Passes the Bechdel test
The Super
1991. Directed by Rod Daniel, written by Sam Simon.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
9 women characters. 7 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 126. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
Louie is a New York City slum landlord who is given 120 days to repair one of his apartment blocks. The problem for Louie is that he must live in the rundown block until the repairs are complete. Louie's father is the real boss, and he has no intention of paying for the repairs. This leaves Louie to live in the squalor his tenants endure all year round.
- Released
- 04 Oct 1991
- Genres
- Comedy
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 5.7 / 10
- Awards
- 1 nomination
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Louie 384 lines, man
- Big Lou 129 lines, man
- Marlon 67 lines, man
- Naomi 47 lines, woman
- Heather 38 lines, woman
- Tito 34 lines, man
- Irene 27 lines, woman
- Ron 21 lines, man
- Foreman 13 lines, man
- Frankie 11 lines, man
Full cast, 40 people
- Joe Pesci as Louie Kritski
- Vincent Gardenia as Big Lou Kritski
- Madolyn Smith Osborne as Naomi Bensinger
- Rubén Blades as Marlon
- Stacey Travis as Heather
- Carole Shelley as Irene Kritski
- Kenn Michael as Tito
- Paul Benjamin as Gilliam
- Beatrice Winde as Leotha
- Bhubeshi Bodibe as Goode
- Abdoulaye N'Gom as Stubbs
- Carol Jean Lewis as Eleanor
- Anthony Heald as Ron Nessim
- Jack Hallett as Young Big Lou
- Steven Rodriguez as Pedro Diaz
- Eileen Galindo as Linda Diaz
- LaTanya Richardson Jackson as Judge Smith
- Daryl Robinson as Gang Member #1
- Rynel Johnson as Gang Member #2
- Paul Bates as Storekeeper
- Daniel Margotta as Pool Shooter #1
- Tyrone Wilson as Roger
- Henry Judd Baker as Man on Stoop #1
- Juan Manuel Aguero as Man on Stoop #2
- Chris Herrera as Monty Player #1
- Billy Marshall Thompson as Monty Player #2
- Marina Durell as Female #1
- Olga Merediz as Female #2
- Leland Gantt as Male Tenant
- Pepe Douglas as Hooter #1
- Horace Bailey as Hooter #2
- Greg Huge as Hooter #3
- Billy Graham as Hooter #4
- Boris Sichkin as Electrician
- Todd Monteiro as Milkman
- Daniel Hagen as Construction Worker
- William Roberts as Big Man
- Anthony Caso as Arsonist
- Anthony Hargraves as Stanford
- Ron Roth as Exterminator
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 9% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 126
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 to 9 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 to 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 11 |
| 19 to 21 | 8 | 38 |
| 22 to 24 | 12 | 17 |
| 25 to 27 | 14 | 22 |
| 28 to 30 | 2 | 17 |
| 31 to 33 | 6 | 4 |
| 34 to 36 | 3 | 14 |
| 37 to 39 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 to 42 | 0 | 5 |
| 43 to 45 | 0 | 16 |
| 46 to 48 | 3 | 11 |
| 49 to 51 | 0 | 19 |
| 52 to 54 | 4 | 60 |
| 55 to 57 | 14 | 20 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 17 |
| 61 to 63 | 8 | 39 |
| 64 to 66 | 15 | 22 |
| 67 to 69 | 0 | 10 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 37 |
| 73 to 75 | 7 | 13 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 15 |
| 79 to 81 | 4 | 40 |
| 82 to 84 | 9 | 26 |
| 85 to 87 | 0 | 2 |
| 88 to 90 | 1 | 51 |
| 91 to 93 | 5 | 19 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 23 |
| 97 to 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 26 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 8 |
| 106 to 108 | 10 | 48 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 5 |
| 112 to 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 1 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 1 |
| 121 to 123 | 0 | 35 |
| 124 to 126 | 1 | 3 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
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Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
HEATHER: No. But it's not because everything isn't delicious, Mrs. Kritski. It's because of all the screaming. IRENE: And I also know that people deserve better than that and that I was ashamed readin~ about the two of you and watching that nice lady in cour… IRENE: Her you should be dating. Miss Bensinger. Then you wouldn't be in this pickle. Nothing personal, Heather.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 15 are women's.
133 lines from women, 729 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
9 women and 17 men in the cast. 7 women and 12 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 13 of 945.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 98 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 17% of the words (1,848), men 83% (9,209). Women have 15% of the lines, so their lines run longer 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
5
Two men
70
Exhibit F: behind the camera
3 of the 9 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 17% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Rod Daniel (man)
- Written by
- Sam Simon (man)
- Produced by
- Charles Gordon (man)
- Shot by
- Bruce Surtees (man)
- Edited by
- Jack Hofstra (man)
- Music by
- Miles Goodman (man)
- Production design by
- Kristi Zea (woman)
- Costumes by
- Aude Bronson-Howard (woman)
- Cast by
- Avy Kaufman (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
0 women, 11 men, 2 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 6 men, 2 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 3 men, 4 not listed
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Art
3 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
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Directing
0 women, 2 men, 4 not listed
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Production
2 women, 3 men, 1 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
1 women, 0 men, 2 not listed
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Editing
0 women, 2 men, 1 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 45 on average. Men: 46 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Stacey Travis 27, Madolyn Smith Osborne 34, Carole Shelley 52, Beatrice Winde 67
Men
Kenn Michael 14, Rubén Blades 43, Joe Pesci 48, Paul Benjamin 56, Vincent Gardenia 71
Exhibit H: the money
It made 50% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $22 million
- Box office
- $11 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 126 scenes and 945 lines of dialogue. How the test works
