Passes the Bechdel test
The Brady Bunch Movie
1995. Directed by Betty Thomas, written by Sherwood Schwartz and Laurice Elehwany and Rick Copp.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
23 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 19 scenes out of 126. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In those scenes, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Mike Brady and his wife Carol have just only one week to come up with $20,000 in back taxes or their house is sold and they'll have no choice but to move. And it's up to their kids to secretly raise money and save the house before they lose it to their scheming next-door neighbor, Larry Dittmeyer.
- Released
- 17 Feb 1995
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.3 / 10
- Metascore
- 54 / 100
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Rocky 186 lines, man
- Mike 93 lines, man
- Carol 86 lines, woman
- Greg 67 lines, man
- Junior 61 lines, man
- Jan 38 lines, woman
- Marcia 38 lines, woman
- Alice 36 lines, woman
- Bobby 32 lines, man
- Sam 31 lines, man
Full cast, 67 people
- Shelley Long as Carol Brady
- Gary Cole as Mike Brady
- Christine Taylor as Marcia Brady
- Christopher Daniel Barnes as Greg Brady
- Jennifer Elise Cox as Jan Brady
- Paul Sutera as Peter Brady
- Olivia Hack as Cindy Brady
- Jesse Lee Soffer as Bobby Brady
- Henriette Mantel as Alice Nelson
- David Graf as Sam Franklin
- Florence Henderson as Grandma
- Jack Noseworthy as Eric Dittmeyer
- Megan Ward as Donna Leonard
- Jean Smart as Mrs. Dena Dittmeyer
- Michael McKean as Mr. Larry Dittmeyer
- Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder as Missy Dittmeyer
- Alanna Ubach as Noreen
- Shane Conrad as Doug Simpson
- Marissa Ribisi as Holly
- R.D. Robb as Charlie Anderson
- Steven Gilborn as Mr. Phillips
- Alexander Pourtash as Mr. Amir
- Keone Young as Mr. Watanabe
- James Avery as Mr. Steve Yeager
- Yolanda Snowball as Mrs. Yeager
- Robert Rothwell as Mr. Simmons
- Elisa Gabrielli as Miss Lynley
- David Proval as Electrician
- Arnold F. Turner as Officer Axelrod
- Darion Basco as Eddie
- Gaura Vani Buchwald as Leon
- Shannah Laumeister Stern as Molly
- David Leisure as Jason
- Archie Hahn as Mr. Swanson
- Barry Williams as Music Producer
- Beverly Archer as Mrs. Whitfield
- Tammy Townsend as Danielle
- Patrick Thomas O'Brien as Auctioneer
- RuPaul as Mrs. Cummings
- Ann B. Davis as Trucker (Shultzy)
- Eric Nies as Hip MC
- Davy Jones as Davy Jones
- Micky Dolenz as Micky Dolenz
- Peter Tork as Peter Tork
- Tully Jensen as Model
- Jennifer Blanc-Biehn as Valley Girl (as Jennifer Blanc)
- Julie Payne as Mrs. Simmons
- Tamara Mello as Stacy
- Christopher Knight as Coach
- Selma Archerd as Neighbor
- James Randall White as Limo Driver
- Lisa Sutton as Hooker
- Dan Lipe as Angry Neighbor
- John R. Fors as Angry Neighbor
- Kim Hasse as Student
- Erick Bieger as Student (uncredited)
- Marc Danzeisen as Mudd Pagoda Drummer (uncredited)
- John Eaden as Jack (uncredited)
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. as Mudd Pagoda Keyboardist (uncredited)
- Livia Milano as Student (uncredited)
- Chris Moore as Bar Patron (uncredited)
- David Novak as Teacher (uncredited)
- Reni Santoni as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Tracey Sheldon as High School Student (uncredited)
- Gary Anthony Stennette as Rapper (uncredited)
- Brian Stover as Student in Cafeteria (uncredited)
- Sheldon Strickland as Mudd Pagoda Bassist (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 14% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 126
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 to 6 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 12 | 7 |
| 10 to 12 | 18 | 8 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 15 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 to 21 | 2 | 5 |
| 22 to 24 | 39 | 17 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 4 |
| 28 to 30 | 5 | 6 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 13 |
| 34 to 36 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 to 39 | 9 | 11 |
| 40 to 42 | 3 | 7 |
| 43 to 45 | 3 | 0 |
| 46 to 48 | 11 | 13 |
| 49 to 51 | 6 | 15 |
| 52 to 54 | 19 | 31 |
| 55 to 57 | 3 | 23 |
| 58 to 60 | 5 | 38 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 11 |
| 67 to 69 | 10 | 35 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 16 |
| 73 to 75 | 8 | 17 |
| 76 to 78 | 2 | 17 |
| 79 to 81 | 7 | 37 |
| 82 to 84 | 4 | 8 |
| 85 to 87 | 6 | 15 |
| 88 to 90 | 1 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 12 |
| 94 to 96 | 4 | 5 |
| 97 to 99 | 10 | 21 |
| 100 to 102 | 3 | 4 |
| 103 to 105 | 3 | 3 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 12 |
| 109 to 111 | 5 | 6 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 2 |
| 115 to 117 | 4 | 15 |
| 118 to 120 | 6 | 7 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 22 |
| 124 to 126 | 10 | 29 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scenes
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
JAN: We want to get in ther•: Marcia. We've got hair, too, you know. CINDY: I've got hair on both sides.
JAN: What's the matter with my face? MARCIA: Would you like that in alphabetical order?
ALICE: Doesn't sound much like music to me, Mrs. Brady. CAROL: I'd better go out there, and put s.ome harmony into the act.
CAROL: That's right, sweetheart. Your turn will come. JAN: That's what you've been telling me since I was two.
JAN: Yeah? Well, I'm sick of being virtuous, too . CAROL: I know just how she feels. When I was a little girl, I felt the same way about my sister.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 30 are women's.
233 lines from women, 536 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
23 women and 32 men in the cast. 7 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 4 of 894.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 36 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 27% of the words (2,080), men 73% (5,640). Women have 30% 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
35
Two men
80
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 12 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 35% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Betty Thomas (woman)
- Written by
- Laurice Elehwany (gender not listed), Rick Copp (man), Terry Turner (man), Bonnie Turner (woman)
- Produced by
- Lloyd J. Schwartz (man), David Paul Kirkpatrick (man), Sherwood Schwartz (man)
- Shot by
- Mac Ahlberg (man)
- Edited by
- Peter Teschner (man)
- Production design by
- Steven J. Jordan (gender not listed)
- Cast by
- Deborah Aquila (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
2 women, 5 men
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Production
2 women, 5 men
-
Writing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Art
2 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Sound
0 women, 1 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 1 men
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men
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Directing
1 women, 0 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 29 on average. Men: 26 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Olivia Hack 11, Christine Taylor 23, Jennifer Elise Cox 25, Henriette Mantel 40, Shelley Long 45
Men
Jesse Lee Soffer 10, Paul Sutera 15, Christopher Daniel Barnes 22, Gary Cole 38, David Graf 44
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $12 million
- Box office
- $46.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 126 scenes and 894 lines of dialogue. How the test works
