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

Oleanna (1994)

This movie passed 0 of 3 tests. It was entered by Greg Kuperberg on 2012-07-17 05:10:21.

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Greg Kuperberg said:

This movie fails the Bechdel test for an interesting reason: It only has two characters in it, period, one male and one female. This suggests that there should also be a reverse Bechdel test for male characters --- where this is one of very few movies that would not get a 3. On the other hand, even though the cast is exactly gender-symmetric, it has a reputation as a sexist (or at least anti-feminist) movie.

Message posted on 2012-07-17 05:10:22

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