- Simon Helberg as College Roommate
- David Doty as Samuel Gorbeck
- Kirk Fox as Gregory
- Scott N. Stevens as Ben Crisp
- Eddie Allen as Gilroy
- Rick Dial as Correctional Officer
- Joy Carlin as Judge Otto
- Hélène Cardona as Candy
- Priscilla Barnes as Landlady
- Kelly Monaco as Landlady's Daughter
- Steven Sennett as Young Pharmacist
- Amanda Carlin as Mumford's Sister
- Randall King as Revenue Officer McLure
- Arell Blanton as Brother Timothy
- Eddie McClintock as Unsolved Mumford
- Molly Schaffer as Attractive Date
- Lucie Laurier as Pretty Coed
- Sam Sako as Edmond Warris
- Penny Safranek as Mrs. Warris
- Pamela Paulshock as Sutter's Young Wife
- Kathryn Howell as Co-Worker IRS
- Sulo Williams as Gas Station Co-Worker
- Simone Kerrick as Lionel's Teacher
- Barbara Tuss as Elizabeth
- Ronald B. Morefield as Factory Co-Worker
- Dick Mallon as Dino
- Gea Carr as Jennifer
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 124
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 to 6 | 13 | 23 |
| 7 to 9 | 13 | 9 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 to 15 | 8 | 18 |
| 16 to 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 to 21 | 2 | 16 |
| 22 to 24 | 1 | 34 |
| 25 to 27 | 15 | 15 |
| 28 to 30 | 5 | 1 |
| 31 to 33 | 2 | 30 |
| 34 to 36 | 8 | 22 |
| 37 to 39 | 24 | 16 |
| 40 to 42 | 8 | 11 |
| 43 to 45 | 1 | 34 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 49 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 3 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 3 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 2 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 5 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 4 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 15 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 9 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 4 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 2 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 3 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 5 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 12 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 16 |
| 94 to 96 | 39 | 44 |
| 97 to 99 | 24 | 26 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 35 |
| 103 to 105 | 5 | 10 |
| 106 to 108 | 13 | 22 |
| 109 to 111 | 14 | 33 |
| 112 to 114 | 9 | 32 |
| 115 to 117 | 19 | 22 |
| 118 to 120 | 12 | 18 |
| 121 to 123 | 37 | 35 |
| 124 to 124 | 0 | 0 |
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.
ALTHEA: I'm awful I know, but will you please help yourself. I just got a new copper sauciere from Williams-Sonoma and I'm afraid it'll be the death… KATIE: You're the doctor, aren't you?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 29 are women's.
274 lines from women, 685 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
18 women and 21 men in the cast. 10 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 987.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 172 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 34% of the words (4,210), men 66% (8,272). Women have 29% 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
1
Two men
55
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 31% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Lawrence Kasdan (man)
- Written by
- Lawrence Kasdan (man)
- Produced by
- Jon Hutman (man), Lawrence Kasdan (man), Charles Okun (man), Linda Goldstein Knowlton (woman), Stephen P. Dunn (gender not listed)
- Shot by
- Ericson Core (man)
- Edited by
- Carol Littleton (woman), William Steinkamp (man)
- Music by
- James Newton Howard (man)
- Costumes by
- Colleen Atwood (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 1 men
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Art
1 women, 0 men
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men
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Other crew
0 women, 1 men
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Directing
0 women, 1 men
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Sound
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 36 on average. Men: 38 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Zooey Deschanel 19, Jane Adams 34, Hope Davis 35, Alfre Woodard 46, Mary McDonnell 47
Men
Jason Lee 29, Loren Dean 30, Pruitt Taylor Vince 39, David Paymer 45, Martin Short 49
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 124 scenes and 987 lines of dialogue. How the test works
