Passes the Bechdel test

Trick 'r Treat

Name: Trick 'r Treat
Released: 2015

2015. Directed by Michael Dougherty, written by Michael Dougherty.

The Bechdel test

Bechdel score

3 / 3

Passes

Yes 1. At least two women
15 women characters. 2 of them speak.
Yes 2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 130.
Yes 3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.

Second opinion

Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 3 out of 3.

The film

Five interwoven stories that occur on the same block, on the same night. A couple finds what happens when they blow a jack o' lantern out before midnight, a high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer, a college virgin might have met the right guy for her, a group of mean teens play a prank that they take too far, and a hermit is visited by a special trick or treater.

Released: 27 Nov 2015
Genres: Comedy, Horror
Rated: R
IMDb: 6.7 / 10
Awards: 6 wins & 7 nominations total
Elsewhere: View on IMDb

Starring, by lines spoken

Women
Men
Not in the cast list
Bigger name, more lines

Adrian 57 lines
Steven 57 lines, man
Heather 55 lines
Lori 46 lines
Brandon 42 lines
Kreeg 35 lines, man
Jimmy 27 lines, man
Sara 24 lines, woman
Samantha 15 lines, woman
Billy 13 lines, man

Full cast, 35 people

Brian Cox as Mr. Kreeg
Quinn Lord as Sam / Peeping Tommy
Anna Paquin as Laurie
Dylan Baker as Steven
Leslie Bibb as Emma
Tahmoh Penikett as Henry
Rochelle Aytes as Maria
Britt McKillip as Macy
Moneca Delain as Janet
Lauren Lee Smith as Danielle
Brett Kelly as Charlie
Jean-Luc Bilodeau as Schrader
Alberto Ghisi as Chip
James Willson as Alex
Christine Willes as Mrs. Henderson
Isabelle Deluce as Sara
Samm Todd as Rhonda
Connor Christopher Levins as Billy
Laura Mennell as Allie
Ty Hill as Nathan
Matthew Kevin Anderson as Clerk
Barbara Kottmeier as Centaur Girl
Derek McIver as Centaur Guy
Catherine Barroll as Mother
Caroline Redekopp as Reporter
Patrick Gilmore as Bud The Cameraman
Troy Everett as Bud's Assistant
Tatiana Anderson as Lady Barbarian
Richard Harmon as Vampire Kid
C. Ernst Harth as Giant Baby
Gerald Paetz as Young Kreeg
Amy Esterle as Party Girl
Wanda Ayala as Party Girl
Juan Carlos Velis as Conquistador
Jesse Haddock as Teenager

Who talks, scene by scene

Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 55% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.

Women

Men

Scene 1 Scene 130

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Show the numbers

Scenes	Women's lines	Men's lines
1 to 3	7	6
4 to 6	1	1
7 to 9	0	0
10 to 12	0	1
13 to 15	1	5
16 to 18	1	4
19 to 21	0	5
22 to 24	0	4
25 to 27	0	11
28 to 30	0	18
31 to 33	0	1
34 to 36	0	1
37 to 39	0	14
40 to 42	0	18
43 to 45	0	9
46 to 48	0	3
49 to 51	0	8
52 to 54	0	6
55 to 57	0	0
58 to 60	0	0
61 to 63	0	1
64 to 66	0	1
67 to 69	0	0
70 to 72	0	0
73 to 75	34	1
76 to 78	0	0
79 to 81	0	1
82 to 84	0	3
85 to 87	0	0
88 to 90	4	10
91 to 93	0	2
94 to 96	0	4
97 to 99	0	3
100 to 102	0	2
103 to 105	0	6
106 to 108	0	4
109 to 111	0	3
112 to 114	0	1
115 to 117	0	3
118 to 120	0	4
121 to 123	1	5
124 to 126	0	0
127 to 129	2	2
130 to 130	0	1

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.

SAMANTHA: Thought so. SARA: You know, we should probably get going.

Exhibit B: every 100 lines

Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 23 are women's.

51 lines from women, 172 from men.

Women
Men

Exhibit C: who's in it

15 women and 19 men in the cast. 2 women and 8 men from it get lines.

Characters

With lines

Women
Men

Exhibit D: who gets heard

The first woman speaks at line 2 of 491. The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 282 lines.

Every line of dialogue, first to last

First line by a woman
Longest stretch with no woman speaking

Words spoken

Women speak 28% of the words (393), men 72% (1,019). Women have 23% 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

Two men

Exhibit F: behind the camera

1 of the 12 people in these jobs is a woman. Across the whole crew, 22% of the people whose gender is listed are women.

Directed by: Michael Dougherty (man)
Written by: Michael Dougherty (man)
Produced by: Bryan Singer (man)
Shot by: Glen MacPherson (man)
Edited by: Robert Ivison (man)
Music by: Douglas Pipes (man)
Production design by: Mark S. Freeborn (man)
Costumes by: Trish Keating (woman)
Cast by: Matthew Lessall (man), Roger Mussenden (man), Sean Cossey (man), Stuart Aikins (man)