Fails the Bechdel test
The Incredible Hulk
2008. Directed by Louis Leterrier, written by Zak Penn and Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
12 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.
The film
The story of Dr. Bruce Banner, who seeks a cure to his unique condition, which causes him to turn into a giant green monster under emotional stress, is depicted. Whilst on the run from military, which seeks his capture, Banner comes close to a cure. But he must contend with a new creature that emerges: The Abomination.
- Released
- 13 Jun 2008
- Genres
- Action, Sci-Fi
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 61 / 100
- Awards
- 4 wins & 10 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Betty 113 lines, woman
- Banner 105 lines, man
- Ross 94 lines, man
- Cabot 48 lines
- Blonsky 46 lines, man
- Samson 36 lines, man
- Sterns 31 lines, man
- Bruce 26 lines, man
- Stan 12 lines
- Greller 11 lines, man
Full cast, 103 people
- Edward Norton as Bruce Banner
- Liv Tyler as Betty Ross
- Tim Roth as Emil Blonsky
- William Hurt as General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
- Tim Blake Nelson as Samuel Sterns
- Ty Burrell as Leonard
- Christina Cabot as Major Kathleen Sparr
- Peter Mensah as General Joe Greller
- Lou Ferrigno as Voice of The Incredible Hulk / Security Guard
- Paul Soles as Stanley
- Débora Nascimento as Martina
- Greg Bryk as Commando
- Chris Owens as Commando
- Al Vrkljan as Commando
- Adrian Hein as Commando
- John MacDonald as Commando
- Shaun McComb as Helicopter Soldier
- Simon Wong as Grad Student
- Pedro Salvín as Tough Guy Leader
- Julio Cesar Torres Dantas as Tough Guy
- Raimundo Camargo Nascimento as Tough Guy
- Nick Alachiotis as Tough Guy
- Jason Burke as Communications Officer
- Grant Nickalls as Helicopter Pilot
- Joris Jarsky as Soldier
- Arnold Pinnock as Soldier
- Tig Fong as Cop
- Jason Hunter as Cop
- Maxwell McCabe-Lokos as Cab Driver
- David Collins as Medical Technician
- John Carvalho as Plant Manager
- Robin Wilcock as Sniper
- Wayne Robson as Boat Captain
- Javier Lambert as Guatemalan Trucker
- Martin Starr as Computer Nerd
- Chris Ratz as Young Guy
- Todd Hofley as Apache Helicopter Pilot
- Joe La Loggia as Soldier
- Tamsen McDonough as Colleague
- Michael Kenneth Williams as Harlem Bystander
- Roberto Bakker as Market Vendor
- Ruru Sacha as Supply Driver
- James Downing as Army Base Doctor
- Rickson Gracie as Aikido Instructor
- Stephen Gartner as Ross's Soldier
- Nicholas Rose as McGee
- Genelle Williams as Terrified Gal
- P.J. Kerr as Wilson
- Jee-Yun Lee as Reporter
- Desmond Campbell as Gunner
- Deshaun Clarke as Little Boy
- Tony Nappo as Brave Cop
- Aaron Berg as Soldier
- David Meunier as Soldier
- Tre Smith as Soldier
- Moses Nyarko as Soldier
- Carlos A. Gonzalez as BOPE Officer
- Yan Regis as Medic Soldier
- Stephen Broussard as Handsome Soldier
- Robert Morse as Command Van Soldier
- Matt Purdy as Ross's Aide
- Lenka Matuska as Female Medical Assistant
- Scott Magee as Humvee Driver
- Wes Berger as Sterns Lab Soldier
- Carla Nascimento as Large Woman
- Krista Vendy as Female Bartender
- Mila Stromboni as Hopscotch Girl
- Stan Lee as Milwaukee Man Drinking from Bottle (uncredited)
- Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark (uncredited)
- John Campea as A Soldier (uncredited)
- Jim Annan as Intelligence Officer (uncredited)
- John Atkin as Helicopter Co-Pilot (uncredited)
- David Bianchi as (voice) (uncredited)
- JB Blanc as The Hulk/Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
- Jon Cesar as Warehouse Worker (uncredited)
- Rick Cordeiro as Taxi Driver (uncredited)
- Scoot DeVille as Bus Driver (uncredited)
- Fabio Dorea as Brazilian Liaison Officer (uncredited)
- Kieran Gallant as Test Subject (uncredited)
- J.D. Hall as The Hulk/Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
- Jay Hunter as Cop 2 (uncredited)
- Dave Kiner as Man (uncredited)
- Richard D. Leko as Student / Car Driver (uncredited)
- Jonathan Lipow as The Hulk/Abonimation (voice) (uncredited)
- Kevin Lise as Super Soldier Med-Technician (uncredited)
- David L. Marston as FBI Agent (uncredited)
- François Mequer as NYPD Cop (uncredited)
- Ish Morris as Student (uncredited)
- Scott Murphy as Soldier (uncredited)
- Billy Parrott as Security Guard (uncredited)
- Imali Perera as Female Faculty Member (uncredited)
- Kristina Pesic as Sorority Girl (uncredited)
- Jeffrey W. Pike as College Student (uncredited)
- Johnny Prince as Tank Operator (uncredited)
- T.J. Smith as Frightened Harlem Pedestrian (uncredited)
- Nick Stankevich as Bartender (uncredited)
- Dylan Taylor as Keg Guy (uncredited)
- Max Topplin as Jimmy - Older boy (uncredited)
- J.A. Worthington as Student (uncredited)
- Russell Yuen as FBI Agent (uncredited)
- DL MacDonald as News Crew (uncredited)
- Avi Phillips as Student in Lab (uncredited)
- Fred Tatasciore as The Hulk / Abomination (voice) (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 5 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 19% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 204
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 to 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 to 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 to 20 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 to 25 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 to 30 | 0 | 23 |
| 31 to 35 | 0 | 13 |
| 36 to 40 | 0 | 3 |
| 41 to 45 | 0 | 5 |
| 46 to 50 | 0 | 26 |
| 51 to 55 | 0 | 17 |
| 56 to 60 | 0 | 4 |
| 61 to 65 | 0 | 13 |
| 66 to 70 | 0 | 25 |
| 71 to 75 | 0 | 6 |
| 76 to 80 | 0 | 14 |
| 81 to 85 | 8 | 16 |
| 86 to 90 | 3 | 3 |
| 91 to 95 | 15 | 16 |
| 96 to 100 | 1 | 16 |
| 101 to 105 | 4 | 6 |
| 106 to 110 | 1 | 4 |
| 111 to 115 | 4 | 5 |
| 116 to 120 | 6 | 39 |
| 121 to 125 | 5 | 11 |
| 126 to 130 | 18 | 26 |
| 131 to 135 | 13 | 11 |
| 136 to 140 | 4 | 7 |
| 141 to 145 | 5 | 3 |
| 146 to 150 | 4 | 14 |
| 151 to 155 | 8 | 18 |
| 156 to 160 | 0 | 22 |
| 161 to 165 | 4 | 21 |
| 166 to 170 | 0 | 16 |
| 171 to 175 | 0 | 11 |
| 176 to 180 | 5 | 23 |
| 181 to 185 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 to 190 | 0 | 1 |
| 191 to 195 | 1 | 1 |
| 196 to 200 | 5 | 6 |
| 201 to 204 | 6 | 5 |
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, 21 are women's.
121 lines from women, 455 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
12 women and 70 men in the cast. 3 women and 46 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 10 of 711.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 222 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 (1,370), men 88% (9,794). Women have 21% 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
0
Two men
57
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 14 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 21% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Louis Leterrier (man)
- Written by
- Zak Penn (man)
- Produced by
- Gale Anne Hurd (woman), Kevin Feige (man), Avi Arad (man)
- Shot by
- Peter Menzies Jr. (man)
- Edited by
- Vincent Tabaillon (man), John Wright (man), Rick Shaine (man)
- Music by
- Craig Armstrong (man)
- Production design by
- Kirk M. Petruccelli (man)
- Costumes by
- Renee Bravener (gender not listed), Denise Cronenberg (woman)
- Cast by
- Laray Mayfield (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
11 women, 22 men, 10 not listed
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Sound
1 women, 18 men, 6 not listed
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Production
4 women, 12 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 2 men, 8 not listed
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Visual Effects
1 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
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Art
1 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 4 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 34 on average. Men: 51 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Liv Tyler 30, Christina Cabot 38
Men
Edward Norton 38, Ty Burrell 40, Tim Blake Nelson 44, Tim Roth 47, Peter Mensah 48, Lou Ferrigno 56, William Hurt 58, Paul Soles 77
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $150 million
- Box office
- $265 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 204 scenes and 711 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
