Fails the Bechdel test
Tin Cup
1996. Directed by Ron Shelton, written by John Norville and Ron Shelton.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
5 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
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3, though someone marked that rating as dubious.
The film
Roy 'Tin cup' McAvoy, a failed pro golfer who lives at the run-down driving range which he manages with his sidekick and caddy Romeo in the West Texas tin pot town of Salome, ends up signing over ownership to a madam of 'show girls' to pay off debts. His foxy novice golf pupil, female psychiatrist Dr. Molly Griswold, turns out to be the new girlfriend of McAvoy's sarcastic one-time college golf partner, slick PGA superstar David Simms, who drops by to play into Roy's fatal flaw: the inability to resist a dare, all too often causing him to lose against lesser players, in this case gambling away his car. Falling for Molly, Roy decides to become her patient; in order to earn her respect, he decides to try to qualify for the US Open, after starting off as Simm's caddy 'for the benefit of his experience'. His talent proves more then adequate, but over-confident negligence of risks, while pleasing the crowds, is murder on his scores, while Simms spits on the fans but never wastes a point...
- Released
- 16 Aug 1996
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.4 / 10
- Metascore
- 60 / 100
- Awards
- 4 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Tin Cup 429 lines, man
- Molly 165 lines, woman
- Romeo 164 lines, man
- Simms 66 lines, man
- Doreen 51 lines, woman
- Earl 34 lines, man
- Clint 22 lines, man
- Venturi 10 lines, man
- Jose 9 lines, man
- Security Guard 9 lines
Full cast, 70 people
- Kevin Costner as Roy 'Tin Cup' McAvoy
- Rene Russo as Dr. Molly Griswold
- Don Johnson as David Simms
- Cheech Marin as Romeo Posar
- Linda Hart as Doreen
- Dennis Burkley as Earl
- Rex Linn as Dewey
- Lou Myers as Clint
- Richard Lineback as Curt
- George Perez as Jose
- Mickey Jones as Turk
- Michael Milhoan as Boone
- Gary McCord as Gary McCord
- Craig Stadler as Craig Stadler
- Peter Jacobsen as Peter Jacobsen
- Jim Nantz as CBS Announcer
- Ken Venturi as CBS Announcer
- Ben Wright as CBS Announcer
- Frank Chirkinian as CBS Coordinating Producer
- Lance Barrow as CBS Director
- Brian Hammons as Golf Channel Announcer #1
- Mike Ritz as Golf Channel Announcer #2
- Peter Kostis as Golf Channel Reporter
- Jimmy Roberts as ESPN Reporter
- George Michael as Host of The Sports Machine
- Kris Ancira as Golden Tassel Dancer
- Sharon McCreedy as Golden Tassel Waitress
- Melissa Young as Beautiful Blonde
- Gregory Avellone as Man Behind the Ropes
- Kevin Wilson as Michelson's Caddie
- Susan A. Cabral as Patient in Exit Room
- Del Roy as Local Qualifier Starter
- Sanford Gibbons as Local Qualifier Official
- Arina Gasanova as 19th Hole Waitress
- Bill Caplan as U.S. Open Starter
- Sharon Costner as Grandparent with Dog
- Bill Costner as Grandparent with Dog
- Joe Costner as Grandchild
- Rob Harris as Simms' Agent
- Nick Kiriazis as Guy at Bar #1
- Tom Todoroff as Guy at Bar #2
- Fredrick Lewis as Guy at Bar #3
- Jess King as Guy at Bar #4
- Harold G. Herthum as Bartender
- Mark Thomason as Roy's Stand-in
- Allan Malamud as U.S. Open Reporter
- Steven "Sven" Lewison as Simms' Caddie
- Brad Britton as Jacobsen's Caddie
- Phil Mickelson as PGA Tour Golfer
- Lee Janzen as PGA Tour Golfer
- Jerry Pate as PGA Tour Golfer
- Corey Pavin as PGA Tour Golfer
- Fred Couples as PGA Tour Golfer
- Billy Mayfair as PGA Tour Golfer
- Steve Elkington as PGA Tour Golfer
- John Cook as PGA Tour Golfer
- Andrew Magee as PGA Tour Golfer
- David Ogrin as PGA Tour Golfer
- John Mahaffey as PGA Tour Golfer
- Tom Purtzer as PGA Tour Golfer
- Jeff Maggert as PGA Tour Golfer
- D.A. Weibring as PGA Tour Golfer
- Tommy Armour III as PGA Tour Golfer
- Blaine McCallister as PGA Tour Golfer
- Bruce Lietzke as PGA Tour Golfer
- Gregory Buff White as PGA Tour Golfer
- Mike Standly as PGA Tour Golfer
- Jim McLean as PGA Tour Golfer
- Howard Twitty as PGA Tour Golfer
- Amy Alcott as PGA Tour Golfer
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 117
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 4 | 19 |
| 4 to 6 | 26 | 55 |
| 7 to 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 53 |
| 13 to 15 | 0 | 20 |
| 16 to 18 | 5 | 7 |
| 19 to 21 | 5 | 35 |
| 22 to 24 | 0 | 14 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 18 |
| 28 to 30 | 27 | 64 |
| 31 to 33 | 10 | 10 |
| 34 to 36 | 6 | 47 |
| 37 to 39 | 23 | 63 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 19 |
| 43 to 45 | 1 | 49 |
| 46 to 48 | 27 | 44 |
| 49 to 51 | 5 | 15 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 43 |
| 55 to 57 | 0 | 18 |
| 58 to 60 | 12 | 39 |
| 61 to 63 | 4 | 5 |
| 64 to 66 | 0 | 3 |
| 67 to 69 | 1 | 5 |
| 70 to 72 | 0 | 10 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 0 | 11 |
| 79 to 81 | 7 | 23 |
| 82 to 84 | 8 | 20 |
| 85 to 87 | 4 | 5 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 4 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 3 |
| 94 to 96 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 to 99 | 4 | 0 |
| 100 to 102 | 0 | 1 |
| 103 to 105 | 0 | 3 |
| 106 to 108 | 7 | 13 |
| 109 to 111 | 2 | 13 |
| 112 to 114 | 6 | 9 |
| 115 to 117 | 8 | 15 |
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, 22 are women's.
218 lines from women, 794 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
5 women and 29 men in the cast. 3 women and 19 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 17 of 1,043.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 95 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 21% of the words (2,700), men 79% (10,118). Women have 22% of the lines, so their lines run shorter than men's.
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
6
Two men
81
Exhibit E: behind the camera
3 of the 13 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 21% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Ron Shelton (man)
- Written by
- Ron Shelton (man), John Norville (gender not listed)
- Produced by
- Gary Foster (man), David V. Lester (man)
- Shot by
- Russell Boyd (man)
- Edited by
- Paul Seydor (man), Kimberly Ray (woman)
- Music by
- William Ross (man)
- Production design by
- James D. Bissell (man)
- Costumes by
- Carol Oditz (woman)
- Cast by
- Ed Johnston (gender not listed), Victoria Thomas (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Sound
4 women, 20 men, 13 not listed
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Production
4 women, 10 men, 14 not listed
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Art
1 women, 6 men, 10 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 12 men, 5 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
5 women, 3 men, 9 not listed
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Other crew
0 women, 4 men, 9 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 4 men, 2 not listed
-
Editing
3 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 44 on average. Men: 44 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Rene Russo 42, Linda Hart 46
Men
George Perez 23, Rex Linn 39, Kevin Costner 41, Richard Lineback 44, Don Johnson 46, Cheech Marin 50, Dennis Burkley 50, Lou Myers 60
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $45 million
- Box office
- $53.9 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 117 scenes and 1,043 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
