Passes the Bechdel test
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
2005. Directed by Judd Apatow, written by Judd Apatow and Steve Carell.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
44 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 2 scenes out of 96. -
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
Forty-year-old Andy, an electronics store shipping clerk, is a stereotypical geek, who plays video games and takes care of his collectible action figures. He has no real friends and spends most of his time away from work by himself. Despite having an interest in the opposite sex philosophically as witnessed by his constant and uncontrollable morning erections, he is still a virgin. He never planned not to have sex, but it became more and more difficult to have that first experience as he got older, to the point where, to him, it became a reality for his life. When his work colleagues find out, some mock and ridicule him, while a small group comprised of Dave, Jay and Cal take it upon themselves to help him get laid, despite each of three having their own relationship issue making them perhaps not the best people to provide advice or assistance. Andy also gets some unexpected suggestions from some standing on the sidelines of his life. Beyond that advice, Andy has to be the one to take the ultimate step to reality, he not only having no practical experience, but also no theoretical experience in that he doesn't even watch or have interest in porn or masturbate. Some of the advice he receives centers on the actual woman who should be his first time. Regardless of that advice, he decides that the woman he truly wants is Trish, a specialty retailer with a somewhat useless bricks and mortar outlet across the street from the electronics store. As Andy pursues then eventually falls for Trish, he has to decide how much of his true self he will divulge to her.
- Released
- 19 Aug 2005
- Genres
- Comedy, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 7.1 / 10
- Metascore
- 73 / 100
- Awards
- 10 wins & 19 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Andy 395 lines, man
- Jay 119 lines, man
- Trish 119 lines, woman
- David 96 lines, man
- Cal 47 lines, man
- Nicky 34 lines, woman
- Beth 28 lines, woman
- Marla 19 lines, woman
- Judith 14 lines
- Beautiful Woman 13 lines, woman
Full cast, 73 people
- Steve Carell as Andy Stitzer
- Catherine Keener as Trish Piedmont
- Paul Rudd as David
- Romany Malco as Jay
- Seth Rogen as Cal
- Elizabeth Banks as Beth
- Leslie Mann as Nicky
- Jane Lynch as Paula
- Gerry Bednob as Mooj
- Shelley Malil as Haziz
- Kat Dennings as Marla
- Jordan Masterson as Mark
- Chelsea Smith as Julia
- Jonah Hill as eBay Customer
- Erica Vittina Phillips as Jill
- Marika Domińczyk as Bernadette
- Mindy Kaling as Amy
- Mo Collins as Gina
- Gillian Vigman as Woman at Speed Dating
- Kimberly Page as Woman at Speed Dating
- Siena Goines as Woman at Speed Dating
- Charlie Hartsock as Speed Dating MC
- Nancy Carell as Health Clinic Counselor
- Cedric Yarbrough as Dad at Health Clinic
- David Koechner as Dad at Health Clinic
- Jeff Kahn as Dad at Health Clinic
- Nick Lashaway as Boy at Health Clinic
- Loren Berman as Boy at Health Clinic
- Julian Foster as Boy at Health Clinic
- Loudon Wainwright III as Priest
- Lee Weaver as Joe
- Gloria Helena Jones as Sara
- Jazzmun as Prostitute
- Miki Mia as Waxing Lady
- Denise Meyerson as Robin
- Shannon Bradley as Bar Girl
- Brianna Brown as Bar Girl
- Liz Carey as Bar Girl
- Elizabeth DeCicco as Bar Girl
- Hilary Shepard as Bar Girl
- Barret Swatek as Bar Girl
- Carla Gallo as Toe-Sucking Girl
- Michael Bierman as 16 Year-Old Andy
- Marisa Guterman as Girl with Braces
- Stormy Daniels as Porn Star
- Kevin Hart as Smart Tech Customer
- Wayne Federman as Smart Tech Customer
- Ron Marasco as Smart Tech Customer
- Joseph T. Mastrolia as Smart Tech Customer
- Kate Luyben as Woman Buying Videotapes
- Joe Nuñez as Man Buffing Floor
- Matthew McKane as Motorist
- Rose Abdoo as Mother at Restaurant
- Steve Bannos as Father at Restaurant
- Brooke Hamlin as Daughter at Restaurant
- Miyoko Shimosawa as Waitress at Restaurant
- Marilyn Dodds Frank as Woman Who Bought Television
- Ann Christine as Kim (uncredited)
- Brandon Killham as Young Andy (uncredited)
- Nicole Randall Johnson as Speed Dater (uncredited)
- Suzy Nakamura as Speed Dater (uncredited)
- Jenna Fischer as Woman #1 (uncredited)
- Stephanie Lemelin as Woman #2 (uncredited)
- Jamie Elle Mann as Newswoman (uncredited)
- Leah McCormick as Girl in Electronic Store (uncredited)
- Samantha J. Reese as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- Brittney Skye as Porn Actress (uncredited)
- Wyatt Smith as Boy at Wedding (uncredited)
- Kira Turnage as Customer (uncredited)
- Penny Vital as Redhead (uncredited)
- Christa Nicole Wells as Shopping Girl (uncredited)
- Amy Rider as Gal (uncredited)
- Phyllis Smith as Andy's mother
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 6% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 96
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 10 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 to 12 | 0 | 19 |
| 13 to 14 | 0 | 95 |
| 15 to 16 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 to 18 | 0 | 26 |
| 19 to 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 to 22 | 1 | 19 |
| 23 to 24 | 0 | 11 |
| 25 to 26 | 6 | 5 |
| 27 to 28 | 28 | 15 |
| 29 to 30 | 0 | 16 |
| 31 to 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 to 34 | 7 | 18 |
| 35 to 36 | 0 | 8 |
| 37 to 38 | 4 | 22 |
| 39 to 40 | 0 | 18 |
| 41 to 42 | 13 | 36 |
| 43 to 44 | 0 | 17 |
| 45 to 46 | 12 | 27 |
| 47 to 48 | 13 | 18 |
| 49 to 50 | 14 | 11 |
| 51 to 52 | 4 | 8 |
| 53 to 54 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 to 56 | 13 | 18 |
| 57 to 58 | 1 | 23 |
| 59 to 60 | 14 | 15 |
| 61 to 62 | 15 | 10 |
| 63 to 64 | 0 | 20 |
| 65 to 66 | 2 | 2 |
| 67 to 68 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 to 70 | 2 | 1 |
| 71 to 72 | 1 | 26 |
| 73 to 74 | 15 | 12 |
| 75 to 76 | 6 | 14 |
| 77 to 78 | 9 | 31 |
| 79 to 80 | 20 | 34 |
| 81 to 82 | 4 | 3 |
| 83 to 84 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 to 86 | 4 | 2 |
| 87 to 88 | 10 | 8 |
| 89 to 90 | 6 | 5 |
| 91 to 92 | 0 | 10 |
| 93 to 94 | 15 | 18 |
| 95 to 96 | 3 | 4 |
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.
TRISH: I'm sure it will be worth the wait. MARLA: What is going on in here?! TRISH: What are you doing? MARLA: What are you doing? I can 1 t believe you are allowed to have sex but I'm not! That is sooo unfair!!!
MARLA: You 1 re not doing magic, are you? JULIA: I love magic. Where did it go? JULIA: How did you do that?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 27 are women's.
247 lines from women, 668 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
44 women and 27 men in the cast. 9 women and 7 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 9 of 977.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 176 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 29% of the words (2,582), men 71% (6,375). Women have 27% 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
6
Two men
40
Exhibit F: behind the camera
4 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Judd Apatow (man)
- Written by
- Judd Apatow (man), Steve Carell (man)
- Produced by
- Judd Apatow (man), Shauna Robertson (woman), Clayton Townsend (man)
- Shot by
- Jack N. Green (man)
- Edited by
- Brent White (man)
- Music by
- Lyle Workman (man)
- Production design by
- Jackson De Govia (man)
- Costumes by
- Debra McGuire (woman)
- Cast by
- Marla Garlin (woman), Allison Jones (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
4 women, 12 men, 4 not listed
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Production
3 women, 8 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 6 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men
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Art
1 women, 2 men
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Sound
1 women, 2 men
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 1 men
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Writing
0 women, 2 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 39 on average. Men: 39 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Elizabeth Banks 31, Leslie Mann 33, Jane Lynch 45, Catherine Keener 46
Men
Seth Rogen 23, Paul Rudd 36, Romany Malco 36, Shelley Malil 40, Steve Carell 42, Gerry Bednob 55
Exhibit H: the money
It made 6.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $26 million
- Box office
- $177 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 96 scenes and 977 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works