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]] The Crazies (2010) [imdb]

This movie passed 3 of 3 tests. It was entered by Kelly Garbato on 2010-03-01 01:20:41.

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Kelly Garbato said:
Two of the film's four heroes are women.

There are three scenes in which women talk to each other:

1 - Deardra Farnum brings her husband Bill to the town's only doctor, a woman (Judy Dutton), and they talk to each other about his condition.

2 - Becca Darling asks Judy, her boss, if she can knock off early - to watch her boyfriend play in a baseball game.

3 - Becca and Judy, sequestered in a makeshift sick room in the local high school and strapped to hospital beds, talk to one another about their plight.

Otherwise, Becca and Judy are shown together numerous times, but there aren't any other one-on-one conversations - just a lot of screaming, whimpering and running.

So I think the film passes based on one scene.
Message posted on 2010-03-01 01:20:41
Erin N. said:
I was going to nominate this movie, as well. Although the movie scrapes into the list with only one scene, the female leads do a lot of fighting - even without their male cast members.
Message posted on 2010-11-09 18:08:54
Fatpie42 said:
Do the first two out of three count? In both cases they are talking about a man.
Message posted on 2010-12-12 00:46:32
Dan-o said:
given that it's in the action/horror genre which is not prone to have "profound" plotlines it's done very well. the characters are human and mostly likeable. i tend to lower my standards somewhat for action films and just hope the characters aren't too cardboard. thus, any human dialogue at all gives this film my thumbs up.
Message posted on 2011-06-19 22:47:59

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