Fails the Bechdel test
The Peanut Butter Falcon
2019. Directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz, written by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
0 / 3
Fails
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No
1. At least two women
Fewer than two women characters. -
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 Peanut Butter Falcon is an adventure story set in the world of a modern Mark Twain that begins when Zak (22), a young man with Down syndrome, runs away from the nursing home where he lives to chase his dream of becoming a professional wrestler by attending the wrestling school The Salt Water Redneck. Through circumstances beyond their control Tyler (32), a small-time outlaw on the run, becomes Zak's unlikely coach and ally. Together they wind through deltas, elude capture, drink whisky, find God, catch fish, and convince Eleanor (28), a kind nursing home employee with a story of her own, to join them on their journey.
- Released
- 23 Aug 2019
- Genres
- Adventure, Comedy, Drama
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 7.6 / 10
- Metascore
- 70 / 100
- Awards
- 21 wins & 16 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Tyler 225 lines, man
- Zak 142 lines, man
- Eleanor 113 lines, woman
- Salt Water Redneck 28 lines, man
- Duncan 21 lines, man
- Carl 18 lines, man
- Blind Jasper John 17 lines, man
- Cashier 10 lines, man
- Jacob 10 lines, man
- Fat Bully 9 lines
Full cast, 24 people
- Shia LaBeouf as Tyler
- Zack Gottsagen as Zak
- Dakota Johnson as Eleanor
- Thomas Haden Church as Salt Water Redneck
- John Hawkes as Duncan
- Bruce Dern as Carl
- Jon Bernthal as Mark
- 看操姦片网：44885𝟲9.com Yelawolf as Ratboy
- Wayne Dehart as Blind Jasper John
- Aurelian Smith Jr. as Sam
- Mick Foley as Jacob
- Ann Owens as Rosemary
- Rob Thomas as Winkie
- Tim Zajaros as Orderly
- Jonathan D. Williams as Craig
- Déjá Dee as Janice
- Lee Spencer as Glen
- Michael Berthold as Billy
- Bruce Henderson as Convenience Store Clerk
- Susan McPhail as Diner Waitress
- Anthony Harvey as Sam's Opponent
- Christopher Higgins as Wrestler
- Eric Dees as Wrestler
- Mark Helms as Trucker
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 3% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 97
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 to 9 | 9 | 26 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 23 |
| 16 to 18 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 to 21 | 0 | 18 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 19 |
| 25 to 27 | 0 | 18 |
| 28 to 30 | 0 | 11 |
| 31 to 33 | 5 | 15 |
| 34 to 36 | 19 | 40 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 34 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 28 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 19 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 15 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 10 |
| 52 to 54 | 2 | 6 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 16 |
| 58 to 60 | 26 | 33 |
| 61 to 63 | 4 | 7 |
| 64 to 66 | 5 | 18 |
| 67 to 69 | 2 | 3 |
| 70 to 72 | 5 | 4 |
| 73 to 75 | 10 | 23 |
| 76 to 78 | 7 | 1 |
| 79 to 81 | 7 | 47 |
| 82 to 84 | 1 | 13 |
| 85 to 87 | 4 | 21 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 5 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 10 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 10 |
| 97 to 97 | 1 | 2 |
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, 19 are women's.
118 lines from women, 510 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
4 women and 17 men in the cast. 2 women and 13 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 2 of 648.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 110 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 19% of the words (1,248), men 81% (5,418).
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
47
Exhibit E: behind the camera
1 of the 19 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 23% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Tyler Nilson (man), Michael Schwartz (man)
- Written by
- Tyler Nilson (man), Michael Schwartz (man)
- Produced by
- Ron Yerxa (man), Tim Zajaros (man), Albert Berger (man), Christopher Lemole (gender not listed), Lije Sarki (man), David Thies (gender not listed)
- Shot by
- Nigel Bluck (man)
- Edited by
- Nat Fuller (man), Kevin Tent (man)
- Music by
- Zachary Dawes (man), Gabe Witcher (gender not listed), Noam Pikelny (gender not listed), Jonathan Sadoff (man)
- Production design by
- Gabrael Wilson (man)
- Costumes by
- Melissa Walker (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Production
4 women, 13 men, 1 non-binary, 10 not listed
-
Sound
1 women, 17 men, 4 not listed
-
Camera
2 women, 11 men, 8 not listed
-
Other crew
1 women, 9 men, 11 not listed
-
Art
2 women, 6 men, 4 not listed
-
Costume & Make-Up
9 women, 0 men, 1 not listed
-
Editing
0 women, 3 men, 3 not listed
-
Directing
0 women, 3 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Non-binary
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 29 on average. Men: 52 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Dakota Johnson 29
Men
Shia LaBeouf 33, Zack Gottsagen 34, 看操姦片网：44885𝟲9.com Yelawolf 39, Jon Bernthal 42, Thomas Haden Church 59, John Hawkes 59, Aurelian Smith Jr. 64, Bruce Dern 83
Exhibit G: the money
It made 3.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $6.2 million
- Box office
- $23.7 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 97 scenes and 648 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
