Passes the Bechdel test
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
2016. Directed by Kirk Jones, written by Nia Vardalos.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
-
Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 18 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 21 scenes out of 105. -
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
Still working in her parents' Greek restaurant, Toula Portokalos' daughter, Paris, is growing up. She is getting ready to graduate high school and Toula and Ian are experiencing marital issues. When Toula's parents find out they were never officially married, another wedding is in the works. Can this big, fat, Greek event help to bring the family together?
- Released
- 25 Mar 2016
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6 / 10
- Metascore
- 37 / 100
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Toula 171 lines, woman
- Gus 115 lines, man
- Ian 102 lines, man
- Maria 81 lines, woman
- Paris 64 lines, woman
- Aunt Voula 61 lines, woman
- Nick 22 lines, man
- Nikki 21 lines, woman
- Bennett 19 lines, man
- Angelo 15 lines, man
Full cast, 49 people
- Nia Vardalos as Toula Portokalos-Miller
- John Corbett as Ian Miller
- Elena Kampouris as Paris Miller
- Michael Constantine as Kostas 'Gus' Portokalos
- Lainie Kazan as Maria Portokalos
- Andrea Martin as Aunt Voula
- Gia Carides as Nikki Portokalos
- Joey Fatone as Angelo
- Louis Mandylor as Nick Portokalos
- Alex Wolff as Bennett
- Bess Meisler as Mana-YiaYia
- Bruce Gray as Rodney Miller
- Fiona Reid as Harriet Miller
- Ian Gomez as Mike
- Jayne Eastwood as Mrs. White
- Rob Riggle as Northwestern Rep
- Mark Margolis as Panos
- Rita Wilson as Anna
- John Stamos as George
- Jeanie Calleja as Ilaria
- Michael Sofos as Costa
- Stavroula Logothettis as Athena
- Leonidas Castrounis as Aristotle
- Peter Tharos as Yianni
- Harper Gunn as Paris at 4
- Hershel Blatt as Tommy
- Tannis Burnett as Edie
- Kathryn Greenwood as Marge
- Teresa Pavlinek as Dominique
- Aniela Kurylo as Physical Therapist
- Sam Moses as Kaveh
- Roger Wong as Pim
- Alec Stockwell as Baird
- Gerry Mendicino as Uncle Taki
- Kathryn Haggis as Marianthi
- Kolton Stewart as Clifford
- Theodore Paraskevopoulos as Priest
- Ethan Pugiotto as Theadore
- Ashleigh Rains as Wedding Planner
- Chrissy Paraskevopoulos as Jennie
- Maria Vacratsis as Aunt Freida
- Julia Gartha as Tiahn
- Jeff White as Patrick
- Constantine Vardalos as Chanter
- Lauren Saarimaki as Elizabeth
- Robert Bellissimo as Toula's Nephew (uncredited)
- Dave Reachill as Teacher (uncredited)
- Maxillian Grimm as Chef (uncredited)
- Christopher D. Lindsay as Student (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 2% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 105
Hover, tap or tab to a bar to see those scenes: where they happen and who's talking.
Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 8 | 4 |
| 10 to 12 | 9 | 15 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 4 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 1 |
| 19 to 21 | 5 | 3 |
| 22 to 24 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 to 27 | 4 | 4 |
| 28 to 30 | 39 | 49 |
| 31 to 33 | 29 | 29 |
| 34 to 36 | 57 | 32 |
| 37 to 39 | 54 | 45 |
| 40 to 42 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 4 |
| 46 to 48 | 12 | 24 |
| 49 to 51 | 24 | 5 |
| 52 to 54 | 9 | 0 |
| 55 to 57 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 to 60 | 12 | 12 |
| 61 to 63 | 14 | 8 |
| 64 to 66 | 42 | 24 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 2 |
| 70 to 72 | 33 | 5 |
| 73 to 75 | 10 | 34 |
| 76 to 78 | 10 | 16 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 12 | 8 |
| 88 to 90 | 6 | 0 |
| 91 to 93 | 17 | 3 |
| 94 to 96 | 8 | 9 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 to 102 | 14 | 12 |
| 103 to 105 | 9 | 1 |
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.
TOULA: How can you say that-- PARIS: Stop. TOULA: Do I speak for all mothers of teens when I ask, does it ever get better?
TOULA: ... to-- PARIS: Mother!!
TOULA: Hey, hi! MARGE: Where were you when we set up? TOULA: Sorry, my pipes froze -- EDIE: And decorated the gym --
TOULA: Right. MARIA: There she is! TOULA: No no.
TOULA: I told my mom. MARIA: Be a dental hygienist! A mother working two days a week, perfect. NIKKI: Paris, be a hairdresser like me.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 57 are women's.
466 lines from women, 357 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 20 men in the cast. 18 women and 21 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 840.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 34 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 57% of the words (3,346), men 43% (2,533).
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
63
Two men
34
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 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
- Kirk Jones (man)
- Written by
- Nia Vardalos (woman)
- Produced by
- Rita Wilson (woman), Tom Hanks (man)
- Shot by
- Jim Denault (man)
- Edited by
- Markus Czyzewski (man)
- Music by
- Christopher Lennertz (man)
- Production design by
- Gregory P. Keen (gender not listed)
- Costumes by
- Gersha Phillips (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
6 women, 9 men, 6 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 8 men, 10 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 7 men, 9 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 0 men, 8 not listed
-
Lighting
0 women, 2 men, 8 not listed
-
Sound
0 women, 5 men, 4 not listed
-
Other crew
1 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 3 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 53 on average. Men: 50 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Elena Kampouris 18, Gia Carides 51, Nia Vardalos 53, Andrea Martin 69, Lainie Kazan 75
Men
Alex Wolff 18, Joey Fatone 39, Louis Mandylor 49, John Corbett 54, Michael Constantine 88
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.0 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $18 million
- Box office
- $90.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 105 scenes and 840 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
