Fails the Bechdel test
The Lone Ranger
2013. Directed by Gore Verbinski, written by Justin Haythe and Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
1 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 1 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
In the 1930s, an elderly Tonto tells a young boy the tale of John Reid, the Lone Ranger. An idealistic lawyer, he rides with his brother and fellow Texas Rangers in pursuit of the notorious Butch Cavendish. Ambushed by the outlaw and left for dead, John Reid is rescued by the renegade Comanche, Tonto, at the insistence of a mysterious white horse and offers to help him to bring Cavendish to justice. Becoming a reluctant masked rider with a seemingly incomprehensible partner, Reid pursues the criminal against all obstacles. However, John and Tonto learn that Cavendish is only part of a far greater injustice and the pair must fight it in an adventure that would make them a legend.
- Released
- 03 Jul 2013
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 37 / 100
- Awards
- Nominated for 2 Oscars. 6 wins & 23 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Reid 196 lines, man
- Tonto 196 lines, man
- Latham 116 lines, man
- Cavendish 80 lines, man
- Rebecca 70 lines, woman
- Lone Ranger 62 lines, man
- Dan 36 lines, man
- Doc 15 lines
- Yavapai 15 lines, man
- Charlie 14 lines, man
Full cast, 80 people
- Johnny Depp as Tonto
- Armie Hammer as John Reid / The Lone Ranger
- Tom Wilkinson as Cole
- William Fichtner as Butch Cavendish
- Helena Bonham Carter as Red Harrington
- Barry Pepper as Fuller
- James Badge Dale as Dan Reid
- Ruth Wilson as Rebecca Reid
- Leon Rippy as Collins
- Stephen Root as Habberman
- Matt O'Leary as Skinny
- James Frain as Barret
- Mason Cook as Will
- Joaquín Cosío as Jesus
- Damon Herriman as Ray
- Harry Treadaway as Frank
- Gil Birmingham as Red Knee
- Robert Baker as Navarro
- Lew Temple as Hollis
- Bryant Prince as Danny
- JD Cullum as Wendell
- Saginaw Grant as Chief Big Bear
- W. Earl Brown as Mustached Ranger
- Timothy V. Murphy as Fritz
- Damon Carney as Blaine
- Kevin Wiggins as Clayton
- Chad Brummett as Martin
- Joseph E. Foy as Boy Tonto
- Randy Oglesby as Shareholder
- Brad Greenquist as Shareholder
- Rance Howard as Engineer
- Leonard Earl Howze as Homer
- Travis Hammer as Young Cavendish
- Steve Corona as Young Cole
- Matthew Page as Soldier #3
- Jack Axelrod as Telegraph Operator
- Christopher Hagen as Preacher
- Freda Foh Shen as Kai
- Margaret Bowman as Fat Lady
- Luz P. Mendez as Pilar
- Laina Loucks as Rosalie
- Devon J. Adams as Dancer (Red's)
- Desirae Anslover as Dancer (Red's)
- Charlotte Cormier as Dancer (Red's)
- Megan Pribyl as Dancer (Red's)
- Briana Van Schuyver as Dancer (Red's)
- Julie Stracener as Dancer (Red's)
- Chad Randall as Pawing Drunk
- Jason E. Hill as Mob Member
- Todd Anderson as Mob Member
- Beth Bailey as Mob Member
- Joanne Camp as Glenda
- John Keating as Young Crier (Hell on Wheels)
- Stephen Brodie as Soldier #1
- Will Koberg as Soldier #2
- Jack Chang as Huang
- Tad Jones as VP Colfax
- Robin McGee as Old Crier
- Bob Rumnock as Stove Pipe
- Grover Coulson as Joe
- Tait Fletcher as Grizzled Soldier
- Alex Knight as Soldier #4
- Argos MacCallum as Farmer
- David Midthunder as Fuller's Native American Scout
- Allison Marie Volk as Jane
- Pokey LaFarge as Band at Red's
- Joey Glynn as Band at Red's
- Adam Hoskins as Band at Red's
- Ryan Koenig as Band at Red's
- Tom E. Kostkowski as Man Who Congratulates Cole
- Malachi Tsoodle-Nelson as Red Knee's Young Warrior
- Sean Durham as Cavalry Guard
- Anthony R. Burt as Cavalry
- K.J. Kirkhope as Cavalry Guard
- Will Kirkhope as Cavalry Guard
- Kenneth Love as Cavalry
- James P. Bennett as (uncredited)
- Nick W. Nicholson as Saloon Guy (uncredited)
- Joel Thingvall as Sheriff Long Johns (uncredited)
- Ava Wagenman as Fairground Child (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 106
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 2 | 21 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 23 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 38 |
| 19 to 21 | 8 | 30 |
| 22 to 24 | 10 | 15 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 20 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 37 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 9 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 30 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 18 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 11 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 35 |
| 49 to 51 | 7 | 30 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 50 |
| 55 to 57 | 5 | 65 |
| 58 to 60 | 1 | 21 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 12 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 16 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 50 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 5 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 35 |
| 76 to 78 | 4 | 61 |
| 79 to 81 | 7 | 18 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 4 |
| 88 to 90 | 1 | 25 |
| 91 to 93 | 12 | 25 |
| 94 to 96 | 5 | 6 |
| 97 to 99 | 2 | 46 |
| 100 to 102 | 8 | 37 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 8 |
| 106 to 106 | 0 | 0 |
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, 8 are women's.
75 lines from women, 819 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
8 women and 51 men in the cast. 1 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 5 of 930.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 188 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 8% of the words (575), men 92% (6,632).
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
77
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
- Gore Verbinski (man)
- Written by
- Justin Haythe (man), Ted Elliott (man), Terry Rossio (man)
- Produced by
- Jerry Bruckheimer (man), Gore Verbinski (man)
- Shot by
- Bojan Bazelli (man)
- Edited by
- James Haygood (man), Craig Wood (man)
- Music by
- Hans Zimmer (man)
- Production design by
- Jess Gonchor (man)
- Costumes by
- Penny Rose (woman)
- Cast by
- Denise Chamian (woman), Jo Edna Boldin (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
11 women, 33 men, 2 not listed
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Production
3 women, 10 men, 5 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 15 men
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Visual Effects
1 women, 12 men, 2 not listed
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Writing
0 women, 6 men
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Costume & Make-Up
4 women, 1 men
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Art
1 women, 3 men
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 39 on average. Men: 50 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Ruth Wilson 31, Helena Bonham Carter 47
Men
Armie Hammer 26, James Badge Dale 35, Barry Pepper 43, Johnny Depp 50, William Fichtner 56, Stephen Root 61, Leon Rippy 63, Tom Wilkinson 65
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $215 million
- Box office
- $261 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 106 scenes and 930 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
