Passes the Bechdel test
The Pacifier
2005. Directed by Adam Shankman, written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
29 women characters. 9 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 3 scenes out of 184. -
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
After a Navy SEAL fails to rescue a scientist who developed a top secret device, he is assigned to guard the man's children while searching for information on where the device may be hidden inside the house. Along the way, he must cope with rebellious teens, child care, an overbearing school official, and foreign spies also looking for it.
- Released
- 04 Mar 2005
- Genres
- Action, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG
- IMDb
- 5.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 30 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 10 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Shane 279 lines, man
- Zoe 57 lines, woman
- Lulu 48 lines, woman
- Bill 38 lines, man
- Julie 38 lines, woman
- Todd 32 lines, man
- Murney 30 lines, man
- Principal Claire 30 lines
- Helga 11 lines, woman
- Mr. Chun 9 lines, man
Full cast, 80 people
- Vin Diesel as Shane Wolfe
- Lauren Graham as Claire Fletcher
- Faith Ford as Julie Plummer
- Brittany Snow as Zoe
- Max Thieriot as Seth
- Chris Potter as Bill Fawcett
- Carol Kane as Helga
- Brad Garrett as Vice Principal Murney
- Morgan York as Lulu
- Keegan Hoover as Peter
- Logan Hoover as Peter
- Bo Vink as Baby Tyler
- Luke Vink as Baby Tyler
- Tate Donovan as Howard Plummer
- Scott Thompson as Director
- Denis Akiyama as Mr. Chun
- Mung-Ling Tsui as Mrs. Chun
- Anne Fletcher as Liesel
- Allison Lynn as Maria
- Gabriel Antonacci as Captain von Trapp
- Mary Pitt as Brigitta
- Dan Sutcliffe as Friedrich
- Vanessa Cobham as Gretl
- Jordan Allison as Kurt
- Rachael Dolan as Louisa
- Charlotte Szivak as Marta
- Toya Alexis as Mother Abbess
- Valerie Boyle as Nun-Nazi
- Karla Jang as Nun-Nazi
- Silver Kim as Nun-Nazi
- Robert Yeretch as Nun-Nazi
- Scott Hurst as Nazi
- Christie Allaire as Cheerleader
- Stephanie Allaire as Cheerleader
- Amy Allicock as Cheerleader
- Helena Chow as Cheerleader
- Joella Crichton as Cheerleader
- Laura Jeanes as Cheerleader
- Rebecca Priestley as Cheerleader
- Taryn Ash as Female Customer
- Catherine Burdon as Teacher
- Shane Cardwell as Teacher
- Tommy Chang as Showroom Cleaner
- Alexander Conti as Little Boy
- David Lipper as Cute Cop
- Tig Fong as Cute Cop's Partner
- Maria Georgas as Firefly
- Nikki Shah as Firefly
- Jordan Todosey as Firefly
- Emi Yaguchi-Chow as Firefly
- Demetrius Joyette as Junior Grizzly #1
- Christopher Lortie as Junior Grizzly #2
- Sotiri Georgas as Grizzly
- Steven Georgas as Grizzly
- Gannon Racki as Grizzly
- Seth Howard as Woody Woodchuck Manager
- Marcus Hutchings as FBI Agent
- David Sparrow as FBI Agent
- Evelyn Kaye as Piano Accompaniest
- Christian Laurin as Marcel
- John MacDonald as Car Salesman
- Billy Oliver as Male Customer
- Curtis Parker as Wrestler
- Matt Purdy as Wrestler
- Jean Pearson as Swiss Banker
- Kyle Schmid as Scott
- Robert Thomas as Construction Worker
- Cade Courtley as Wyatt
- Michael Quintero as Navy SEAL #3
- Cameron Hickox as Navy SEAL #4
- Cassius M. Willis as Boat Captain
- Jeff Podgurski as Serbian
- F. Valentino Morales as Serbian
- Hank Amos as Serbian Gunner
- Charles Haugk as Stagehand
- Scott Reiff as Serbian Pilot
- Darryl Dinn as Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Christopher Giroux as Ski Ball Player (uncredited)
- Adam Shankman as Driving Instructor (uncredited)
- Khristian Lupo as Serbian Rebel (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 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 184
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 6 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 15 |
| 25 to 28 | 0 | 19 |
| 29 to 32 | 16 | 10 |
| 33 to 36 | 11 | 16 |
| 37 to 40 | 4 | 8 |
| 41 to 44 | 6 | 9 |
| 45 to 48 | 6 | 7 |
| 49 to 52 | 5 | 18 |
| 53 to 56 | 18 | 21 |
| 57 to 60 | 1 | 14 |
| 61 to 64 | 3 | 21 |
| 65 to 68 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 4 |
| 73 to 76 | 2 | 3 |
| 77 to 80 | 6 | 5 |
| 81 to 84 | 2 | 1 |
| 85 to 88 | 9 | 18 |
| 89 to 92 | 7 | 2 |
| 93 to 96 | 2 | 10 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 to 104 | 10 | 19 |
| 105 to 108 | 3 | 3 |
| 109 to 112 | 0 | 19 |
| 113 to 116 | 4 | 29 |
| 117 to 120 | 2 | 16 |
| 121 to 124 | 5 | 27 |
| 125 to 128 | 1 | 5 |
| 129 to 132 | 0 | 1 |
| 133 to 136 | 0 | 6 |
| 137 to 140 | 3 | 4 |
| 141 to 144 | 9 | 12 |
| 145 to 148 | 0 | 6 |
| 149 to 152 | 1 | 6 |
| 153 to 156 | 3 | 13 |
| 157 to 160 | 4 | 4 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 1 |
| 165 to 168 | 3 | 3 |
| 169 to 172 | 5 | 12 |
| 173 to 176 | 6 | 14 |
| 177 to 180 | 5 | 26 |
| 181 to 184 | 8 | 13 |
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.
HELGA: AHHH!!! ZOE: Uh-oh.
JULIE: AGGGH! JULIE: Keep going! RUN! Go GET HELP!!! ZOE/TODD: Hurry! C'mon! Buckle up!!
LULU: Look out Zoe! Rollers! ZOE: Come on. Use the gas, not the brake, 5-0.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 27 are women's.
171 lines from women, 453 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
29 women and 30 men in the cast. 9 women and 16 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 52 of 727.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 51 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 25% of the words (1,636), men 75% (4,980). Women have 27% 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
9
Two men
50
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 16% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Adam Shankman (man)
- Written by
- Robert Ben Garant (man), Thomas Lennon (man)
- Produced by
- Gary Barber (man), Roger Birnbaum (man), Jonathan Glickman (man)
- Shot by
- Peter James (man)
- Edited by
- Christopher Greenbury (man)
- Music by
- John Debney (man)
- Production design by
- Linda DeScenna (woman)
- Costumes by
- Christopher Hargadon (man), Kirston Mann (woman)
- Cast by
- Victoria Thomas (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
6 women, 49 men, 17 not listed
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Sound
4 women, 18 men, 6 not listed
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Production
5 women, 9 men, 7 not listed
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Art
1 women, 10 men, 4 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 5 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
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Editing
1 women, 1 men, 3 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 32 on average. Men: 35 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Morgan York 12, Brittany Snow 18, Lauren Graham 37, Faith Ford 40, Carol Kane 52
Men
Max Thieriot 16, Vin Diesel 37, Chris Potter 44, Brad Garrett 44
Exhibit H: the money
It made 3.5 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $56 million
- Box office
- $199 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 184 scenes and 727 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
