Passes the Bechdel test
Queen of the Damned
2002. Directed by Michael Rymer, written by Anne Rice and Scott Abbott and Michael Petroni.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
21 women characters. 11 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 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
After losing interest in immortality, vampire Lestat goes to sleep, awakening after a long time to the sounds of metal. Taking up as the leader of an undead band, Lestat gains fame but exposes vampires, drawing the attention of vampire enthusiast Jesse. His music also awakens the queen of the damned, Akasha the first vampire, who decides to make Lestat her king. After learning of her bloodlust, and designs to take over humankind, Lestat teams with the other vampire nobility to take her down. Lestat then turns Jesse into his undead mistress to spend eternity together.
- Released
- 22 Feb 2002
- Genres
- Drama, Fantasy, Horror
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 30 / 100
- Awards
- 7 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Lestat 181 lines, man
- Jesse 132 lines, woman
- Marius 79 lines, man
- Akasha 48 lines, woman
- Maharet 46 lines, woman
- Talbot 38 lines, man
- Roger 16 lines, man
- Groupie #1 12 lines, woman
- Voice 9 lines
- Armand 7 lines, man
Full cast, 95 people
- Aaliyah as Akasha
- Stuart Townsend as Lestat de Lioncourt
- Marguerite Moreau as Jessica 'Jesse' Reeves
- Vincent Perez as Marius de Romanus
- Paul McGann as David Talbot
- Lena Olin as Maharet
- Claudia Black as Pandora
- Bruce Spence as Khayman
- Christian Manon as Mael
- Matthew Newton as Armand
- Tiriel Mora as Roger
- Megan Cooper as Maudy
- Rowland S. Howard as Vampire Guitarist
- Hugo Race as Vampire Bass
- Robin Casinader as Vampire Pianist
- Jonathan Davis as Scalper
- Kirsty Meares as Lifestyle Journalist
- Johnathan Devoy as James
- Robert Farnham as Alex
- Conrad Standish as T. C.
- Richael Tanner as Young Jesse
- Christopher Kirby as New York Vampire
- Mig Ayesa as New York Vampire (as Miguel Ayesa)
- Joe Manning as New York Vampire
- Pip Mushin as Guy Being Sucked
- Kat Rhodes as Vampire Girl
- Chris Connelly as Mortal Yuppie
- Renee De Bondt as Vampire Girl Sucking
- Renee Quast as Vampire Girl Sucking
- Dan Zizys as Vampire Doorman
- Tayler Kane as Club Vampire
- Imogen Annesley as Club Vampire
- Daniel Schüßler as Club Vampire
- Hugo Race as Vampire Bass Player
- Aimee Nash as Vampire Singer
- Nicole Fantl as London Groupie
- Alyssa McClelland as London Groupie
- Andrew L. Urban as Himself
- Jo Buckley as French Journalist
- Dino Marnika as Music Journalist
- Bruce Myles as Talamascan
- Marg Downey as Talamascan
- John Dicks as Talamascan
- Fouad Harraka as Greek Father
- Mandie Vieira as Young Violin Player
- Bobby Bright as Sound Engineer
- Darren Wilson as Sound Engineer
- Russell Kiefel as Fire Marshall
- Nandila Gaskell as West Indian Girl
- Nalishebo Gaskell as West Indian Girl
- Tamasin Ramsay as Woman Victim
- Michael Azria as VW Driver
- Arroyn Lloyd as VW Passenger
- Antonios Greige as Camel Driver
- Nicki Paull as Flight Attendant (as Nicola Paull)
- Peter Olsen as Enkil
- Franklyn Ajaye as Dealer
- Matthew Hassall as Lestat's Violinist Double
- Duncan Myers as Rent Boy
- Mark O'Halloran as Rent Boy
- Twapa Kapote as Prostitute
- Ron Bingham as Businessman
- Strawberry Fields as Girl with Businessman
- Bob Halsall as Businessman with Girl
- Humphrey Bower as Nigel
- Pia Miranda as Jesse's Roommate
- Suzi Dougherty as Pale Faced Vampire
- Simon Wilton as Vampire in the Park
- Enrico Mammarella as Greek Fisherman
- Serena Altschul as Herself
- Nick Gill as Band Member
- Becky Thomas as Band Member
- Karoline Hohlweg as Euro Trash Vampire
- Antony Neate as Euro Trash Vampire
- Rochelle Ward as Euro Trash Vampire
- Anni Finsterer as Euro Trash Vampire
- Alistair Reid as Euro Trash Vampire
- Felicity Andersen as Flight Attendant (uncredited)
- Alana de Freitas as Goth Concert-Goer (uncredited)
- Emily Drew as Spikey Fan (uncredited)
- Liza Dennis as Mortal (uncredited)
- Danielle Eskinazi as Girl on Couch (uncredited)
- Daniel Gardner as Lestat's Fan (uncredited)
- Rashad Haughton as Queen Akasha (voice) (uncredited)
- Nathan Hill as Attacking Vampire (uncredited)
- Gail Humphreys as Passerby (uncredited)
- Brendan Parry Kaufmann as Concert Goer (uncredited)
- David Lorensene as Vampire (uncredited)
- Anita Marelic as Goth Girl (uncredited)
- Lesley-Caron Veater as Concert Goer (uncredited)
- Hunter Shepard as Lestat's Fan (uncredited)
- Ruth Palma as Dancer (uncredited)
- Laneth Sffarlenn as Concert Attendee (uncredited)
- Adam L. Pollard as Concert Goer (uncredited)
- Nova Taylor as Concert Goer (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 105
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 to 9 | 1 | 17 |
| 10 to 12 | 2 | 17 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 to 18 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 to 24 | 23 | 2 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 3 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 6 |
| 31 to 33 | 15 | 34 |
| 34 to 36 | 1 | 29 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 22 |
| 40 to 42 | 11 | 1 |
| 43 to 45 | 24 | 15 |
| 46 to 48 | 14 | 22 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 4 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 3 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 20 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 3 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 1 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 39 |
| 67 to 69 | 8 | 0 |
| 70 to 72 | 14 | 18 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 4 |
| 76 to 78 | 27 | 30 |
| 79 to 81 | 33 | 1 |
| 82 to 84 | 2 | 0 |
| 85 to 87 | 4 | 3 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 2 |
| 91 to 93 | 4 | 11 |
| 94 to 96 | 21 | 13 |
| 97 to 99 | 2 | 2 |
| 100 to 102 | 40 | 18 |
| 103 to 105 | 10 | 13 |
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.
PANDORA: Is it true, Maharet? Has our Queen really risen! MAHARET: Don't be so happy, Pandora. I knew Akasha when she walked this earth. I was her slave. I am now her enemy. I know what she is capable of.
PANDORA: Yes. That's right. She and the covens will take care of that brat. We must go to the concert and pay our respects to our great Queen. MAHARET: How? With your own throat! You've all been asleep too long! You're still dreaming.
PANDORA: It's just like Nero's day. MAHARET: Akasha will not be able to resist this...
MAHARET: Akasha. The world has changed since you reigned. AKASHA: Then we shall change it back. Humans are animals, brute creatures. Their destruction can only make sense. MAHARET: We've found other ways to co- exist. AKASHA: Yes. In the shadows. In silence. In shame. For what? For respect of mortals? They are nothing to us. They are only... food.
AKASHA: You think you can change my will? I'm tired of this discussion. Join me, or die. MAHARET: I will not.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 42 are women's.
263 lines from women, 357 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
21 women and 26 men in the cast. 11 women and 15 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 27 of 679.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 52 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 45% of the words (3,070), men 55% (3,751). Women have 42% 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
12
Two men
30
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Michael Rymer (man)
- Written by
- Scott Abbott (man), Michael Petroni (man)
- From the novel by
- Anne Rice (woman)
- Produced by
- Jorge Saralegui (man)
- Shot by
- Ian Baker (man)
- Edited by
- Dany Cooper (woman)
- Music by
- Jonathan Davis (man), Richard Gibbs (man)
- Production design by
- Graham "Grace" Walker (man)
- Costumes by
- Angus Strathie (man)
- Cast by
- Gregory Apps (man), Kristy Carlson (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Visual Effects
3 women, 6 men, 25 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 17 men, 9 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 6 men, 13 not listed
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Art
1 women, 6 men, 12 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 9 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 1 men, 8 not listed
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Production
2 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
1 women, 2 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 31 on average. Men: 40 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Aaliyah 23, Marguerite Moreau 24, Claudia Black 29, Lena Olin 46
Men
Matthew Newton 25, Stuart Townsend 29, Vincent Perez 37, Paul McGann 42, Christian Manon 52, Bruce Spence 56
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.3 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $35 million
- Box office
- $45.5 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 105 scenes and 679 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
