Passes the Bechdel test
The Amityville Asylum
2013. Directed by Andrew Jones, written by Andrew Jones.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
5 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 2. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Lisa Templeton begins a new job as a cleaner at High Hopes Hospital, a mental institution in Amityville, Long Island. Initially delighted to get the job, Lisa soon realises that all is not as it seems. Intimidated by staff and the psychotic ramblings of the patients, she is further unnerved by apparent supernatural occurrences on the night shift. To preserve her sanity Lisa must uncover the mysterious history of the institution and it's inmates. But the truth is far more terrifying than she could ever imagine.
- Released
- 03 Jun 2013
- Genres
- Horror
- IMDb
- 2.6 / 10
- Elsewhere
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Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Lisa 256 lines, woman
- Delaney 112 lines, man
- Mixter 61 lines, man
- Hardcastle 22 lines, man
- Nancy 22 lines, woman
- Pemberton 22 lines, man
- Butch 16 lines, man
- Ronald Senior 14 lines, man
- Sadie 14 lines, woman
- Gloria 9 lines
Full cast, 20 people
- Sophia Del Pizzo as Lisa Templeton
- Ina Marie Smith as Nancy Dennison
- Sarah Louise Madison as Allison
- Eileen Daly as Sadie Krenwinkel
- Lee Bane as Delaney
- Jared Morgan as Dr Elliot Mixter
- Paul Kelleher as Hardcastle
- Kenton Hall as Pemberton
- Alan Humphreys as Jerry Kimble
- Matthew Batte as Dennis Palmer
- Judith Haley as Mrs. Hardesty
- Andy Evason as Atkins
- Scott Delap as Steadman
- Ritchie Bessant as Face Peeler
- Laura Jeffs as Katherine - TV Reporter
- Darryl Sloanes as Inmate #1
- Carwyn john as Inmate #2
- Liam Hobbs as Inmate #3 - Mark
- Sean Robinson as Asylum Inmate
- Robert Graham as Asylum Doctor #1
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 1 scene, 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 2
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 1 | 99 | 82 |
| 2 to 2 | 199 | 182 |
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.
LISA: Missus Hardesty, you scared me! What are you doing up at this time? LISA: Sorry, I forgot you don't talk. I'll just go and get an orderly. MRS HARDESTY: You're going to die in here. LISA: What did you say?
SADIE: I can hear you out there. SADIE: I've been talking to your mother Lisa. SADIE: She's here with me Lisa. She's told me all about you. SADIE: I know you're out there Lisa. Talk to me.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 53 are women's.
298 lines from women, 264 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
5 women and 8 men in the cast. 4 women and 5 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 3 of 589.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 40 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 40% of the words (2,788), men 60% (4,250). Women have 53% 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
4
Two men
8
Exhibit F: behind the camera
None of the 5 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 0% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Andrew Jones (man)
- Written by
- Andrew Jones (man)
- Produced by
- Andrew Jones (man)
- Shot by
- Victoria Rodway (gender not listed)
- Edited by
- Tom Perou (gender not listed)
The crew, department by department
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Production
0 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 1 men
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Editing
0 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 50 on average. Men: 53 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Eileen Daly 50
Men
Kenton Hall 36, Paul Kelleher 70
Exhibit H: the money
What it cost and made, where TMDB lists it.
- Budget
- $20,000
- Box office
- Not listed
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 2 scenes and 589 lines of dialogue. How the test works
