Passes the Bechdel test
Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
2022. Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel P. Mercado, written by Paul Fisher and Tommy Swerdlow and Tom Wheeler.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
11 women characters. 21 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 8 scenes out of 77. -
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
Sadly, Puss in Boots, the undaunted Spanish lover and hero, is now down to the last of his nine lives, a decade after the events of Puss in Boots (2011). And as if that weren't enough, the unstoppable bounty hunter known as The Big Bad Wolf is after him. To restore all of his precious lives and escape an inglorious fate, Puss must pluck up his courage to embark on a dangerous quest into the Dark Forest to find the legendary Wishing Star. However, Puss isn't the only one seeking the map to the magical star. As the daring outlaw puts his skills to good use to stay one step ahead of formidable adversaries determined to get their hands on it, a crucial question arises: Does he have what it takes to face his most skilled and terrifying opponent and get his life back on track?
- Released
- 21 Dec 2022
- Genres
- Animation, Action, Adventure
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 73 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 57 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Puss 296 lines, man
- Kitty 139 lines, woman
- Dog 135 lines, man
- Jack Horner 96 lines, man
- Goldilocks 87 lines, woman
- Baby Bear 71 lines, man
- Mama Bear 44 lines, woman
- Papa Bear 40 lines, man
- Wolf 34 lines, man
- Ethical Bug 21 lines, man
Full cast, 29 people
- Antonio Banderas as Puss in Boots (voice)
- Salma Hayek Pinault as Kitty Softpaws (voice)
- Harvey Guillén as Perrito (voice)
- Wagner Moura as Wolf (voice)
- Florence Pugh as Goldilocks (voice)
- Olivia Colman as Mama Bear (voice)
- Ray Winstone as Papa Bear (voice)
- Samson Kayo as Baby Bear (voice)
- John Mulaney as Jack Horner (voice)
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph as Mama Luna (voice)
- Anthony Mendez as Doctor (voice)
- Kevin McCann as Ethical Bug (voice)
- Bernardo de Paula as Governor / Little Boy's Father / Male Partier (voice)
- Betsy Sodaro as Jo Serpent / Additional Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- Artemis Pebdani as Jan Serpent (voice)
- Conrad Vernon as Gingy (voice)
- Cody Cameron as Pinocchio (voice)
- Kailey Crawford as Little Goldi (voice)
- Al Rodrigo as Bartender (voice)
- Bob Persichetti as Ohhh Cat (voice)
- Miguel Matrai as Little Boy (voice)
- Pilar Uribe as Governor's Assistant / Female Partier (voice)
- Heidi Gardner as Last Baker (voice)
- Joel Crawford as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- Januel Mercado as Band Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- James Ryan as Little Jack Audience Member / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- Natalia Cronembold as Waitress / Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- Paul Fisher as Additional Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
- Aydrea Walden as Additional Baker's Dozen Gang Member (voice)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 77
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 to 4 | 1 | 39 |
| 5 to 6 | 0 | 9 |
| 7 to 8 | 0 | 33 |
| 9 to 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 to 12 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 to 14 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 to 16 | 0 | 39 |
| 17 to 18 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 to 20 | 3 | 5 |
| 21 to 22 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 to 24 | 3 | 4 |
| 25 to 26 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 to 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 to 30 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 to 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 to 34 | 5 | 39 |
| 35 to 36 | 27 | 43 |
| 37 to 38 | 3 | 17 |
| 39 to 40 | 44 | 48 |
| 41 to 42 | 6 | 17 |
| 43 to 44 | 1 | 5 |
| 45 to 46 | 15 | 16 |
| 47 to 48 | 14 | 31 |
| 49 to 50 | 25 | 35 |
| 51 to 52 | 8 | 26 |
| 53 to 54 | 21 | 22 |
| 55 to 56 | 22 | 51 |
| 57 to 58 | 25 | 21 |
| 59 to 60 | 14 | 35 |
| 61 to 62 | 24 | 29 |
| 63 to 64 | 1 | 2 |
| 65 to 66 | 14 | 52 |
| 67 to 68 | 0 | 37 |
| 69 to 70 | 0 | 3 |
| 71 to 72 | 0 | 1 |
| 73 to 74 | 7 | 7 |
| 75 to 76 | 36 | 106 |
| 77 to 77 | 2 | 7 |
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.
MAMA LUNA: I told you health department people, there are no cats here! GOLDILOCKS: Make her talk.
MAMA BEAR: Don't worry, love. We'll get that wish, somehow... GOLDILOCKS: Thank you, Mama.
KITTY: YOU set me up! GOLDILOCKS: You said you were going on a spiritual retreat! KITTY: Namaste. GOLDILOCKS: And YOU'RE supposed to be dead.
GOLDILOCKS: Eh? MAMA BEAR: Ohh, have you got any savory pies?
MAMA BEAR: Can we get all of that in a bag to go? GOLDILOCKS: Wha-- Would you stop talking about blooming pies?! Focus! GOLDILOCKS: Hand over the map, or I'll punch holes in the lot of you! MAMA BEAR: Oh, bums!
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 29 are women's.
327 lines from women, 796 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
11 women and 18 men in the cast. 21 women and 27 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 13 of 1,172.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 96 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 (2,294), men 73% (6,252). Women have 29% of the lines, so their lines run shorter 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
24
Two men
97
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 10 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 19% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Joel Crawford (man)
- Written by
- Paul Fisher (man), Tommy Swerdlow (man)
- Story by
- Tom Wheeler (man), Tommy Swerdlow (man)
- Produced by
- Mark Swift (man)
- Edited by
- James Ryan (man)
- Music by
- Heitor Pereira (man)
- Production design by
- Nate Wragg (man)
- Cast by
- Christi Soper Hilt (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Visual Effects
12 women, 72 men, 28 not listed
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Writing
6 women, 18 men, 7 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 13 men, 5 not listed
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Production
4 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
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Other crew
2 women, 9 men
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Editing
3 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Art
0 women, 3 men
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 42 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Florence Pugh 26, Da'Vine Joy Randolph 36, Olivia Colman 48, Salma Hayek Pinault 56
Men
Samson Kayo 31, Harvey Guillén 32, John Mulaney 40, Wagner Moura 46, Antonio Banderas 62, Ray Winstone 65
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $90 million
- Box office
- $485 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 77 scenes and 1,172 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
