Passes the Bechdel test
The Goonies
1985. Directed by Richard Donner, written by Chris Columbus and Steven Spielberg.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
9 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 4 scenes out of 132. -
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
Goon Docks, Oregon. To make way for a new golf course, the entire community of the peaceful coastal town faces imminent foreclosure. But the game isn't over until the fat lady sings. When a band of local childhood friends calling themselves the Goonies stumble upon an old map, secret clues leading to the fabled treasure of notorious pirate One-Eyed Willy set in motion a wild mission to save their homes. With the criminal Fratelli family hot on their trail, a frantic race against time begins. Faced with Willy's complex booby traps, will the Goonies prove their mettle? But first things first. Is the mythical treasure real?
- Released
- 07 Jun 1985
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Family
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 7.7 / 10
- Metascore
- 62 / 100
- Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Mikey 103 lines, man
- Mouth 66 lines, man
- Chunk 61 lines, man
- Mama 61 lines, woman
- Brand 60 lines, man
- Data 39 lines, man
- Andy 37 lines, woman
- Stef 33 lines, woman
- Troy 25 lines, man
- Jake 21 lines, man
Full cast, 38 people
- Sean Astin as Mikey
- Josh Brolin as Brand
- Jeff Cohen as Chunk
- Corey Feldman as Mouth
- Kerri Green as Andy
- Martha Plimpton as Stef
- Ke Huy Quan as Data
- John Matuszak as Sloth
- Robert Davi as Jake
- Joe Pantoliano as Francis
- Anne Ramsey as Mama Fratelli
- Lupe Ontiveros as Rosalita
- Mary Ellen Trainor as Mrs. Walsh
- Keith Walker as Mr. Walsh
- Curt Hanson as Mr. Perkins
- Steve Antin as Troy
- Paul Tuerpe as Sheriff
- George Robotham as Prison Guard
- Charles McDaniel as Chunk's Father
- Elaine Cohen McMahon as Chunk's Mother
- Michael Paul Chan as Data's Father
- Nick McLean as Mouth's Father
- Bill Bradley as Bill
- Jeb Stuart Adams as Troy's Friend #1
- Eric Briant Wells as Troy's Friend #2
- Gene Ross as Man in Shower #1
- Max Segar as Man in Shower #2
- Newt Arnold as Man in Shower #3
- Jack O'Leary as Reporter #1
- Patrick Cameron as Reporter #2
- Orwin C. Harvey as Tennis Player
- Ted Grossman as FBI Man
- Richard Donner as Policeman (uncredited)
- Eydie Faye as Chunk's Sister (uncredited)
- Rick Kuhn as Parent (uncredited)
- Jennie Lew Tugend as Data's Mother (uncredited)
- Lisa Quan as Data's Sister (uncredited)
- Keenan Wynn as Chester Copperpot (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 | 5 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 to 12 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 33 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 36 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 15 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 to 33 | 1 | 23 |
| 34 to 36 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 17 |
| 40 to 42 | 17 | 20 |
| 43 to 45 | 2 | 8 |
| 46 to 48 | 7 | 22 |
| 49 to 51 | 4 | 15 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 to 57 | 6 | 9 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 3 |
| 61 to 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 67 to 69 | 3 | 3 |
| 70 to 72 | 9 | 13 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 to 78 | 8 | 14 |
| 79 to 81 | 1 | 2 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 3 |
| 85 to 87 | 2 | 15 |
| 88 to 90 | 13 | 16 |
| 91 to 93 | 6 | 15 |
| 94 to 96 | 1 | 6 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 18 |
| 100 to 102 | 4 | 1 |
| 103 to 105 | 6 | 12 |
| 106 to 108 | 1 | 5 |
| 109 to 111 | 5 | 9 |
| 112 to 114 | 2 | 4 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 5 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 3 |
| 121 to 123 | 3 | 6 |
| 124 to 126 | 11 | 11 |
| 127 to 129 | 12 | 10 |
| 130 to 132 | 7 | 31 |
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.
ANDY: -Let's get outta' here! Come on! STEF: Listen! Somethin•s behind here! ANDY" Maybe it's a way out!
STEF: And it isn't as far back this time!. ANDY: oooooohhhhh, shhhhiiiiittttt! ... '.
STEF: Hurry it up. Those creepos are still comin' after us ... ANDY: What're we gonna do?
ROSALITA'SVOICE: Wait! Don't sign! ROSALITA'SVOICE: . Don't sign. Don't sign! STEF: You speak Spanish. What's she saying?
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 24 are women's.
136 lines from women, 428 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
9 women and 27 men in the cast. 4 women and 17 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 16 of 608.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 119 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 18% of the words (1,717), men 82% (7,851). Women have 24% 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
8
Two men
64
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Richard Donner (man)
- Written by
- Chris Columbus (man)
- Story by
- Steven Spielberg (man)
- Produced by
- Harvey Bernhard (man), Richard Donner (man)
- Shot by
- Nick McLean (man)
- Edited by
- Michael Kahn (man)
- Music by
- Dave Grusin (man)
- Production design by
- J. Michael Riva (man)
- Costumes by
- Richard La Motte (man)
- Cast by
- Jane Feinberg (woman), Mike Fenton (man), Judy Taylor (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
10 women, 26 men, 7 not listed
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Production
8 women, 8 men, 3 not listed
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Art
2 women, 10 men, 6 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 9 men, 4 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 12 men
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Lighting
0 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 16 on average. Men: 21 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Martha Plimpton 14, Kerri Green 18
Men
Jeff Cohen 10, Corey Feldman 13, Ke Huy Quan 13, Sean Astin 14, Josh Brolin 17, Robert Davi 33, Joe Pantoliano 33, John Matuszak 34
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.7 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $69.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 132 scenes and 608 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
