Bechdel Test Movie List

/bech·del test/ n.
1. It has to have at least two [named] women in it
2. Who talk to each other
3. About something besides a man

[[1]] Idiocracy (2006) [imdb]

This movie passed 1 of 3 tests. It was entered by neil on 2008-07-19 00:00:00.

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Moonshadow Kati disagreed with the rating and said:
IMDB only lists one named female character, Rita. This only passes 1/3 if you also count the female cabinet member, who was referred to as "Funbags". Considering the stupid names that other people had in this movie, it is possible that it is her name, but IMDB does not list her as such and i'm fairly certain that it was a pejorative nickname and not her real name.
Message posted on 2011-11-03 22:25:02
Jaya disagreed with the rating and said:
I don't think that this passes any of the tests. Funbags is not a name. Rita is the only name woman.
Message posted on 2014-03-29 23:32:32
Rocco disagreed with the rating and said:
Formicha and Velveta are both named women who talked (they're news casters for Fox News) but they were talking about a trail on the "Extreme Court" which involved almost exclusively men.

I was thinking about whether the movie passed The Bechdel Test after watching it last night and whether passing or failing it actually strengthened or weakened its premise. I'm still not sure on either count.
Message posted on 2016-11-20 17:33:22

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