Passes the Bechdel test
One Eight Seven
1997. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, written by Scott Yagemann.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
12 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 152. -
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
High school teacher Trevor Garfield is repeatedly stabbed by a student. Fifteen months later, he moves to Los Angeles to the unruly, predominantly Latin-American school. His new school is as full of dangerously undisciplined students who are a part of street gang K.O.S. ("Kappin' Off Suckers").
- Released
- 30 Jul 1997
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 41 / 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
- Trevor 283 lines, man
- Ellen 115 lines, woman
- Cesar 65 lines, man
- Rita 58 lines, woman
- Childress 52 lines, man
- Mr. Garcia 23 lines, man
- Stevie 23 lines, man
- Benny 18 lines, man
- Walter 12 lines, man
- Paco 11 lines, man
Full cast, 46 people
- Samuel L. Jackson as Trevor
- John Heard as Childress
- Kelly Rowan as Ellen
- Clifton Collins Jr. as Cesar
- Tony Plana as Garcia
- Karina Arroyave as Rita
- Lobo Sebastian as Benny
- Jack Kehler as Hyland
- Jonah Rooney as Stevie
- Demetrius Navarro as Paco
- Ebony Monique Solomon as Lakesia
- Jonny Bogris as Barsek
- Dominic Hoffman as Victor
- Martha Velez as Mrs. Chacon
- Method Man as Dennis Broadway
- Sage Allen as Teacher
- Kathryn Leigh Scott as Anglo Woman
- Donal Gibson as Animal Regulation Officer
- Liza del Mundo as Asian Girl
- Vic Polizos as Assistant Coroner
- Leonard L. Thomas as New York Assistant Principal
- Antwon Tanner as Augie
- Gannon Brown as Tywan
- Larry M. Costales as Hispanic Man
- David Reyes as Investigator
- Joanna Sanchez as Iris
- Richard Riehle as Walter
- Harri James as Librarian
- Esther Scott as Mrs. Ford
- Esther Mercado as Mrs. Santana
- Chase A. Garland as Straggling Student
- Guy Torry as Voice in Crowd (voice)
- Anthony Aguilar as Chicano Tagger
- Jonathan Rodas as Dancer
- Alejandra Armento as Dancer
- Judith Cruz as Dancer
- Ruben Cruz as Dancer
- Arturo Gallegos as Dancer
- Eva Melgarejo as Dancer
- Elma Navas as Dancer
- Joel Beltran as Dancer
- Janette Andrade as Student / Gang Member (uncredited)
- Richy B. Jacobs as Hallway Student (uncredited)
- Paul Navarro as Kid in Classroom (uncredited)
- Jami Philbrick as Student (uncredited)
- Kenya D. Williamson as Cashier (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 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 152
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 51 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 to 24 | 2 | 6 |
| 25 to 28 | 5 | 3 |
| 29 to 32 | 3 | 26 |
| 33 to 36 | 3 | 22 |
| 37 to 40 | 8 | 38 |
| 41 to 44 | 20 | 25 |
| 45 to 48 | 23 | 18 |
| 49 to 52 | 6 | 4 |
| 53 to 56 | 6 | 40 |
| 57 to 60 | 6 | 32 |
| 61 to 64 | 4 | 7 |
| 65 to 68 | 13 | 24 |
| 69 to 72 | 2 | 9 |
| 73 to 76 | 3 | 2 |
| 77 to 80 | 2 | 19 |
| 81 to 84 | 5 | 16 |
| 85 to 88 | 1 | 2 |
| 89 to 92 | 5 | 2 |
| 93 to 96 | 1 | 5 |
| 97 to 100 | 3 | 0 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 7 |
| 105 to 108 | 5 | 12 |
| 109 to 112 | 21 | 11 |
| 113 to 116 | 5 | 5 |
| 117 to 120 | 19 | 29 |
| 121 to 124 | 4 | 41 |
| 125 to 128 | 11 | 8 |
| 129 to 132 | 1 | 10 |
| 133 to 136 | 4 | 3 |
| 137 to 140 | 0 | 1 |
| 141 to 144 | 2 | 1 |
| 145 to 148 | 3 | 50 |
| 149 to 152 | 4 | 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.
ELLEN: Iris, did Steven Littleton come in here? IRIS: Haven't seen 'im.
MRS. CHACON: ... Benito. ELLEN: Did you find any rosary beads with the body?
MOTHER HENRY: Ellen? ELLEN: ... It's alright, mother.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 27 are women's.
200 lines from women, 534 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
12 women and 19 men in the cast. 11 women and 18 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 70 of 756.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 69 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 27% of the words (2,306), men 73% (6,081).
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
4
Two men
36
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 9 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Kevin Reynolds (man)
- Written by
- Scott Yagemann (man)
- Produced by
- Bruce Davey (man), Stephen McEveety (man)
- Shot by
- Ericson Core (man)
- Edited by
- Stephen Semel (man)
- Production design by
- Stephen Storer (man)
- Costumes by
- Darryle Johnson (man)
- Cast by
- Marion Dougherty (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
2 women, 15 men, 12 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 13 men, 13 not listed
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Art
1 women, 10 men, 13 not listed
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Production
7 women, 10 men, 7 not listed
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Other crew
3 women, 6 men, 12 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 3 men, 9 not listed
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Lighting
1 women, 3 men, 10 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 30 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Karina Arroyave 28, Kelly Rowan 31
Men
Jonah Rooney 18, Clifton Collins Jr. 27, Tony Plana 45, Samuel L. Jackson 48, John Heard 51, Jack Kehler 51
Exhibit H: the money
It made 29% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $5.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 152 scenes and 756 lines of dialogue. How the test works
