Don't Look Up · written by Adam McKay · 2021

At Drink-Mo, Kate serves Yule and his friends while they recognize her from television; she lets them leave with stolen vodka.

Scene 140 of 205 · ≈ 3 min on screen · Act two

Phillip
Interrupting Voice
Yule
Kate
Friend
Other Friend
Cvn Anchor

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:26 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 140

After PhD candidate Kate Dibiasky discovers a comet on a direct collision course with Earth, she and Professor Randall Mindy try to persuade a politically distracted President, a media-saturated public, and a powerful technology company to stop it before impact.

Scenes 1–7
Kate and Randall work within the familiar routine of astronomy and university research.
Scenes 8–26
They discover the impact deadline and need the government and public to respond, but Orlean refuses immediate action.
Scenes 27–60
Kate and Oglethorpe take the warning outside official channels, entering the press and television world to reach the public.
Scenes 61–72
The scientists navigate conspiracy claims, arrest, and political reversal as Orlean finally announces a deflection mission.
Scenes 73–122
Their warning appears to win official action and a national launch, though Randall’s celebrity role and BASH’s access undermine the effort.
Scene 123
The shuttles turn back toward Earth, revealing that the administration has halted its announced defense.
Just before
Scene 137
Kate’s parents refuse to let her into their house because they support the jobs promised by the comet.
Scene 138
Randall endorses a BASH and government hotline in a reassuring advertisement that shares callers’ data with subsidiaries.
Scene 139
June confronts Randall and Brie in a hotel suite, throws his medication at him, and leaves after Randall chooses the affair.
Scene 140
This scene

140INT. DRINK-MO STORE - ILLINOIS - CONTINUOUS

Kate, now a cashier at a giant Drink-Mo watches a CVN show. Phillip Kaj is a guest on the shoe.

PHILLIP (SOT)

...people, they want to manage the

comet to create jobs. 37% don’t

want the comet to hit. That’s

actually down by three points. And

23%, they don’t think there’s a

comet at all. And that number is

way up.

INTERRUPTING VOICE

Not Bitcoin, Ratcoin. Ratcoin.

A SKATER PUNK, 24 with TWO FRIENDS. One of them wears a MISFITS jacket and they all have stickers and hand drawn stuff on their clothes. The main guy, YULE has half his hair cut off.

YULE

I’d like to buy these sunglasses.

(gets a good look at Kate)

Aren’t you that girl from live TV

who said “we’re all gonna die”?

KATE

No.

(and then)

What’s your purchase?

He holds up his phone to her face. His lock screen is a meme of Kate from The Daily Rip.

YULE

Yeah, that’s you. It’s definitely

you.

KATE

Yup. That’s me.

YULE

You are a stone cold legend. Word

is bond.

FRIEND

I’ve got a picture of you on my

board.

YULE

He’s got a picture of you on his

fucking board.

KATE

Great. What’s your purchase? If you

don’t have one you need to make

room for the next customer in line.

There’s no next customer.

OTHER FRIEND

Can I touch your hair in a non