Bechdel Test Movie List

The Lion King of course doesn't actually have women in it, but I'm counting female characters.

Wow. I just rewatched the Elephant Graveyard scene, thinking that surely Nala must say something to Shenzi (Whoopi Goldberg's hyena character). After the hyenas appear, Nala has exactly two lines: "Did we lose them?" and "Simba!", both uttered when the hyenas aren't around.

So the closest this movie gets is when Nala says "I'm taking a bath" and Sarabi says "It's time for yours;" the lines are consecutive, but they're both directed at Simba, not at each other.

Actually, in the "I'm taking a bath scene" when the lion cubs are plotting to go to the elephant graveyard there is a conversation, though brief, between Nala, her mother (Sarafina), and Sarabi (Simba's mom).

Nala: "Mom, Can I go?"
Sarafina: "I don't know. Sarabi, what do you think?"
Sarabi: "Well..."
Nala/Simba together: "Pleeease?"
Sarabi: "It's alright by me...(cubs rejoice that their devious plan has succeeded)...as log as Zazu goes with you."

I am not sure if anyone calls Sarafina by name in the script, or if she is just listed as Sarafina in the credits, but Nala and Sarabi certainly are named. I think this counts.

Nala to Sarafina: Mom, can I go with Simba?
Sarafina to Sarabi: Hm...what do you think, Sarabi?
Sarabi to the cubs: Well...
Cubs: Pleeeease?
Sarabi to cubs: It's all right with me.

There's no conversation there. No two female characters actually talk to each other, and this exchange all has to do with whether or not Simba (male) and Nala can go play. This rating still stands.

Safafina: "Hm...what do you think, Sarabi?"
Sarabi: "Well... "

This is clearly Sarafina and Sarabi talking to each other. 2 out of 3.

Even with Nala and Sarafina, Sarafina is still conversing with Nala when she's considering it. And in essence it's "Can I go mom" "What do you think, Sarabi" "Okay, you can both go." That's definitely to Nala as well.

The Nala/Sarafina/Sarabi conversation, or all variations--this conversation centers around Simba (whether Nala can go to the watering hole with Simba)

The scene with Nala, Sarabi, Sarafina should count. Sarabi do have a brief exchange and while the conversation is about Nala and Simba going to the watering hole Simba is a child not a man. The rules say man not male.

Arie: Considering how other movies have been judged on this site, "man" has in reality been interpreted as someone of male gender regardless of age. So to be consistent with other films, Simba should be considered a man in this regard.

So in my opinion, the film passes 2 out of 3 tests, but the women only talk about Simba so it should not pass the third test.