Passes the Bechdel test
Scary Movie
2000. Directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans, written by Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans and Buddy Johnson.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
18 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 8 scenes out of 37. -
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
In this send-up of today's most popular horror movies, a familiar-looking group of teenagers find themselves being stalked by a more-than-vaguely recognizable masked killer. As the victims begin to pile up and the laughs pile on, none of your favorite scary movies escape the razor-sharp satire of this outrageously funny parody.
- Released
- 07 Jul 2000
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 48 / 100
- Awards
- 7 wins & 7 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Cindy 196 lines, woman
- Skeet 47 lines
- Courtney 38 lines, woman
- Buffy 35 lines, woman
- Scary Voice 33 lines
- Jake 32 lines, man
- Quentin 32 lines, man
- Sheriff Duty 31 lines
- Principal Fonzy 19 lines, man
- Mr. Campbell 18 lines, man
Full cast, 62 people
- Anna Faris as Cindy
- Regina Hall as Brenda
- Marlon Wayans as Shorty
- Shawn Wayans as Ray
- Jon Abrahams as Bobby
- Lochlyn Munro as Greg
- Shannon Elizabeth as Buffy
- Dave Sheridan as The Killer / Doofy
- Cheri Oteri as Gail Hailstorm
- Tanja Reichert as Miss Congeniality
- Carmen Electra as Drew
- Kurt Fuller as The Sheriff
- Rick Ducommun as Cindy's Dad
- Keenen Ivory Wayans as Slave
- Marissa Jaret Winokur as Garage Victim
- Dan Joffre as Cameraman Kenny
- Lloyd Berry as Homeless Man
- David L. Lander as Principal Squiggy
- Kelly Coffield Park as Teacher
- Trevor Roberts as Dookie
- Jayne Trcka as Miss Mann
- Mark McConchie as Drew's Dad
- Karen Kruper as Drew's Mom
- Kendall Saunders as Miss Thing
- Glynis Davies as Buffy's Mom
- Jessica Van der Veen as Woman in Theatre
- Jennifer Ann Lee as Reporter (uncredited)
- Frank B. Moore as Not Drew's Boyfriend
- Giacomo Baessato as Trick or Treater #1
- Kyle Graham as Trick or Treater #2
- Leanne Santos as Trick or Treater #3
- Matthew Paxman as Annoying Guy
- Chris Robson as KOMQ Reporter
- Susan Shears as Female Reporter
- Peter Bryant as Black TV Reporter
- Andrea Nemeth as Heather
- Craig Bruhnanski as Road Victim
- Reg Tupper as Beauty Pageant MC
- Babe Dolan as Grandma
- David Neale as Policeman #1
- Nels Lennarson as Policeman #2
- Nicola Crosbie as Reporter
- Ian Bliss as Reporter #2
- Chris Wilding as Shorty's Roomate
- Peter Hanlon as Suicidal Teacher
- Ted Cole as Older Man in Theater
- Doreen Ramus as Old Lady in Theatre
- Lee R. Mayes as Amistad II Captain
- Mark Hoeppner as Whipmaster
- Jim Shepard as Young Man in Theatre
- Dexter Bell as Shorty's Friend
- Ted Gill as Store Clerk
- Andrew Keilty as Killer Ghost (uncredited)
- James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leary (uncredited)
- Johnny Hawkes as Warren (uncredited)
- Kevin Hansen as Stoner (uncredited)
- Art Hives as Teacher (uncredited)
- Bruce Mahler as Homey (uncredited)
- Zahf Paroo as Principal (uncredited)
- Aubrey Tennant as Underwear Norseman (uncredited)
- China Shavers as Shorty's Date (uncredited)
- Antonio McKay as Prince#1(uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 1 scene, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 31% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 37
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 to 2 | 44 | 20 |
| 3 to 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 to 4 | 10 | 7 |
| 5 to 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 to 6 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 to 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 to 8 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 to 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 to 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 to 11 | 23 | 10 |
| 12 to 12 | 8 | 2 |
| 13 to 13 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 to 14 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 to 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 to 16 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 to 17 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 to 18 | 7 | 6 |
| 19 to 19 | 16 | 11 |
| 20 to 20 | 11 | 4 |
| 21 to 21 | 1 | 6 |
| 22 to 22 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 to 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 to 24 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 to 25 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 to 26 | 15 | 0 |
| 27 to 27 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 to 28 | 9 | 6 |
| 29 to 29 | 17 | 0 |
| 30 to 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 to 31 | 8 | 6 |
| 32 to 32 | 7 | 0 |
| 33 to 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 to 34 | 23 | 0 |
| 35 to 35 | 10 | 0 |
| 36 to 36 | 15 | 0 |
| 37 to 37 | 1 | 0 |
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.
CINDY: Are you saying that this had BUFFY: Well, you have to admit •••
BUFFY: What•re we gonna do? CINDY: .•· We've got to go to the police. They'll understand - it was an accident.
CINDY: Buffy, we have to talk. BUFFY: Duh, Cindy, can't you see I'm in the middle of something really important? \ Cindy shows her the note, and Buffy GASPS in terror. BUFFY: Oh, shit. CINDY: Meet me at the swim-gym afterschool. ON STAGE
BUFFY: What're we supposed to do now? CINDY: We wait ••• CINDY: Oad1
CINDY: No comment ••• They continue to swarm her with questions. She squints . from the POPPING FLASHBULBS. . COURTNEY: Cindy, how about giving me a statement? · CINDY: Why should I talk to you? . COURTNEY Look, just ·because I sold a made- for-T.V. movie, two best sellers, and an infomercial about your mom'…
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 69 are women's.
285 lines from women, 129 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
18 women and 34 men in the cast. 7 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
A woman speaks the first line.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 12 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 65% of the words (3,933), men 35% (2,125). Women have 69% 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
9
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 21 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Keenen Ivory Wayans (man)
- Written by
- Shawn Wayans (man), Buddy Johnson (man), Phil Beauman (man), Jason Friedberg (man), Aaron Seltzer (man), Marlon Wayans (man)
- Produced by
- Eric L. Gold (man), Keenen Ivory Wayans (man), Marlon Wayans (man), Shawn Wayans (man), Lee R. Mayes (man)
- Shot by
- Francis Kenny (man)
- Edited by
- Mark Helfrich (man)
- Music by
- David Kitay (man)
- Production design by
- Robb Wilson King (man)
- Costumes by
- Darryle Johnson (man)
- Cast by
- Denise Doyle (gender not listed), Anne McCarthy (woman), Christine Sheaks (woman), Mary Vernieu (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
6 women, 15 men, 15 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 14 men, 8 not listed
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Other crew
1 women, 6 men, 15 not listed
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Art
1 women, 4 men, 13 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 8 men, 6 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 3 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 4 men, 4 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 27 on average. Men: 29 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tanja Reichert 19, Anna Faris 23, Shannon Elizabeth 26, Regina Hall 29, Cheri Oteri 37
Men
Jon Abrahams 22, Marlon Wayans 27, Shawn Wayans 29, Dave Sheridan 31, Lochlyn Munro 34
Exhibit H: the money
It made 14.6 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $278 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 37 scenes and 603 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
