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Semi-Pro

2008. Directed by Kent Alterman, written by Scot Armstrong.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

1 / 3

Fails

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    10 women characters. 5 of them speak.
  2. No 2. Who talk to each other
    Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other.
  3. No 3. About something besides a man
    Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.

Second opinion

Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.

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The film

Three men, three dreams. It's 1976 in Flint, Michigan. Jackie Moon's American Basketball Association team languishes in last place, with few fans in the seats. Jackie dreams of a merger with the NBA. A tough-minded point guard named Monix is at the end of his career; he's played on the champion Celtics but accepts a trade to Flint to be close to Lynn, the love of his life. Clarence "Coffee" Brown dreams of stardom: he's the Tropics' best player, but he's a hotdog who doesn't value teamwork. When the trio learns that a merger is in the works that won't include the Tropics, they pull the team together to try to achieve the impossible. Can dreams come true in Flint?

Released
29 Feb 2008
Genres
Comedy, Sport
Rated
R
IMDb
5.8 / 10
Metascore
47 / 100
Awards
1 win & 4 nominations total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Jackie Moon 245 lines, man
  2. Monix 206 lines, man
  3. Clarence 111 lines, man
  4. Live Aba Radio 62 lines, man
  5. Lynn 59 lines, woman
  6. Bee Bee Ellis 41 lines, man
  7. Commish 24 lines
  8. Clarence The Ref 20 lines, man
  9. Lou Redwood 20 lines, man
  10. Kyle 19 lines, man
Full cast, 77 people
  • Will Ferrell as Jackie Moon
  • Woody Harrelson as Monix
  • André 3000 as Clarence
  • Maura Tierney as Lynn
  • Andy Daly as Dick Pepperfield
  • Will Arnett as Lou Redwood
  • Andy Richter as Bobby Dee
  • Rob Corddry as Kyle
  • Matt Walsh as Father Pat the Ref
  • Tim Meadows as Cornelius Banks
  • David Koechner as Commissioner
  • Jackie Earle Haley as Dukes
  • DeRay Davis as Bee Bee Ellis
  • Josh Braaten as Twiggy Munson
  • Jay Phillips as Scootsie Double Day
  • Peter Cornell as Vakidis
  • Pat Kilbane as Petrelli
  • Patti LaBelle as Jackie's Mom
  • Collette Wolfe as Melinda
  • Jason Sudeikis as Nacho Fan
  • Kristen Wiig as Bear Handler
  • Ellia English as Ms. Quincy
  • Ian Roberts as Spurs Coach
  • Phil Hendrie as Nets Coach
  • Ed Helms as Turtleneck
  • Brian Huskey as White Pants
  • Paul Rust as Wheelchair Darren
  • Lo Mutuc as Wheelchair Jody
  • Rashid Byrd as Tropics Player
  • Terrell Byrd as Tropics Player
  • Tyus Tillman as Tropics Player
  • Michael Westphal as Tropics Player
  • MaShae Alderman as Ball Girl
  • Briana Barran as Ball Girl
  • Karen Berg as Ball Girl
  • Charlie Gelbart as Ball Girl
  • Leigha Kingsley as Ball Girl
  • Kristin Pitts as Ball Girl
  • Jenica Robinson as Ball Girl
  • Erinn Selkis as Ball Girl
  • Sandy Sunshine as Ball Girl
  • Steve Seagren as Losing Owner #1
  • Gil Glasgow as Losing Owner #2
  • Noel Conlon as Man Being Hugged
  • Scot Armstrong as Cameraman
  • Steve Bannos as Cop at Jail
  • Anthony Burrell as Dancer
  • Dante Henderson as Dancer
  • Dan Domenech as Dancer
  • Kate Luyben as Staci Moon (uncredited)
  • Jerry Minor as Paul the DJ (uncredited)
  • Tiffany Michelle as Sarah (uncredited)
  • Charlie Koechner as Commissioner's Son (uncredited)
  • Gerard Averill as Gerard the Cop (uncredited)
  • Lyle Stevens as Duke's Buddy (uncredited)
  • Ralph Kampshoff as Indiana Pacers Owner (uncredited)
  • Warren Sweeney as Winning Team Owner #1 (uncredited)
  • Grayson Boucher as Spirits Player #31 / Spurs Player #22 (uncredited)
  • Bruno Sandoval as Spurs Player #41 (uncredited)
  • Byron de Marse as Spurs Player (uncredited)
  • Justen Naughton as Squires Player #31 (uncredited)
  • James Markham Hall Jr. as Squires Basketball Player (uncredited)
  • David Sampen as Squires Basketball Player (uncredited)
  • Kamal Moummad as Starting Point Guard (uncredited)
  • Quinn Hawking as Basketball player (uncredited)
  • Ryan C. Burney as Assist. Scoreboard Operator (uncredited)
  • Danny Mooney as Party Griller (uncredited)
  • David E. Brown as Avid Tropics Fan (uncredited)
  • Theo Caesar as Tropics Fan (uncredited)
  • Sarah Elizabeth Dell as Tropics Fan (uncredited)
  • Lili Asvar as Fan (uncredited)
  • Scotty Atkins as Fan (uncredited)
  • Scott Cordts as Spectator (uncredited)
  • Laurie Curtis as Spectator (uncredited)
  • Margaret Newborn as Spectator (uncredited)
  • Gary Teague as Spectator (uncredited)
  • Shawntay Dalon as Crowd Member (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 17% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 85

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 200
3 to 4513
5 to 605
7 to 8612
9 to 10335
11 to 1206
13 to 14033
15 to 16311
17 to 18836
19 to 20112
21 to 221319
23 to 2402
25 to 26034
27 to 28011
29 to 30019
31 to 32017
33 to 34035
35 to 36026
37 to 3801
39 to 40011
41 to 42140
43 to 441715
45 to 46048
47 to 48016
49 to 50030
51 to 52030
53 to 54147
55 to 561117
57 to 58413
59 to 60745
61 to 62013
63 to 64116
65 to 66912
67 to 68022
69 to 7003
71 to 7203
73 to 74129
75 to 76512
77 to 7802
79 to 80037
81 to 82028
83 to 8407
85 to 8502

The evidence

  • Straight from the script
  • Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 10 are women's.

96 lines from women, 825 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit B: who's in it

10 women and 39 men in the cast. 5 women and 27 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 26 of 1,103. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 228 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

  • First line by a woman
  • Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 10% of the words (1,224), men 90% (11,289).

Exhibit D: 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

Exhibit E: behind the camera

3 of the 10 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Kent Alterman (man)
Written by
Scot Armstrong (man)
Produced by
Jimmy Miller (man)
Shot by
Shane Hurlbut (man)
Edited by
Debra Neil-Fisher (woman), Peter Teschner (man)
Music by
Theodore Shapiro (man)
Production design by
Clayton Hartley (man)
Costumes by
Susan Matheson (woman)
Cast by
Allison Jones (woman)

The crew, department by department

  • Other crew

    7 women, 27 men, 14 not listed

  • Sound

    0 women, 21 men, 7 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    8 women, 3 men, 8 not listed

  • Production

    2 women, 7 men, 1 not listed

  • Directing

    2 women, 5 men

  • Art

    1 women, 2 men, 3 not listed

  • Editing

    1 women, 2 men

  • Camera

    0 women, 1 men

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit F: how old the stars were

Women: 43 on average. Men: 40 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Maura Tierney 43

Men

André 3000 32, Andy Daly 36, Will Arnett 37, Rob Corddry 37, Will Ferrell 40, Andy Richter 41, Matt Walsh 43, Woody Harrelson 46, Tim Meadows 47

Exhibit G: the money

It made 61% of what it cost.

Budget
$55 million
Box office
$33.5 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 85 scenes and 1,103 lines of dialogue. How the test works

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