Passes the Bechdel test

Spring Breakers

Name: Spring Breakers
Released: 2013

2013. Directed by Harmony Korine, written by Harmony Korine.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
10 women characters. 10 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 7 scenes out of 136.
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

Brit, Candy, Cotty, and Faith have been best friends since grade school. They live together in a boring college dorm and are hungry for adventure. All they have to do is save enough money for spring break to get their shot at having some real fun. A serendipitous encounter with rapper "Alien" promises to provide the girls with all the thrill and excitement they could hope for. With the encouragement of their new friend, it soon becomes unclear how far the girls are willing to go to experience a spring break they will never forget.

Released: 22 Mar 2013
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rated: R
IMDb: 5.3 / 10
Metascore: 63 / 100
Awards: 14 wins & 35 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Alien 47 lines, man
Cotty 41 lines, woman
Candy 39 lines, woman
Brit 34 lines, woman
Faith 26 lines, woman
Bess 6 lines, woman
Nerdy Boy 6 lines, man
Archie 5 lines, man
Forest 5 lines, woman
Judge 5 lines

Full cast, 35 people

James Franco as Alien
Selena Gomez as Faith
Vanessa Hudgens as Candy
Ashley Benson as Brit
Rachel Anna Simon as Cotty
Gucci Mane as Archie
Heather Morris as Bess
Ash Lendzion as Forest
Emma Holzer as Heather
Lee Irby as History Professor
Jeffrey Jarrett as Youth Pastor
Russell Stuart as DJ (as Russell Curry)
Sidney Sewell as ATL Twin
Thurman Sewell as ATL Twin
Josh Randall as Jock 1
Travis Duncan as Jock 2
John McClain as Judge
Paige Anderson as Female Guard
Rebecca Kauffman as Cheerleader Type
Tony Robinette as Nerdy Boy
Megan Russell as Spring Break Girl 1
Kathryn Trail as Spring Break Girl 2
Ken Anthony II as Archie's Thug - Club (uncredited)
Karleigh Chase as Youth Group Member (uncredited)
Vivian Fleming-Alvarez as Bridemaid (uncredited)
Tom Franco as Archie's Thug #1 (uncredited)
Mattox Gardner as Archie's Thug #2 (uncredited)
Rod Grant as Groomsman (uncredited)
Anthony J. James as Surfer Dude (uncredited)
Dave Kramer as Groom (uncredited)
Erik Anthony Russo as Spring Breaker on Bus (uncredited)
Dayton Sinkia as Arcade Player (uncredited)
Lauren Vera as Spring Breaker (uncredited)
Benjamin Weaver as Spring Breaker (uncredited)
Nicole Paris Williams as Arcade Player Victim (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 5% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 136

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	0
4 to 6	7	0
7 to 9	0	4
10 to 12	19	0
13 to 15	0	0
16 to 18	8	0
19 to 21	0	0
22 to 24	19	0
25 to 27	4	0
28 to 30	1	0
31 to 33	1	0
34 to 36	3	0
37 to 39	6	0
40 to 42	0	0
43 to 45	0	0
46 to 48	12	0
49 to 51	0	0
52 to 54	3	1
55 to 57	0	0
58 to 60	1	0
61 to 63	3	3
64 to 66	8	0
67 to 69	0	0
70 to 72	0	0
73 to 75	0	0
76 to 78	1	0
79 to 81	7	9
82 to 84	12	6
85 to 87	1	0
88 to 90	0	2
91 to 93	0	0
94 to 96	0	5
97 to 99	7	13
100 to 102	5	9
103 to 105	0	0
106 to 108	0	1
109 to 111	10	6
112 to 114	2	3
115 to 117	0	0
118 to 120	9	0
121 to 123	1	1
124 to 126	0	0
127 to 129	2	2
130 to 132	2	0
133 to 135	4	0
136 to 136	1	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.

COTTY: We gotta get the fuck out of here. FAITH: I know. BRIT: How much money do we have? CANDY: Not enough.

BRIT: Open up, bitch. COTTY: Fuck off. Stop!

BRIT: Twenty, forty, sixty, eighty, a hundred, two hundred, three, three hundred and 20, three twenty five. CANDY: We're not even half way to spring break, ya'll. BRIT: Fuck me. COTTY: That's like only one night's hotel for us down there.

CANDY: Hands in the air, fuckers!!! BRIT: Nobody moves!! Down fuckers ... down!!! BRIT: Wallet, fucker!! Wallet!!!

CANDY: It's like paradise here. BRIT: I know. FAITH: I wish we could all buy a house here together. BRIT: I don't wanna ever go back.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 71 are women's.

159 lines from women, 65 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

10 women and 13 men in the cast. 10 women and 7 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 16 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 61% of the words (1,313), men 39% (849). Women have 71% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

2 of the 13 people in these jobs are women. Across the whole crew, 34% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Harmony Korine (man)
Written by: Harmony Korine (man)
Produced by: Charles-Marie Anthonioz (gender not listed), Jordan Gertner (man), David Zander (man), Chris Hanley (man)
Shot by: Benoît Debie (man)
Edited by: Douglas Crise (man)
Music by: Cliff Martinez (man), Skrillex (man)
Production design by: Elliott Hostetter (man)
Costumes by: Heidi Bivens (woman)
Cast by: Laray Mayfield (woman)