Passes the Bechdel test
Walking Tall
2004. Directed by Kevin Bray, written by Mort Briskin and David Klass and Channing Gibson.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
3 / 3
Passes
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Yes
1. At least two women
17 women characters. 4 of them speak. -
Yes
2. Who talk to each other
In 1 scene out of 59. -
Yes
3. About something besides a man
In that scene, our script parser found no man named. See the scene.
Second opinion
Disagree bechdeltest.com readers give it 1 out of 3.
The film
The hard-boiled former U.S. Special Forces veteran and decorated sergeant, Chris Vaughn, is in for a rude awakening, as his peaceful hometown has changed radically. With the old cedar mill gone out of business for good--and a garish gambling house opened instead, promoting drugs and violence thanks to his old high-school nemesis, Jay Hamilton--Chris will have no other choice but to take matters into his own hands as the town's new sheriff. Now, Jay's murderous henchmen have no place to hide--and with a primitive and lethally efficient four-by-four fence post as his weapon of choice--Chris is determined to clean up the vice and the corruption in his beloved birthplace. Who will dare to stop Chris, the furious one-man-army?
- Released
- 02 Apr 2004
- Genres
- Action, Crime
- Rated
- PG-13
- IMDb
- 6.2 / 10
- Metascore
- 44 / 100
- Awards
- 2 nominations total
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- Chris 169 lines, man
- Ray 46 lines, man
- Jay 37 lines, man
- Sheriff Watkins 29 lines, man
- Deni 21 lines, woman
- Dad 19 lines, man
- Michelle 18 lines, woman
- Pete 13 lines, man
- Connie 11 lines, woman
- Judge 11 lines
Full cast, 45 people
- Dwayne Johnson as Chris Vaughn
- Johnny Knoxville as Ray Templeton
- Neal McDonough as Jay Hamilton
- Kristen Wilson as Michelle Vaughn
- Ashley Scott as Deni
- Khleo Thomas as Pete Vaughn
- John Beasley as Chris Vaughn Sr.
- Barbara Tarbuck as Connie Vaughn
- Michael Bowen as Sheriff Stan Watkins
- Kevin Durand as Booth
- Andrew Tarbet as Jimmy
- Patrick Gallagher as Keith
- John Stewart as Rusty
- Eric Breker as Deputy Ralston
- Ryan Robbins as Travis
- Michael Adamthwaite as Burke
- Darcy Laurie as Smittie
- Fred Keating as Doctor
- Ben Cardinal as Michele's Partner
- Birkett Turton as Kenner
- Terence Kelly as Judge L. Powell
- Tom Scholte as Merle Crowe
- Mark Houghton as County Prosecutor
- James Ashcroft as Bailiff
- Eric Keenleyside as Dan Stadler
- Aaron Douglas as Casino Stickman
- Michael Soltis as Casino Maintenance Worker
- April Telek as Casino Waitress
- Sandra Steier as Addict Mother
- Ben Cotton as Drug Dealer
- Cobie Smulders as Exotic Beauty
- Chelsie Amber McEachnie as Lap Dancer
- Kaja Gjesdal as Lap Dancer
- Melody Cherpaw as Lap Dancer
- Alana Drozduke as Casino Trashy Woman
- Sandra Higueras as Casino Trashy Woman
- Ty Olsson as Deputy
- Ana Mirkovic as Blackjack Dealer
- David Purvis as Ray's AA Sponsor
- Beverley Elliott as Nurse
- Rita Edwards as Wet T-Shirt Girl
- Sarah Smith as Wet T-Shirt Girl
- Douglas Sheridan as Boxman
- Katina Robillard as Dollar Bill Girl
- Jacqueline Stewart as Girl on Platform
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 2 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 12% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 59
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 to 4 | 0 | 25 |
| 5 to 6 | 20 | 25 |
| 7 to 8 | 0 | 23 |
| 9 to 10 | 0 | 32 |
| 11 to 12 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 to 14 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 to 16 | 4 | 7 |
| 17 to 18 | 1 | 7 |
| 19 to 20 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 to 22 | 0 | 12 |
| 23 to 24 | 0 | 29 |
| 25 to 26 | 16 | 15 |
| 27 to 28 | 3 | 10 |
| 29 to 30 | 3 | 22 |
| 31 to 32 | 0 | 4 |
| 33 to 34 | 0 | 26 |
| 35 to 36 | 0 | 19 |
| 37 to 38 | 3 | 14 |
| 39 to 40 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 to 42 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 to 44 | 0 | 2 |
| 45 to 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 to 48 | 0 | 7 |
| 49 to 50 | 0 | 5 |
| 51 to 52 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 to 54 | 0 | 1 |
| 55 to 56 | 0 | 7 |
| 57 to 58 | 0 | 8 |
| 59 to 59 | 0 | 9 |
The evidence
- Straight from the script
- Counted from the script and the credits
Tap an exhibit to open it.
Exhibit A: the passing scene
The scene our parser counted as passing, word for word.
DENI: Coulda left it in the trash but I... CONNIE: Deni? Nice to see you dear. DENI: Hi Mrs Vaughn.
Exhibit B: every 100 lines
Out of every 100 lines with a known speaker, 13 are women's.
54 lines from women, 355 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who's in it
17 women and 27 men in the cast. 4 women and 11 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit D: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 29 of 467.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 126 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 11% of the words (382), men 89% (3,119). Women have 13% 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
Two women
4
Two men
35
Exhibit F: behind the camera
2 of the 17 people in these jobs are women.
Across the whole crew, 24% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Kevin Bray (man)
- Written by
- David Klass (man), Channing Gibson (man), David Levien (man), Brian Koppelman (man)
- Produced by
- Jim Burke (man), Lucas Foster (man), Paul Schiff (man), Ashok Amritraj (man), David Hoberman (man)
- Shot by
- Glen MacPherson (man)
- Edited by
- George Bowers (man), Robert Ivison (man)
- Music by
- Graeme Revell (man)
- Production design by
- Brent Thomas (man)
- Cast by
- Sarah Halley Finn (woman), Randi Hiller (woman)
The crew, department by department
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Other crew
5 women, 28 men, 7 not listed
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Sound
3 women, 10 men, 18 not listed
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Production
12 women, 11 men, 1 not listed
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Camera
0 women, 9 men, 8 not listed
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Directing
1 women, 6 men, 3 not listed
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Art
2 women, 4 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
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Visual Effects
0 women, 1 men, 4 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit G: how old the stars were
Women: 41 on average. Men: 36 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Ashley Scott 26, Kristen Wilson 34, Barbara Tarbuck 62
Men
Khleo Thomas 15, Kevin Durand 30, Dwayne Johnson 31, Johnny Knoxville 33, Neal McDonough 38, Michael Bowen 45, John Beasley 60
Exhibit H: the money
It made 1.2 times what it cost.
- Budget
- $46 million
- Box office
- $57.2 million
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 59 scenes and 467 lines of dialogue. The bechdeltest.com rating comes from that site’s readers. How the test works
