Passes the Bechdel test
Slither
2006. Directed by James Gunn, written by James Gunn.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
14 women characters. 6 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 196. -
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
From the depths of the endless space, a flaming meteorite crashes into the dark woods of the sleepy town of Wheelsy, South Carolina. As the scorched rock reveals its silent content--a baneful parasitic organism--a subtle alien invasion commences, and the war's unlucky first victim is the town's local businessman, Grant. Little by little, as an internal change transforms Grant into an utterly hideous monstrosity, his wife, Starla, starts to feel that something's been eating at him the last few days. Now, before the unstoppable extraterrestrial attack, no one is safe, and to make matters worse, Grant's transformation is far from over yet. Who can stop the slithering army from outer space?
- Released
- 31 Mar 2006
- Genres
- Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 67 / 100
- Awards
- 2 wins & 5 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Bill 133 lines, man
- Starla 128 lines, woman
- Grant 72 lines, man
- Trevor 35 lines, man
- Brenda 26 lines, woman
- Wally 26 lines, man
- Kylie 24 lines, woman
- Jack 22 lines, man
- Margaret 22 lines, woman
- Shelby 13 lines, woman
Full cast, 40 people
- Nathan Fillion as Bill Pardy
- Michael Rooker as Grant Grant
- Elizabeth Banks as Starla Grant
- Gregg Henry as Jack MacReady
- Tania Saulnier as Kylie Strutemyer
- Don Thompson as Wally
- Brenda James as Brenda Gutierrez
- Jennifer Copping as Margaret
- Jenna Fischer as Shelby
- Haig Sutherland as Trevor
- William MacDonald as Mr. Strutemyer
- Iris Quinn as Mrs. Strutemyer
- Matreya Fedor as Emily Strutemyer
- Amber Lee Bartlett as Jenna Strutemyer
- Xantha Radley as Uptight Mom
- Dustin Milligan as Drawing Boy
- Lloyd Kaufman as Sad Drunk
- Zak Ludwig as Gina Kid
- Tom Heaton as Tourneur
- Mary Black as Woman in Basement
- Ben Cotton as Charlie
- Lorena Gale as Janene
- Dee Jay Jackson as Dwight
- Nicholas Podbrey as Diseased Grant part 1
- Malcolm Scott as Dude Joining Grant
- Darren Shahlavi as Brenda's Husband
- Kathryn Kirkpatrick as Karaoke Woman
- Corb Lund as Lead Singer
- Michael Cromien as Fitzgibbon
- Robert Musnicki as Diseased Leader
- Stephen Park as Gleeked on Guy
- Nicholas Podbrey as Diseased Grant #1
- Jeny Cassady as Diseased Grant #2
- Alette Falle as Diseased Grant #3
- Matt McInnis as Head-Shot Norman
- James Gunn as Hank (uncredited)
- Magda Apanowicz as Friend (uncredited)
- Rick Morwick as Truck Driver (uncredited)
- Rob Zombie as Dr. Karl (voice)
- Mark Torgl as Melvin Junko (Archive footage)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 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 196
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 to 10 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 to 15 | 8 | 14 |
| 16 to 20 | 8 | 20 |
| 21 to 25 | 12 | 6 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 9 |
| 31 to 35 | 8 | 8 |
| 36 to 40 | 2 | 2 |
| 41 to 45 | 13 | 16 |
| 46 to 50 | 12 | 16 |
| 51 to 55 | 4 | 3 |
| 56 to 60 | 5 | 11 |
| 61 to 65 | 5 | 6 |
| 66 to 70 | 9 | 36 |
| 71 to 75 | 9 | 21 |
| 76 to 80 | 3 | 6 |
| 81 to 85 | 5 | 6 |
| 86 to 90 | 3 | 7 |
| 91 to 95 | 9 | 11 |
| 96 to 100 | 0 | 1 |
| 101 to 105 | 8 | 0 |
| 106 to 110 | 5 | 0 |
| 111 to 115 | 15 | 18 |
| 116 to 120 | 10 | 17 |
| 121 to 125 | 1 | 7 |
| 126 to 130 | 35 | 30 |
| 131 to 135 | 4 | 5 |
| 136 to 140 | 0 | 3 |
| 141 to 145 | 8 | 7 |
| 146 to 150 | 1 | 0 |
| 151 to 155 | 2 | 0 |
| 156 to 160 | 5 | 0 |
| 161 to 165 | 8 | 0 |
| 166 to 170 | 1 | 0 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 1 |
| 176 to 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 to 185 | 1 | 2 |
| 186 to 190 | 3 | 3 |
| 191 to 195 | 3 | 3 |
| 196 to 196 | 0 | 0 |
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.
STARLA: Janene! JANENE: Hey, Grant.
BRENDA: It hurts! BRENDA: Help me!! Help!! STARLA: Bill! BRENDA: Little fuckers are tearing me aparrrr- !
STARLA: Bill, I'll run out to your car, call for paramedics from there. MARGARET: That's a long ways. Them worms are out there. STARLA: I'll keep my mouth covered.
KYLIE'S SISTERS: We're itchy! KYLIE: They're not my... They killed...
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 43 are women's.
237 lines from women, 312 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
14 women and 22 men in the cast. 6 women and 5 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 21 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 43% of the words (2,017), men 57% (2,701).
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
8
Two men
37
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 10 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 16% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- James Gunn (man)
- Written by
- James Gunn (man)
- Produced by
- Eric Newman (man), Paul Brooks (man), Dan Lee West (man)
- Shot by
- Gregory Middleton (man)
- Edited by
- John Axelrad (man)
- Music by
- Tyler Bates (man)
- Production design by
- Andrew Neskoromny (man)
- Costumes by
- Patricia Hargreaves (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
3 women, 14 men, 26 not listed
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Production
1 women, 13 men, 13 not listed
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Art
1 women, 7 men, 14 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 8 men, 11 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 1 men, 13 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 5 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 29 on average. Men: 42 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Tania Saulnier 24, Jennifer Copping 26, Elizabeth Banks 32, Jenna Fischer 32
Men
Haig Sutherland 22, Nathan Fillion 35, Don Thompson 49, Michael Rooker 50, Gregg Henry 53
Exhibit H: the money
It made 86% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $15 million
- Box office
- $12.8 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 196 scenes and 571 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
