Passes the Bechdel test
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002. Directed by George Lucas, written by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
20 women characters. 13 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 150. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3, though someone marked that rating as dubious.
The film
Ten years after the invasion of Naboo, the Galactic Republic is facing a Separatist movement and the former queen and now Senator Padmé Amidala travels to Coruscant to vote on a project to create n'. , an army to help the Jedi to protect the Republic. Upon arrival, she escapes from an attempt to kill her, and Obi-Wan Kenobi and his Padawan Anakin Skywalker are assigned to protect her. They chase the shape-shifter Zam Wessell but she is killed by a poisoned dart before revealing who hired her. The Jedi Council assigns Obi-Wan Kenobi to discover who has tried to kill Amidala and Anakin to protect her in Naboo. Obi-Wan discovers that the dart is from the planet Kamino, and he heads to the remote planet. He finds an army of clones that has been under production for years for the Republic and that the bounty hunter Jango Fett was the matrix for the clones. Meanwhile Anakin and Amidala fall in love with each other, and he has nightmarish visions of his mother. They travel to his home planet, Tatooine, to see his mother, and he discovers that she has been abducted by Tusken Raiders. Anakin finds his mother dying, and he kills all the Tusken tribe, including the women and children. Obi-Wan follows Jango Fett to the planet Geonosis where he discovers who is behind the Separatist movement. He transmits his discoveries to Anakin since he cannot reach the Jedi Council. Who is the leader of the Separatist movement? Will Anakin receive Obi-Wan's message? And will the secret love between Anakin and Amidala succeed?
- Released
- 16 May 2002
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 54 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. 21 wins & 71 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Anakin 192 lines, man
- Obi-Wan 159 lines, man
- Padme 65 lines, woman
- Yoda 29 lines, man
- Mace Windu 27 lines, man
- Palpatine 24 lines, man
- C-3po 23 lines, man
- Count Dooku 22 lines, man
- Lama Su 19 lines, man
- Jar Jar 15 lines, man
Full cast, 101 people
- Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker
- Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
- Natalie Portman as Padmé Amidala
- Christopher Lee as Count Dooku
- Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu
- Frank Oz as Yoda (voice)
- Ian McDiarmid as Chancellor Palpatine
- Pernilla August as Shmi Skywalker
- Temuera Morrison as Jango Fett / Clone Troopers
- Jimmy Smits as Senator Bail Organa
- Jack Thompson as Cliegg Lars
- Leeanna Walsman as Zam Wesell
- Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks / Achk Med-Beq (voice)
- Rose Byrne as Dormé
- Oliver Ford Davies as Governor Sio Bibble
- Ron Falk as Dexter Jettster (voice)
- Jay Laga'aia as Captain Typho
- Andy Secombe as Watto (voice)
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO / Dannl Faytonni
- Silas Carson as Viceroy Nute Gunray / Ki-Adi Mundi
- Ayesha Dharker as Queen Jamillia
- Daniel Logan as Boba Fett
- Joel Edgerton as Owen Lars
- Bonnie Piesse as Beru
- Anthony Phelan as Lama Su (voice)
- Rena Owen as Taun We (voice)
- Alethea McGrath as Madame Jocasta Nu
- Susie Porter as Hermione Bagwa / WA-7
- Matt Doran as Elan Sleazebaggano
- Alan Ruscoe as Gilramos Libkath
- Veronica Segura as Cordé
- David Bowers as Mas Amedda
- Steve John Shepherd as Naboo lieutenant
- Bodie Taylor as Clone Trooper
- Matt Rowan as Senator Orn Free Taa
- Steven Boyle as Senator Ask Aak / Passel Argente
- Zachariah Jensen as Kit Fisto
- Alex Knoll as J.K. Burtola
- Phoebe Yiamkiati as Mari Amithest
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Jerome St. John Blake as Oppo Rancisis
- Hassani Shapi as Eeth Koth
- Gin Clarke as Adi Gallia
- Khan Bonfils as Saesee Tiin
- Michaela Cottrell as Even Piell
- Dipika O'Neill Joti as Depa Billaba
- Marton Csokas as Poggle the Lesser (voice) (uncredited)
- Tux Akindoyeni as Agen Kolar (uncredited)
- Sacha Alexander as Graf Zapalo - Advisor to Queen Jamillia (uncredited)
- Giulio Alimenti as Naboo Holy Man (uncredited)
- Amy Allen as Aayla Secura / Mya Nalle / Yma Nalle / Lela Mayn (uncredited)
- Nicolas Anastassiou as Nicanas Tassu (uncredited)
- Jason Baird as Bairdon Jace (uncredited)
- Don Bies as Artuo Pratuhr (uncredited)
- Jamel Boukabou as Tusken Raider (uncredited)
- Kristen Bronson as Waitress (uncredited)
- Douglas Bunn as Naboo Guard (uncredited)
- Caine as The Courier (uncredited)
- David John Clark as Starfreighter Security Officer (uncredited)
- Natalie Danks-Smith as Hand Maiden (uncredited)
- Russell Darling as Coruscant Starfreighter Passenger (uncredited)
- Justin Dix as Dixon Just (uncredited)
- C. Michael Easton as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Nicole Fantl as Senator Lexi Dio (uncredited)
- Sandi Finlay as Sly Moore (uncredited)
- Stephen George as Senator Ronet Coorr (uncredited)
- Zuraya Hamilton as Jedi Khatt Qiyn (uncredited)
- Hilton Howson as Toonbuck Toora (uncredited)
- Fiona Johnson as Hayde Gofai (uncredited)
- Sara Elizabeth Joyce as Dex's Diner Bounty Hunter (uncredited)
- Luke Kearney as Jedi (uncredited)
- Nalini Krishan as Barriss Offee (uncredited)
- Gillian Libbert as Lillea Bringbit (uncredited)
- Amanda Lucas as Adnama (uncredited)
- Jett Lucas as Zett Jukassa (uncredited)
- Katie Lucas as Lunae Minx (uncredited)
- Daniel Perrott as Coruscant Club Patron & Rodian Refugee (uncredited)
- Kyle Rowling as Joclad Danva (uncredited)
- Joseph Jett Sally as Sephjet Josall (uncredited)
- Juan Luis Sanchez as Temple Jedi (uncredited)
- Mike Savva as Naboo Cruiser Officer (uncredited)
- Kevin Scott as Tatooine Resident (uncredited)
- Zeynep Selcuk as Zey Nep (uncredited)
- Orli Shoshan as Shaak Ti (uncredited)
- Richard Stride as Clone Trooper (uncredited)
- Leonard L. Thomas as Roth-Del Masona - Arena Jedi (uncredited)
- Trevor Tighe as Civ Sila (uncredited)
- Christopher Truswell as Rune Haako / Shu Mai / San Hill / Wat Tambor / Sun Fac (voice) (uncredited)
- Ian Watkin as COO-2180 (uncredited)
- R. Christopher White as Clone War Jedi (uncredited)
- Matthew Wood as Geonosis Battle Droid / Magaloof / Seboca (voice) (uncredited)
- Matt Sloan as Plo Koon
- Emma Howard as Sar Labooda (uncredited)
- Jesse Jensen as Saesee Tiin - Arena Sequences (uncredited)
- Ian Roberts as Ganwick Trag (uncredited)
- Liam Neeson as Qui-Gon Jinn (voice)
- Trisha Noble as Jobal Naberrie (uncredited)
- Sheb Wooley as Crewmate's Scream (archive sound) (uncredited)
- Mimi Daraphet as Bultar Swan (uncredited)
- Mary Oyaya as Luminara Unduli (uncredited)
- Ben Burtt as Wat Tambor (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 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 150
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 to 8 | 1 | 35 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 26 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 74 |
| 25 to 28 | 7 | 34 |
| 29 to 32 | 0 | 3 |
| 33 to 36 | 4 | 33 |
| 37 to 40 | 24 | 25 |
| 41 to 44 | 17 | 5 |
| 45 to 48 | 4 | 19 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 19 |
| 53 to 56 | 11 | 12 |
| 57 to 60 | 11 | 26 |
| 61 to 64 | 1 | 14 |
| 65 to 68 | 1 | 9 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 9 |
| 73 to 76 | 6 | 6 |
| 77 to 80 | 3 | 43 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 2 |
| 85 to 88 | 5 | 14 |
| 89 to 92 | 2 | 12 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 7 |
| 97 to 100 | 9 | 9 |
| 101 to 104 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 to 108 | 3 | 3 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 28 |
| 113 to 116 | 3 | 9 |
| 117 to 120 | 4 | 6 |
| 121 to 124 | 2 | 15 |
| 125 to 128 | 2 | 16 |
| 129 to 132 | 1 | 25 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 3 |
| 137 to 140 | 1 | 8 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 35 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 7 |
| 149 to 150 | 0 | 0 |
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.
BERU: Hello. PADME: I'm Padme.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 16 are women's.
124 lines from women, 629 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
20 women and 51 men in the cast. 13 women and 37 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 167 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 16% of the words (1,502), men 84% (7,761).
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
2
Two men
56
Exhibit F: behind the camera
1 of the 13 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 21% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- George Lucas (man)
- Written by
- George Lucas (man), Jonathan Hales (man)
- Story by
- George Lucas (man)
- Produced by
- George Lucas (man), Rick McCallum (man), Lorne Orleans (gender not listed)
- Shot by
- David Tattersall (man)
- Edited by
- Ben Burtt (man)
- Music by
- John Williams (man)
- Production design by
- Gavin Bocquet (man)
- Costumes by
- Trisha Biggar (woman)
- Cast by
- Robin Gurland (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Art
2 women, 18 men, 11 not listed
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Sound
5 women, 19 men, 6 not listed
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Other crew
3 women, 14 men, 10 not listed
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Visual Effects
3 women, 12 men, 11 not listed
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Production
1 women, 9 men, 14 not listed
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Directing
2 women, 4 men, 10 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 1 men, 7 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 32 on average. Men: 48 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Natalie Portman 20, Pernilla August 44
Men
Hayden Christensen 21, Ewan McGregor 31, Temuera Morrison 41, Jimmy Smits 46, Samuel L. Jackson 53, Frank Oz 57, Ian McDiarmid 57, Christopher Lee 79
Exhibit H: the money
It made 5.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $120 million
- Box office
- $649 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 150 scenes and 784 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
