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

[[3]] Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests (although dubious). It was entered by luminum on 2013-04-11 19:03:25.

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luminum said:
This dubious because several named female characters talk about a variety of subjects, some that focus on men, and some that don't, and some that shift to other things within the description of the subject of men.

The main scene is when Betty, Mama Jenkins, Bianca, Amy, and a few other women talk while preparing food. Betty asks Bianca about her time on Survivor and her drive to win at any cost, which she uses as a way to segue into why she and Roscoe are made for one another. Betty proceeds to talk about Roscoe and Clyde's rivalry, including over Lucinda. Bianca asks who Lucinda is, and Betty explains that she was the prettiest girl back then.

Betty also explains that Clyde came to live with them when his parents "moved on to glory". Amy is confused and asked if Clyde's parents abandoned him after becoming famous. Betty snaps at her and says that it means his parents died in a car crash.

Later, Lucinda gifts Mama Jenkins a lot of her baked goods, telling her that she only has a 50th anniversary once.

Later Betty passes Lucinda food and she thanks her.

The other conversations revolve around the characters' relationships as a couple, and Bianca's jealousy of Lucinda (since she was Roscoe's first love).
Message posted on 2013-04-11 19:03:25

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