Fails the Bechdel test
Where the Day Takes You
1992. Directed by Marc Rocco, written by Michael Hitchcock and Kurt Voss and Marc Rocco.
The Bechdel test
Bechdel score
2 / 3
Fails
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Yes
1. At least two women
8 women characters. 6 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
Not rated bechdeltest.com readers haven't rated this film.
The film
A group of teen-age runaways try to survive in the streets of Los Angeles. Drugs, prostitution, violence and bureaucratic indifference all pose threats to the kids, who nevertheless prefer this harsh life to going back to their families. Heather, somewhat older, provides some leadership and mothering to the kids.
- Released
- 11 Sep 1992
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- IMDb
- 6.5 / 10
- Metascore
- 64 / 100
- Awards
- 1 win & 2 nominations
- Elsewhere
- View on IMDb
Starring, by lines spoken
- Women
- Men
- Not in the cast list
- Bigger name, more lines
- King 253 lines, man
- Heather 128 lines, woman
- Little J 96 lines, man
- Greg 55 lines, man
- Voice 26 lines
- Crasher 25 lines, man
- Manny 23 lines, man
- Ted 23 lines, man
- Charles 20 lines, man
- Brenda 19 lines, woman
Full cast, 25 people
- Sean Astin as Greg
- Lara Flynn Boyle as Heather
- Peter Dobson as Tommy Ray
- Balthazar Getty as Little J
- Ricki Lake as Brenda
- James Le Gros as Crasher
- Kyle MacLachlan as Ted
- Dermot Mulroney as King
- Adam Baldwin as Officer Black
- Nancy McKeon as Vikki
- Alyssa Milano as Kimmy
- Leo Rossi as Mr. Burtis
- Will Smith as Manny
- Rachel Ticotin as Officer Landers
- Stephen Tobolowsky as Charles
- Laura San Giacomo as The Interviewer
- Robert Knepper as Rock Singer
- Debbie James as Mrs. Burtis
- David Arquette as Rob
- Ken Kerman as Older Cop
- Cynthia Szigeti as Counselor
- Joey Dedio as Teen
- Dennis Phun as Korean Man
- Michael Maguire as Cop #2
- Christian Slater as Social Worker (uncredited)
Who talks, scene by scene
Lines of dialogue in every 3 scenes, start to finish. Women above the line, men below. 8% of lines come from characters we couldn't match to the cast list and aren't shown.
Women
Men
Scene 1 Scene 124
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Show the numbers
| Scenes | Women's lines | Men's lines |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 4 to 6 | 0 | 26 |
| 7 to 9 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 to 12 | 0 | 37 |
| 13 to 15 | 5 | 25 |
| 16 to 18 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 to 21 | 26 | 27 |
| 22 to 24 | 14 | 23 |
| 25 to 27 | 1 | 6 |
| 28 to 30 | 7 | 20 |
| 31 to 33 | 0 | 16 |
| 34 to 36 | 0 | 4 |
| 37 to 39 | 3 | 12 |
| 40 to 42 | 5 | 19 |
| 43 to 45 | 11 | 9 |
| 46 to 48 | 0 | 59 |
| 49 to 51 | 3 | 18 |
| 52 to 54 | 0 | 13 |
| 55 to 57 | 5 | 8 |
| 58 to 60 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 to 63 | 2 | 2 |
| 64 to 66 | 3 | 3 |
| 67 to 69 | 9 | 13 |
| 70 to 72 | 2 | 0 |
| 73 to 75 | 6 | 7 |
| 76 to 78 | 16 | 18 |
| 79 to 81 | 12 | 15 |
| 82 to 84 | 0 | 6 |
| 85 to 87 | 10 | 14 |
| 88 to 90 | 0 | 4 |
| 91 to 93 | 0 | 5 |
| 94 to 96 | 5 | 19 |
| 97 to 99 | 1 | 23 |
| 100 to 102 | 2 | 3 |
| 103 to 105 | 4 | 7 |
| 106 to 108 | 4 | 12 |
| 109 to 111 | 2 | 12 |
| 112 to 114 | 8 | 5 |
| 115 to 117 | 2 | 6 |
| 118 to 120 | 3 | 3 |
| 121 to 123 | 10 | 25 |
| 124 to 124 | 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, 25 are women's.
182 lines from women, 552 from men.
- Women
- Men
Exhibit B: who's in it
8 women and 17 men in the cast. 6 women and 17 men from it get lines.
Characters
With lines
- Women
- Men
Exhibit C: who gets heard
The first woman speaks at line 112 of 796.
The longest stretch with no woman speaking runs 111 lines.
Every line of dialogue, first to last
- First line by a woman
- Longest stretch with no woman speaking
Words spoken
Women speak 25% of the words (1,541), men 75% (4,521).
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
4
Two men
10
Exhibit E: behind the camera
1 of the 10 people in these jobs is a woman.
Across the whole crew, 20% of the people whose gender is listed are women.
- Directed by
- Marc Rocco (man)
- Written by
- Michael Hitchcock (man), Kurt Voss (man), Marc Rocco (man)
- Produced by
- Paul Hertzberg (man)
- Shot by
- King Baggot (man)
- Edited by
- Russell Livingstone (man)
- Music by
- Mark Morgan (gender not listed)
- Production design by
- Kirk M. Petruccelli (man)
- Cast by
- Mary Jo Slater (woman)
The crew, department by department
-
Sound
2 women, 10 men, 13 not listed
-
Other crew
1 women, 12 men, 5 not listed
-
Production
5 women, 5 men, 8 not listed
-
Camera
0 women, 7 men, 5 not listed
-
Art
1 women, 5 men, 3 not listed
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Costume & Make-Up
2 women, 2 men, 3 not listed
-
Lighting
0 women, 1 men, 5 not listed
-
Directing
1 women, 2 men, 2 not listed
- Women
- Men
- Gender not listed on TMDB
Exhibit F: how old the stars were
Women: 24 on average. Men: 27 on average.
The top-billed cast, at the film's release.
Women
Lara Flynn Boyle 22, Ricki Lake 23, Nancy McKeon 26
Men
Balthazar Getty 17, Sean Astin 21, Peter Dobson 28, Dermot Mulroney 28, James Le Gros 30, Adam Baldwin 30, Kyle MacLachlan 33
Exhibit G: the money
It made 13% of what it cost.
- Budget
- $3 million
- Box office
- $390,152
From TMDB, not adjusted for inflation.
About this analysis
Our parser read the script: 124 scenes and 796 lines of dialogue. How the test works
