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Trainwreck

2015. Directed by Judd Apatow, written by Amy Schumer.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

  1. Yes 1. At least two women
    26 women characters. 14 of them speak.
  2. Yes 2. Who talk to each other
    In 9 scenes out of 115.
  3. 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.

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The film

Despite having a love/hate relationship with her scoundrel of a father Gordon Townsend, the one thing Amy Townsend has grown up believing from him is that monogamy isn't realistic; he and Amy's mom broke up because of infidelity when Amy was young. As such, she gets drunk and stoned frequently in her pursuit of indiscriminate sex, with an unstated rule that there is no sleeping over once the sex is over. Her current "boyfriend" Steven believes they are exclusive, not knowing that she sleeps with other men. Working at sensationalistic magazine S'nuff under head sensationalist Dianna, Amy is in line for a promotion and is sure to get it if her next story meets Dianna's scrutiny. That story is a profile of Dr. Aaron Conners, sports doctor to the stars, despite Amy knowing nothing about sports. To Amy's amazement, Aaron wants to date her following their first sexual encounter, his sexual history in terms of quantity which is in extreme contrast to her own. Also to her amazement, she kind of wants to date him, the entire ritual of being the one person in another person's life a foreign concept to her. The road to a happy ending for the two is not guaranteed as their very different sexual histories and very different perspectives on sexual life make them incompatible although they do truly like each other as people. Ensuring that his man Aaron is happy and doesn't get hurt in the process is someone who seems to take Aaron's personal life even more to heart than he does: LeBron James.

Released
17 Jul 2015
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Rated
R
IMDb
6.2 / 10
Metascore
75 / 100
Awards
5 wins & 27 nominations total
Elsewhere
View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

  • Women
  • Men
  • Not in the cast list
  • Bigger name, more lines
  1. Amy 501 lines, woman
  2. Aaron 291 lines, man
  3. Kim 80 lines, woman
  4. Gordon 65 lines, man
  5. Lebron James 59 lines, man
  6. Dianna 52 lines, woman
  7. Steven 46 lines, man
  8. Donald 40 lines
  9. Amar’E 25 lines, man
  10. Nikki 24 lines, woman
Full cast, 96 people
  • Amy Schumer as Amy Townsend
  • Bill Hader as Dr. Aaron Conners
  • Brie Larson as Kim
  • LeBron James as LeBron James
  • Colin Quinn as Gordon Townsend
  • Mike Birbiglia as Tom
  • Evan Brinkman as Allister
  • John Cena as Steven
  • Tilda Swinton as Dianna
  • Vanessa Bayer as Nikki
  • Ezra Miller as Donald
  • Randall Park as Bryson
  • Jon Glaser as Schultz
  • Amar'e Stoudemire as Amar'e Stoudemire
  • Dave Attell as Noam
  • Norman Lloyd as Norman
  • Method Man as Temembe
  • Claudia O'Doherty as Wendy
  • Bridget Everett as Kat
  • Nikki Glaser as Lisa
  • Tim Meadows as Tim
  • Kyle Dunnigan as Kyle
  • Kevin Kane as Kevin
  • Keith D. Robinson as Guy in Back of Theater
  • Marina Franklin as Woman in Back of Theater
  • Matthew Broderick as Matthew Broderick
  • Marv Albert as Marv Albert
  • Chris Evert as Chris Evert
  • Daniel Radcliffe as The Dogwalker
  • Marisa Tomei as The Dog Owner
  • Tony Romo as Tony Romo
  • Devin Fabry as Nine-Year-Old Amy
  • Carla Oudin as Five-Year-Old Kim
  • Josh Segarra as Staten Island Oli
  • Ryan Farrell as One-Night-Stand Guy
  • Robert E. Torres as One-Night-Stand Guy
  • Jim Florentine as One-Night-Stand Guy
  • Robert Kelly as One-Night-Stand Guy
  • Pete Davidson as Dr. Conners' Patient
  • Dan Soder as Dumpster Guy
  • Leslie Jones as Angry Subway Patron
  • Estee Adoram as Jostled Subway Patron
  • Dave Hanson as Alice's Tea Cup Waiter
  • Kim Caramele as S'nuff Receptionist
  • Max Alexander as Max the Wheelchair Orderly
  • Criscia Richardson as Injured Knicks City Dancer
  • Alva Chinn as Benefit Guest
  • Arnold Y. Kim as Benefit Guest
  • Rob Buntzen as Benefit Guest
  • Karen Chamberlain as Awards Luncheon Coordinator
  • Ajay Mehta as Dr. Raj
  • Rachel Feinstein as Nurse Rachel
  • Victoria Dicce as Donald's Mother
  • Lisa K. Price as Woman on Bench with One-Hitter
  • Kevin Thompson as Vanity Fair Editor
  • Leah O'Donnell as Dancer
  • Selena Watkins as Dancer
  • Alicia Mazepa as Dancer
  • Nicole Serapiglia as Dancer
  • Amanda Robinson as Dancer
  • Whitney Wiggins as Dancer
  • Alexa Kobylarz as Dancer
  • Ashley Nuel as Dancer
  • Michelle Roe as Dancer
  • Teal DePaola as Dancer
  • LaToya Brooks as Dancer
  • Kerrie Greene as Dancer
  • Jess Attardo as Dancer
  • Alyssa Quezada as Dancer
  • Javoris Carlisle as Trampoline Dunker
  • Aidan Charlery as Trampoline Dunker
  • Warren E. Hull as Trampoline Dunker
  • Eric Locklin as Trampoline Dunker
  • Luciano Acuna Jr. as Trampoline Dunker
  • Derric J. Stotts as Trampoline Dunker
  • Sterling Jones as Trampoline Dunker
  • Emma Jonnz as Annalisa (uncredited)
  • Tommy Bayiokos as Gordon's Friend (uncredited)
  • Tim Duquette as Gordon's Sad 'Ol Paleo at Funeral (uncredited)
  • Henry Gagliardi as Amy's Son (uncredited)
  • Eddie K. Robinson as S'nuff Magazine Employee (uncredited)
  • Booker Garrett as Walk of Shame (uncredited)
  • Robert Z. Grant as Walk of Shame (uncredited)
  • Matthew Herington as Walk of Shame (uncredited)
  • Rock Kohli as Walk of Shame (uncredited)
  • Diane Kimbrell as Assisted Living Resident (uncredited)
  • Doris McCarthy as Assisted Living Resident (uncredited)
  • Parker Madison as Doctor (uncredited)
  • John Mainieri as Mob Bar Bartender (uncredited)
  • Tony Cheng as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Patrick J. Curley as Bartender (uncredited)
  • Krista Tunnell as Waitress (uncredited)
  • Joe Mancini as Wiseguy (uncredited)
  • Khalil Muhammad as Security Guard (uncredited)
  • Jessica Cherniak as Benefit Guest (uncredited)
  • Christine Duke as Courtside Fan

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 4% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 115

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Show the numbers
ScenesWomen's linesMen's lines
1 to 31716
4 to 672
7 to 943
10 to 12142
13 to 159730
16 to 183141
19 to 214371
22 to 241516
25 to 274825
28 to 302729
31 to 3389
34 to 362318
37 to 392854
40 to 421740
43 to 453618
46 to 4830
49 to 5132
52 to 5440
55 to 571128
58 to 601624
61 to 63319
64 to 6661
67 to 69239
70 to 72124
73 to 751714
76 to 782223
79 to 8165
82 to 841340
85 to 87569
88 to 9000
91 to 93015
94 to 96239
97 to 992815
100 to 10230
103 to 10521
106 to 10803
109 to 11180
112 to 11404
115 to 1151418

The evidence

  • Straight from the script
  • Counted from the script and the credits

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Exhibit A: the passing scenes

The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
DIANNA: Ok, my babes, I want your undivided. I’ve been looking at your pitches and these are my thoughts. Nikki, why are you smiling? NIKKI: I’m not smiling, I’m just very nervous. DIANNA: Stop smiling. That’s even more. Nikki. NIKKI: The more nervous I get the more I smile.
DIANNA: Good. That’s good, yeah. AMY: I want to know.
AMY: Are these real names? DIANNA: What’s that Amy, I want your thoughts. AMY: I’m sorry, I just don’t know why we treat these athletes like heroes just cause they can skate fast or kick a ball into a net. I just think … DIANNA: Killer. I want you to write the piece.
DIANNA: Nikki, I want you to research whether garlic makes semen taste any different. NIKKI: Oh, um, how am I supposed to get.. DIANNA: Thank you. You inspire me.
KIM: They’re both your grandkid, God damnit. AMY: Kimberly, come--

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 52 are women's.

695 lines from women, 637 from men.

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

26 women and 44 men in the cast. 14 women and 23 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

  • Women
  • Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 3 of 1,388. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 49 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

  • First line by a woman
  • Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 50% of the words (6,649), men 50% (6,748). Women have 52% 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

Exhibit F: behind the camera

1 of the 9 people in these jobs is a woman. Across the whole crew, 31% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by
Judd Apatow (man)
Written by
Amy Schumer (woman)
Produced by
Judd Apatow (man), Barry Mendel (man)
Shot by
Jody Lee Lipes (man)
Edited by
William Kerr (man), Paul Zucker (man)
Music by
Jon Brion (man)
Production design by
Kevin Thompson (man)

The crew, department by department

  • Other crew

    11 women, 19 men, 16 not listed

  • Production

    10 women, 13 men, 21 not listed

  • Art

    5 women, 12 men, 12 not listed

  • Sound

    5 women, 18 men, 5 not listed

  • Camera

    2 women, 10 men, 7 not listed

  • Costume & Make-Up

    4 women, 3 men, 8 not listed

  • Editing

    2 women, 7 men, 4 not listed

  • Lighting

    0 women, 3 men, 9 not listed

  • Women
  • Men
  • Gender not listed on TMDB

Exhibit G: how old the stars were

Women: 37 on average. Men: 40 on average. The top-billed cast, at the film's release.

Women

Brie Larson 25, Vanessa Bayer 33, Amy Schumer 34, Tilda Swinton 54

Men

LeBron James 30, Bill Hader 37, Mike Birbiglia 37, John Cena 38, Colin Quinn 56

Exhibit H: the money

It made 4.0 times what it cost.

Budget
$35 million
Box office
$141 million

From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.

About this analysis

Our parser read the script: 115 scenes and 1,388 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works

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