Passes the Bechdel test

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

Name: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Released: 1991

1991. Directed by James Cameron, written by James Cameron and William Wisher.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
10 women characters. 6 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 132.
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

Over ten years have passed since the first machine called The Terminator tried to kill Sarah Connor and her unborn son, John. The man who will become the future leader of the human resistance against the Machines is now a healthy young boy. However, another Terminator, called the T-1000, is sent back through time by the self-aware computer system, Skynet. This new Terminator is more advanced and more powerful than its predecessor and its mission is to kill John Connor when he's still a child. However, Sarah and John do not have to face the threat of the T-1000 alone. Another Terminator (identical to the same model that tried and failed to kill Sarah Connor in 1984) is also sent back through time to protect them. While John teaches the Terminator about humanity, Sarah tries to prevent the creation of Skynet and the Machines.

Released: 03 Jul 1991
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Rated: R
IMDb: 8.6 / 10
Metascore: 75 / 100
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 39 wins & 33 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

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

John 142 lines, man
Terminator 109 lines, man
Sarah 96 lines, woman
Dyson 43 lines, man
Silberman 21 lines, man
Salceda 11 lines
Tarissa 10 lines, woman
Reese 7 lines
Tim 7 lines, man
Janelle 6 lines, woman

Full cast, 69 people

Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator
Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor
Edward Furlong as John Connor
Robert Patrick as T-1000
Earl Boen as Dr. Silberman
Joe Morton as Miles Dyson
S. Epatha Merkerson as Tarissa Dyson
Castulo Guerra as Enrique Salceda
Danny Cooksey as Tim
Jenette Goldstein as Janelle Voight
Xander Berkeley as Todd Voight
Leslie Hamilton Gearren as Twin Sarah
Ken Gibbel as Douglas
Robert Winley as Cigar Biker
Pete Schrum as Lloyd
Shane Wilder as Trucker
Michael Edwards as Old John Connor
Jared Lounsbery as Kid
Casey Chavez as Kid
Ennalls Berl as Bryant
Don Lake as Mossberg
Richard Vidan as Weatherby
Tom McDonald as Cop
Jim Palmer as Jock
Gerard 'Gus' Williams as Jock
Gwenda Deacon as Night Nurse
Don Stanton as Lewis, the Guard
Dan Stanton as Lewis as T-1000
Colin Patrick Lynch as Attendant
Noel Evangelisti as Hospital Guard
Nikki Cox as Girl
Lisa Brinegar as Girl
DeVaughn Nixon as Danny Dyson
Tony Simotes as Vault Guard
Diane Rodriguez as Jolanda Salceda
Dalton Abbott as Infant John Connor
Ron Young as Pool Cue Biker
Charles Robert Brown as Tattoo Biker
Abdul Salaam El Razzac as Gibbons
Mike Muscat as Moshier
Dean Norris as SWAT Team Leader
Charles A. Tamburro as Police Chopper Pilot
J. Rob Jordan as Pickup Truck Driver
Terrence Evans as Tanker Truck Driver
Denney Pierce as Burly Attendant
Mark Christopher Lawrence as Burly Attendant
Pat Kouri as SWAT Leader
Van Ling as Cyberdyne Tech
Martin DeLuca as Cyberdyne Tech (uncredited)
Joel Kramer as Male Nurse (uncredited)
Richard Ruskin as Frisbee Player (uncredited)
Scott Shaw as Cyberdyne Tech (uncredited)
Sven-Ole Thorsen as Mall Security Guard (uncredited)
Randy Walker as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
William Wisher as Galleria Photographer / Cop (uncredited)
Dalton Hamilton as Baby John Connor (uncredited)
Mic Rodgers as Policeman (uncredited)
Michael Albanese as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Ed Arneson as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Debra Casey as Mohawk Girl at Biker Bar (uncredited)
Anne Merrem as Psychiatric (uncredited)
Gavin Kelly as Gamer (uncredited)
Bret A. Arnold as Future Coda Man (uncredited)
Dean Blanke as Baby John Connor (uncredited)
Jim Dahl as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
Jennifer Jacono as Mother in Mall (uncredited)
Takao Komine as Mall Employee Shot by T-1000 (uncredited)
Steven Stear as SWAT Officer (uncredited)
James Pryce Thomas as Pescadero State Hospital Doctor (uncredited)

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 132

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	0	0
4 to 6	0	1
7 to 9	0	1
10 to 12	1	2
13 to 15	1	4
16 to 18	0	1
19 to 21	4	8
22 to 24	0	8
25 to 27	9	4
28 to 30	10	9
31 to 33	0	7
34 to 36	4	3
37 to 39	1	0
40 to 42	0	2
43 to 45	0	0
46 to 48	0	23
49 to 51	4	9
52 to 54	0	6
55 to 57	0	37
58 to 60	0	0
61 to 63	3	2
64 to 66	2	9
67 to 69	12	19
70 to 72	12	23
73 to 75	5	18
76 to 78	20	46
79 to 81	1	16
82 to 84	0	0
85 to 87	1	3
88 to 90	16	29
91 to 93	2	5
94 to 96	1	6
97 to 99	1	6
100 to 102	1	10
103 to 105	0	0
106 to 108	0	2
109 to 111	2	6
112 to 114	0	2
115 to 117	0	6
118 to 120	0	0
121 to 123	1	3
124 to 126	0	2
127 to 129	0	9
130 to 132	11	20

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.

TARISSA: Miles, I'm scared. Okay. But the only thing that scares me more than you going... is you not going. SARAH: Is it safe for them here?

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 25 are women's.

125 lines from women, 367 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

10 women and 38 men in the cast. 6 women and 22 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 8 of 528. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 45 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 31% of the words (1,568), men 69% (3,436). Women have 25% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: James Cameron (man)
Written by: James Cameron (man), William Wisher (man)
Produced by: James Cameron (man), Van Ling (man)
Shot by: Adam Greenberg (man)
Edited by: Conrad Buff IV (man), Richard A. Harris (man), Mark Goldblatt (man)
Music by: Brad Fiedel (man)
Production design by: Joseph C. Nemec III (man)
Costumes by: Marlene Stewart (woman)
Cast by: Mali Finn (woman)