Fails the Bechdel test
The Fugitive
1993. Directed by Andrew Davis, written by Jeb Stuart and David Twohy and Roy Huggins.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
13 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 2 out of 3.
The film
A well respected Chicago surgeon Dr. Richard Kimble has found out that his wife, Helen, has been murdered ferociously in her own home. The police found Kimble and accused him of the murder. Then, Kimble (without Justifiable Reason) was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. However, on the way to prison, Kimble's transport crashed. Kimble escapes and is now on the run. Deputy Samuel Gerard from Chicago takes charge of the chase of Kimble. Meanwhile, Kimble takes up his own investigation to find who really killed his wife, and to lure Gerard and his team into it as well.
- Released
- 06 Aug 1993
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.8 / 10
- Metascore
- 87 / 100
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 13 wins & 37 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Gerard 141 lines, man
- Kimble 131 lines, man
- Nichols 43 lines, man
- Renfro 33 lines, man
- Biggs 24 lines, man
- Anne 21 lines, woman
- Poole 20 lines, woman
- Newman 19 lines, man
- Helen 16 lines, woman
- Sykes 13 lines, man
Full cast, 102 people
- Harrison Ford as Richard Kimble
- Tommy Lee Jones as Samuel Gerard
- Joe Pantoliano as Cosmo Renfro
- Jeroen Krabbé as Charles Nichols
- Daniel Roebuck as Biggs
- L. Scott Caldwell as Poole
- Tom Wood as Newman
- Ron Dean as Detective Kelly
- Joseph F. Kosala as Detective Rosetti
- Andreas Katsulas as Frederick Sykes
- Sela Ward as Helen Kimble
- Julianne Moore as Anne Eastman
- Miguel Nino as Chicago Cop #1
- John Drummond as Newscaster
- Tony Fosco as Chicago Cop #2
- Joseph F. Fisher as Otto Sloan
- James Liautaud as Paul
- David Darlow as Dr. Lentz
- Tom Galouzis as Surgeon
- James F. McKinsey as Surgeon
- Mark D. Espinoza as Resident
- John E. Ellis as Anesthesiologist
- Gene Barge as 11th District Cop
- Thomas Charles Simmons as 11th District Cop
- Joe Guzaldo as Prosecutor
- Dick Cusack as Walter Gutherie
- Nicholas Kusenko as Assistant Defense Attorney
- Joan Kohn as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- Joe Guastaferro as Coroner
- Andy Romano as Judge Bennett
- Richard Riehle as Old Guard
- Thom Vernon as Carlson
- Ken Moreno as Partida
- Eddie Bo Smith Jr. as Copeland
- Frank Ray Perilli as Jail Officer
- Otis Wilson as Jail Officer
- Pancho Demmings as Young Guard
- Jim Wilkey as Bus Driver
- Danny Goldring as Head Illinois State Trooper
- Nick Searcy as Sheriff Rawlins
- Kevin Crowley as State Trooper
- Michael James as Head Welder
- Michael Skewes as Highway Patrolman
- Ila Cathleen Stallings as Duty Nurse
- Linda Casaletto as Rural Hospital Nurse
- Cody Glenn as Paramedic
- Cynthia Baker as Woman in Car
- Johnny Lee Davenport as Marshal Henry
- Mike Bacarella as Marshal Stevens
- Bill Cusack as Tracing Technician
- David U. Hodges as Marshal David
- Lillie Richardson as Copeland's Girlfriend
- Peter J. Caria IV as Billy
- Monika Chabrowski as Polish Landlady
- Lonnie Sima as Landlady's Son
- Oksana Fedunyszyn as Myoelectric Receptionist
- Orlando García as Desmondo
- Afram Bill Williams as Salesman
- Bruce L. Gewertz as Dr. Bruce
- Jane Lynch as Kathy Wahlund
- Joseph Rotkvich as Officer Joseph
- Steven Lilovich as Officer Steve
- Noelle Bou-Sliman as Myoelectric Technician
- Roxanne Roberts as Trauma Doctor
- Alex P. Hernandez as Trauma Doctor
- Theron Touché Lykes as Orderly
- Joel Robinson as Boy Patient
- Greg Hollimon as Skating Orderly
- Cheryl Lynn Bruce as O.R. Doctor
- Marie Ware as Nurse Gladys
- Bernard McGee as Man
- Ann Whitney as Myoelectric Director
- Lily Monkus as Desk Clerk
- Willie Lucas as Desk Clerk
- Turk Muller as Clearing Officer
- Ana María Alvarez as La Cubana
- Eugene F. Crededio as Visitation Guard
- Maurice Person as Clive Driscoll
- Terry Hard as Officer Hormel
- Pam Zekman as Newscaster
- David Pasquesi as Newscaster
- Brent Shaphren as Doctor at Bar
- Stephen A. Landsman as Doctor at Bar
- B.J. Jones as Doctor at Bar
- Dru Anne Carlson as Gerard's Secretary
- Margaret Moore as Nichols' Assistant
- Manny Lopez as Seminar Doctor
- John M. Watson Sr. as Bones Roosevelt
- Kirsten Nelson as Betty
- Juan Ramírez as Man on 'El'
- Neil Flynn as Transit Cop
- Allen Hamilton as Host
- Eric Fudala as Hotel Security Guard
- Lester Holt as Newscaster
- Jay Levine as Newscaster
- Sal Richards as Warrant Captain (uncredited)
- Darren W. Conrad as Deputy at Train Wreck (uncredited)
- Kevin Mukherji as Doctor (uncredited)
- John-Clay Scott as Mad Motorist at Tunnel (uncredited)
- Suzy Brack as City Hall Employee (uncredited)
- Gene Kelly as US Marshall (uncredited)
- Tighe Barry as Windshield Wiper
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 7 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 324
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 7 | 10 | 25 |
| 8 to 14 | 1 | 16 |
| 15 to 21 | 3 | 2 |
| 22 to 28 | 1 | 12 |
| 29 to 35 | 0 | 9 |
| 36 to 42 | 2 | 27 |
| 43 to 49 | 0 | 5 |
| 50 to 56 | 0 | 9 |
| 57 to 63 | 0 | 24 |
| 64 to 70 | 1 | 3 |
| 71 to 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 to 84 | 4 | 34 |
| 85 to 91 | 1 | 6 |
| 92 to 98 | 1 | 8 |
| 99 to 105 | 0 | 8 |
| 106 to 112 | 3 | 1 |
| 113 to 119 | 3 | 13 |
| 120 to 126 | 0 | 32 |
| 127 to 133 | 2 | 15 |
| 134 to 140 | 0 | 2 |
| 141 to 147 | 0 | 7 |
| 148 to 154 | 0 | 16 |
| 155 to 161 | 10 | 11 |
| 162 to 168 | 0 | 1 |
| 169 to 175 | 10 | 5 |
| 176 to 182 | 0 | 2 |
| 183 to 189 | 6 | 4 |
| 190 to 196 | 5 | 13 |
| 197 to 203 | 0 | 13 |
| 204 to 210 | 0 | 10 |
| 211 to 217 | 0 | 1 |
| 218 to 224 | 2 | 11 |
| 225 to 231 | 1 | 11 |
| 232 to 238 | 0 | 22 |
| 239 to 245 | 5 | 33 |
| 246 to 252 | 1 | 4 |
| 253 to 259 | 8 | 22 |
| 260 to 266 | 5 | 14 |
| 267 to 273 | 1 | 14 |
| 274 to 280 | 0 | 3 |
| 281 to 287 | 0 | 1 |
| 288 to 294 | 0 | 25 |
| 295 to 301 | 0 | 9 |
| 302 to 308 | 0 | 4 |
| 309 to 315 | 0 | 2 |
| 316 to 322 | 0 | 12 |
| 323 to 324 | 0 | 6 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 14 are women's.
86 lines from women, 527 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
13 women and 50 men in the cast. 9 women and 38 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 11 of 667.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 77 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 12% of the words (665), men 88% (4,881). Women have 14% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
Exhibit D: 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
1
Two men
69
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 15% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Andrew Davis (man)
- Written by
- Jeb Stuart (man), David Twohy (man)
- Story by
- David Twohy (man)
- Produced by
- Arnold Kopelson (man)
- Shot by
- Michael Chapman (man)
- Edited by
- Don Brochu (man), Richard Nord (man), Dennis Virkler (man), David Finfer (man), Dean Goodhill (man), Dov Hoenig (man)
- Music by
- James Newton Howard (man)
- Production design by
- J. Dennis Washington (man)
- Costumes by
- Aggie Guerard Rodgers (woman)
- Cast by
- Amanda Mackey (woman), Cathy Sandrich Gelfond (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
4 women, 19 men, 12 not listed
-
Other crew
2 women, 19 men, 3 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 7 men, 7 not listed
-
Production
3 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 2 men, 5 not listed
-
Editing
0 women, 6 men, 1 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 43 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
L. Scott Caldwell 43
Men
Daniel Roebuck 30, Tom Wood 30, Joe Pantoliano 41, Tommy Lee Jones 46, Joseph F. Kosala 46, Andreas Katsulas 47, Jeroen Krabbé 48, Harrison Ford 51, Ron Dean 54
Exhibit G: the money
It made 8.4 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $44 million
- Box office
- $369 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 324 scenes and 667 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
