Passes the Bechdel test
Rocky V
1990. Directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Sylvester Stallone.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
6 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 269. -
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
Rocky Balboa is forced to retire after having permanent damage inflicted on him in the ring by the Russian boxer Ivan Drago. Returning home after the Drago bout, Balboa discovers that the fortune that he had acquired as heavyweight champ has been stolen and lost on the stockmarket by his accountant. His boxing days over, Rocky begins to coach an up-and-coming fighter named Tommy Gunn. Rocky cannot compete, however, with the high salaraies and glittering prizes being offered to Gunn by other managers in town.
- Released
- 16 Nov 1990
- Genres
- Drama, Sport
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 5.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 55 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 9 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Rocky 332 lines, man
- Tommy 139 lines, man
- Adrian 112 lines, woman
- Paulie 96 lines, man
- Rocky Jr 82 lines, man
- Duke 63 lines, man
- Jimmy 20 lines, man
- Merlin 18 lines, man
- Chickie 17 lines, man
- Jewel 13 lines
Full cast, 78 people
- Sylvester Stallone as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa
- Talia Shire as Adrianna 'Adrian' Balboa
- Burt Young as Paulie Pennino
- Richard Gant as George Washington Duke
- Tommy Morrison as Tommy 'Machine' Gunn
- Sage Stallone as Robert 'Rocky' Balboa Jr.
- Burgess Meredith as Mickey Goldmill
- Tony Burton as Tony 'Duke' Evers
- Jimmy Gambina as Jimmy
- Delia Sheppard as Karen
- Mike Sheehan as Merlin Sheets
- Michael Anthony Williams as Union Cane
- Kevin Connolly as Chickie
- Elisebeth Peters as Jewel
- Hayes Swope as Chickie's Pal
- Nicky Blair as Fight Promoter
- Jodi Letizia as Marie
- Christopher Avildsen as Druggy
- Jonathan Avildsen as Druggy
- Don Sherman as Andy
- Stu Nahan as Fight Commentator
- Al Bernstein as Fight Commentator
- James Binns as James Binns (Rocky's Lawyer)
- Meade Martin as Las Vegas Announcer
- Michael Buffer as Fight Announcer (3rd Fight)
- Albert J. Myles as Benson
- Jane Marla Robbins as Gloria
- Ben Geraci as Cab Driver
- Clifford C. Coleman as Motorcycle Mechanic
- Lou Fillipo as Referee
- Frank Cappuccino as Referee
- Lauren K. Woods as Conference Reporter
- Robert Seltzer as Conference Reporter
- Albert S. Meltzer as Conference Reporter
- J.J. Clark as Conference Reporter
- Stanley R. Hochman as Conference Reporter
- Elmer Smith as Conference Reporter
- Henry D. Tillman as Contender #1
- Stan Ward as Contender #2
- Brian Phelps as Reporter
- Mark Thompson as Reporter
- Paul Cain as Reporter
- Kent H. Johnson as Reporter
- Cindy Roberts as Reporter
- Patrick Cronin as Dr. Rimlan
- Helena Carroll as Woman Drinker
- Tony Munafo as Drinker
- Bob Vasquez as Drinker
- Susan Persily as Drinker
- Gary Compton as Drinker
- John Cahill as Drinker
- LeRoy Neiman as Fight Announcer
- Michael Pataki as Nicoli Koloff
- Jennifer Flavin Stallone as Delivery Girl
- Tricia Flavin as Delivery Girl
- Julie Flavin as Delivery Girl
- Bob Giovane as Timmy
- Carol A. Ready as Russian Woman
- Katharine Margiotta as Woman in Dressing Room
- Jeff Langton as Boxer
- Joe Sabatino as Boxer
- Danny Epper as Boxer
- Del Weston as Boxer
- Mel Scott-Thomas as Boxer
- Billy D. Lucas as Boxer
- Curtis Jackson as Boxer
- Dale Jacoby as Boxer
- Clay Hodges as Boxer
- Richard C. Oprison as Boxer
- Kevin Bucceroni as Boxer
- John D'Martin as Boxer
- Rodney Frazier as Boxer
- Eric Hedgeman as Boxer
- Kerry Judge as Boxer
- Billy D. Saunders as Boxer
- Lloyd Kaufman as Drinker
- Paul Micale as Father Carmine
- Richard Wright as Drinker
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 6 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 269
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 6 | 7 | 19 |
| 7 to 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 to 18 | 11 | 21 |
| 19 to 24 | 5 | 16 |
| 25 to 30 | 7 | 51 |
| 31 to 36 | 9 | 21 |
| 37 to 42 | 7 | 14 |
| 43 to 48 | 2 | 23 |
| 49 to 54 | 0 | 7 |
| 55 to 60 | 0 | 33 |
| 61 to 66 | 9 | 60 |
| 67 to 72 | 6 | 47 |
| 73 to 78 | 14 | 98 |
| 79 to 84 | 5 | 36 |
| 85 to 90 | 0 | 9 |
| 91 to 96 | 0 | 3 |
| 97 to 102 | 8 | 34 |
| 103 to 108 | 0 | 14 |
| 109 to 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 to 120 | 0 | 1 |
| 121 to 126 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 to 132 | 0 | 4 |
| 133 to 138 | 0 | 4 |
| 139 to 144 | 7 | 44 |
| 145 to 150 | 16 | 99 |
| 151 to 156 | 0 | 11 |
| 157 to 162 | 3 | 21 |
| 163 to 168 | 0 | 17 |
| 169 to 174 | 0 | 7 |
| 175 to 180 | 0 | 8 |
| 181 to 186 | 0 | 8 |
| 187 to 192 | 0 | 7 |
| 193 to 198 | 0 | 4 |
| 199 to 204 | 0 | 10 |
| 205 to 210 | 0 | 2 |
| 211 to 216 | 2 | 16 |
| 217 to 222 | 0 | 0 |
| 223 to 228 | 0 | 20 |
| 229 to 234 | 0 | 10 |
| 235 to 240 | 2 | 4 |
| 241 to 246 | 0 | 4 |
| 247 to 252 | 0 | 5 |
| 253 to 258 | 0 | 11 |
| 259 to 264 | 0 | 8 |
| 265 to 269 | 5 | 15 |
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.
KAREN: Are you pregnant? - ADRIAN: Yes. KAREN: Planned or accident?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 13 are women's.
128 lines from women, 848 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
6 women and 38 men in the cast. 3 women and 24 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 8 of 1,044.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 93 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 9% of the words (1,013), men 91% (10,802). Women have 13% 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
1
Two men
105
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 12 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 21% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- John G. Avildsen (man)
- Written by
- Sylvester Stallone (man)
- Produced by
- Robert Chartoff (man), Irwin Winkler (man)
- Shot by
- Steven Poster (man)
- Edited by
- Michael N. Knue (man), John G. Avildsen (man), Trevor Jolly (man), Robert A. Ferretti (man)
- Music by
- Bill Conti (man)
- Production design by
- William J. Cassidy (man)
- Cast by
- Caro Jones (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
4 women, 19 men, 11 not listed
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Production
4 women, 6 men, 5 not listed
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Camera
1 women, 7 men, 6 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 2 men, 7 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 5 men, 5 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 7 men, 2 not listed
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Art
1 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 37 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Delia Sheppard 30, Talia Shire 44
Men
Sage Stallone 14, Tommy Morrison 21, Sylvester Stallone 44, Richard Gant 46, Burt Young 50, Tony Burton 53, Burgess Meredith 83
Exhibit H: the money
It made 2.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $42 million
- Box office
- $120 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 269 scenes and 1,044 lines of dialogue. How the test works
