Fails the Bechdel test
The Rookie
2002. Directed by John Lee Hancock, written by Mike Rich.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
7 women characters. 3 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
Women do talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Every conversation between women that our parser found mentions a man.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Jim Morris is a Texas high school chemistry teacher and coach of the school's baseball team. He's always loved baseball and as a way of motivating his players, he agrees to go to a professional try-out if they win the championship. He once had aspirations to be a professional baseball player but an injury brought that to an end. Sure enough, the 39 year-old father of three finds himself at a camp for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and he somehow seems to have regained his pitching arm, easily throwing a 98 mph fastball. Signed to a contract, he toils in the minor leagues while his supportive wife stays home raising their children. He soon finds himself called up to the big club and pitching for Tampa which is in Texas playing the Rangers. Based on a true story.
- Released
- 29 Mar 2002
- Genres
- Drama, Family, Sport
- Rated
- G
- IMDb
- 6.9 / 10
- Metascore
- 72 / 100
- Awards
- 5 wins & 4 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Jimmy 287 lines, man
- Lorri 78 lines, woman
- Jim Sr 31 lines, man
- Henry 30 lines, man
- Hunter 29 lines, man
- Joaquin 28 lines, man
- Brooks 26 lines, man
- Ollie 26 lines
- Joel 21 lines, man
- Cal 17 lines, man
Full cast, 77 people
- Dennis Quaid as Jimmy Morris
- Rachel Griffiths as Lorri Morris
- Jay Hernandez as Joaquin 'Wack' Campos
- Beth Grant as Olline
- Angus T. Jones as Hunter Morris
- Brian Cox as Jim Morris Sr.
- Rick Gonzalez as Rudy Bonilla
- Chad Lindberg as Joe David West
- Angelo Spizzirri as Joel De La Garza
- Royce D. Applegate as Henry
- Russell Richardson as Brooks
- Raynor Scheine as Frank
- Chris Sheffield as Catcher
- Brandon Smith as Orlando Manager
- Trevor Morgan as Young Jimmy
- David Blackwell as Cal
- Blue Deckert as Baseball Scout Dave Patterson
- Danny Kamin as Durham Manager Mac
- Rebecca Spicher as Jessica
- Raymond Rivera as Ray - Janitor
- Marco Sanchez as Sanchez
- Cynthia Dorn as Esther
- Robert Lewis as Steve Dearborn
- Seth Spiker as Tryout Catcher
- Beau Holden as Orlando Heckler
- Cam Banfield as Jimmy's Brother
- Barbie Burke as Female Student
- Carlos A. Gonzalez as David
- Kyle Scott Jackson as Baseball Scout
- Bert Beatson as Player with Headphones
- Anthony Moore as Kenny Justin
- Brian Shoop as Durham PR Director
- Mark Ciardi as Tim Stewart
- Willie Dirden as Locker Room Attendant
- Chuck Morgan as Texas Rangers PA Announcer
- Eric Nadel as Texas Rangers Radio Announcer
- Richard Dillard as Devil Rays Manager
- James Fletcher as Devil Rays Pitching Coach
- John Wayne Shafer as Reporter #1
- Charles Sanders as Reporter #2
- Randall Wallace as Texas Oilman
- Tim Jackson as High School Umpire
- John Williams as Orland Umpire #1
- Jim Morris as Orlando Umpire #2
- J.D. Evermore as Relief Pitcher #1
- Mark Robert Ellis as Relief Pitcher #2
- Julio Cesar Cedillo as Relief Pitcher #3
- Lindsay Cady as Baseball Fan
- Deborah Abbott as Baseball Fan
- Patty Allieri as Baseball Fan
- Johnny Bartee as Baseball Fan
- Jason Bohn as Baseball Fan
- Fred Bothwell as Little League Dad
- Matthew Brown as Baseball Fan
- Royce Clayton as Self
- Peter Cornwell as Baseball Fan
- Rhett Ashley Crosby as Tampa Bay Devil Ray
- Lisa Del Dotto as Baseball Fan
- Gareth B. DePutron as Baseball Fan
- Mark Falvo as Reporter
- Archie Fields as Baseball Fan
- Charles Gibson as Self
- Ryan Hancock as High School 3rd Baseman
- Jade Hanley as Baseball Fan
- John C. Hogwood as Baseball Fan
- Michael S. Koenig as Texas Ranger Baseball Player
- Nora J. Moore as Customer
- Dan Murphy as Baseball Fan
- Ray L. Perez as Townsperson
- Jess Price as Rangers 3rd Baseman Tim Holden
- George Renteria as Baseball Fan
- Robert Rosado as Anthony Morgan
- Bobby Shue as Baseball Fan
- Brent Smiga as Hippie Fan
- Gary Teague as Baseball Fan
- Aaron Wells as Student
- Christine Wolf as Restaurant Patron
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 4 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 16% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 190
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 to 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 to 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 to 16 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 to 20 | 0 | 24 |
| 21 to 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 to 28 | 4 | 42 |
| 29 to 32 | 5 | 14 |
| 33 to 36 | 0 | 25 |
| 37 to 40 | 3 | 31 |
| 41 to 44 | 4 | 9 |
| 45 to 48 | 2 | 39 |
| 49 to 52 | 0 | 33 |
| 53 to 56 | 0 | 3 |
| 57 to 60 | 1 | 20 |
| 61 to 64 | 0 | 11 |
| 65 to 68 | 0 | 10 |
| 69 to 72 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 to 76 | 0 | 6 |
| 77 to 80 | 5 | 8 |
| 81 to 84 | 0 | 8 |
| 85 to 88 | 0 | 10 |
| 89 to 92 | 8 | 12 |
| 93 to 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 to 100 | 0 | 26 |
| 101 to 104 | 6 | 17 |
| 105 to 108 | 12 | 29 |
| 109 to 112 | 4 | 18 |
| 113 to 116 | 8 | 15 |
| 117 to 120 | 0 | 8 |
| 121 to 124 | 0 | 51 |
| 125 to 128 | 0 | 15 |
| 129 to 132 | 6 | 8 |
| 133 to 136 | 1 | 4 |
| 137 to 140 | 8 | 17 |
| 141 to 144 | 0 | 15 |
| 145 to 148 | 6 | 13 |
| 149 to 152 | 0 | 0 |
| 153 to 156 | 0 | 1 |
| 157 to 160 | 0 | 1 |
| 161 to 164 | 0 | 0 |
| 165 to 168 | 0 | 0 |
| 169 to 172 | 0 | 0 |
| 173 to 176 | 0 | 4 |
| 177 to 180 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 to 184 | 0 | 2 |
| 185 to 188 | 0 | 10 |
| 189 to 190 | 5 | 4 |
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, 13 are women's.
88 lines from women, 608 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
7 women and 31 men in the cast. 3 women and 37 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 118 of 833.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 117 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 13% of the words (812), men 87% (5,484).
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
2
Two men
57
Exhibit E: behind the camera
1 of the 11 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 13% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- John Lee Hancock (man)
- Written by
- Mike Rich (man)
- Produced by
- Gordon Gray (man), Mark Ciardi (man), Mark Johnson (man)
- Shot by
- John Schwartzman (man)
- Edited by
- Eric L. Beason (man)
- Music by
- Carter Burwell (man)
- Production design by
- Barry Robison (man)
- Costumes by
- Bruce Finlayson (man)
- Cast by
- Ronna Kress (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Production
1 women, 4 men
-
Art
1 women, 2 men
-
Sound
0 women, 2 men
-
Camera
0 women, 1 men
-
Costume & Make-Up
0 women, 1 men
-
Directing
0 women, 1 men
-
Editing
0 women, 1 men
-
Writing
0 women, 1 men
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 43 on average. Men: 33 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rachel Griffiths 33, Beth Grant 52
Men
Angus T. Jones 8, Rick Gonzalez 22, Angelo Spizzirri 22, Jay Hernandez 24, Chad Lindberg 25, Dennis Quaid 47, Brian Cox 55, Royce D. Applegate 62
Exhibit G: the money
It made 3.8 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $20 million
- Box office
- $75.6 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 190 scenes and 833 lines of dialogue. How the test works
