Fails the Bechdel test
Vacancy
2007. Directed by Nimród Antal, written by Mark L. Smith.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
0 / 3
Fails
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No
1. At least two women
Fewer than two women characters. -
No
2. Who talk to each other
Our parser found no scene where two women talk to each other. -
No
3. About something besides a man
Not reached: the film fails an earlier rule.
Second opinion
Agree bechdeltest.com readers give it 0 out of 3.
The film
David and Amy Fox find themselves stranded in the middle of nowhere when their car breaks down. Luckily, they come across a motel with a TV to entertain them during their overnight stay. However, there's something very strange and familiar about the Grade-Z slasher movies that the motel broadcasts for its guests' enjoyment. They all appear to be filmed in the very same room they occupy! Realizing that they are trapped in their room with hidden cameras now aimed at them filming their every move, David and Amy desperately find a means of escape through locked doors, crawlspaces and underground tunnels before they too become the newest stars of the mystery filmmaker's next cult classic!
- Released
- 20 Apr 2007
- Genres
- Horror, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 54 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- David 255 lines, man
- Amy 191 lines, woman
- Mason 51 lines, man
- Mechanic 16 lines, man
- Female Reporter 11 lines
- Man 11 lines, man
- Cop 9 lines
- Sheriff 4 lines
- Male Reporter 2 lines
- Newscaster 2 lines
Full cast, 21 people
- Kate Beckinsale as Amy Fox
- Luke Wilson as David Fox
- Frank Whaley as Mason
- Ethan Embry as Mechanic
- Scott G. Anderson as Killer
- Mark Casella as Truck Driver
- David Doty as Police Oficcer
- Norm Compton as Snuff Victim
- Caryn Mower as Snuff Victim
- Meegan E. Godfrey as Snuff Victim
- Kym Stys as Snuff Victim
- Andrew Fiscella as Steven R
- Dale Waddington as Brenda B
- Ernest Misko as Snuff Victim
- Bryan Ross as Snuff Victim
- Chevon Hicks as Snuff Victim
- Betsy Hammer as Snuff Woman #3 (uncredited)
- Kevin Dunigan as Maricopa county sheriff (uncredited)
- Chuck Lamb as Snuff Victim (uncredited)
- Cary Wayne Moore as Snuff Guy #4 (uncredited)
- Richie Varga as Snuff Guy #3 (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 7% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 131
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 to 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 7 to 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 to 12 | 5 | 17 |
| 13 to 15 | 1 | 14 |
| 16 to 18 | 5 | 9 |
| 19 to 21 | 3 | 7 |
| 22 to 24 | 6 | 31 |
| 25 to 27 | 9 | 11 |
| 28 to 30 | 8 | 18 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 16 |
| 34 to 36 | 35 | 28 |
| 37 to 39 | 9 | 11 |
| 40 to 42 | 8 | 8 |
| 43 to 45 | 4 | 4 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 to 51 | 1 | 13 |
| 52 to 54 | 7 | 5 |
| 55 to 57 | 12 | 19 |
| 58 to 60 | 9 | 3 |
| 61 to 63 | 3 | 4 |
| 64 to 66 | 1 | 5 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 16 |
| 70 to 72 | 3 | 9 |
| 73 to 75 | 0 | 1 |
| 76 to 78 | 7 | 15 |
| 79 to 81 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 to 84 | 4 | 2 |
| 85 to 87 | 1 | 2 |
| 88 to 90 | 2 | 6 |
| 91 to 93 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 to 96 | 4 | 7 |
| 97 to 99 | 5 | 6 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 6 |
| 103 to 105 | 1 | 3 |
| 106 to 108 | 0 | 2 |
| 109 to 111 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 to 114 | 2 | 0 |
| 115 to 117 | 0 | 1 |
| 118 to 120 | 0 | 2 |
| 121 to 123 | 2 | 12 |
| 124 to 126 | 4 | 0 |
| 127 to 129 | 1 | 0 |
| 130 to 131 | 1 | 0 |
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, 37 are women's.
192 lines from women, 333 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
6 women and 12 men in the cast. 1 women and 3 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 20 of 567.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 19 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 27% of the words (1,124), men 73% (2,985). Women have 37% 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
0
Two men
7
Exhibit E: behind the camera
2 of the 10 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 29% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Nimród Antal (man)
- Written by
- Mark L. Smith (man)
- Produced by
- Hal Lieberman (man)
- Shot by
- Andrzej Sekula (man)
- Edited by
- Armen Minasian (man)
- Music by
- Paul Haslinger (man)
- Production design by
- Jon Gary Steele (man)
- Costumes by
- Maya Lieberman (woman)
- Cast by
- Lindsey Hayes Kroeger (woman), David Rapaport (man)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
6 women, 15 men, 13 not listed
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Production
4 women, 10 men, 6 not listed
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Art
2 women, 7 men, 9 not listed
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Sound
2 women, 9 men, 7 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
3 women, 1 men, 8 not listed
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Camera
2 women, 3 men, 6 not listed
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Directing
4 women, 4 men
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Lighting
0 women, 0 men, 5 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 35 on average. Men: 39 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Meegan E. Godfrey 31, Kate Beckinsale 33, Caryn Mower 41
Men
Ethan Embry 28, Luke Wilson 35, Scott G. Anderson 35, Frank Whaley 43, Mark Casella 53
Exhibit G: the money
It made 1.9 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $19 million
- Box office
- $35.3 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 131 scenes and 567 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
