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

Randall questions Isherwell’s science at a BASH hangar, and Isherwell uses personal data to threaten him with a lonely death.

Scene 141 of 205 · ≈ 3 min on screen · Act two

Peter Isherwell
Randall
President Orlean

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:28 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 141

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 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
At Drink-Mo, Kate serves Yule and his friends while they recognize her from television; she lets them leave with stolen vodka.
Scene 141
This scene

141EXT. BASH AIRPLANE HANGAR - SAME TIME

INCOMPLETE DRONES WITH DRILLING ARMS AND WARHEADS ON THEM are being wheeled around the massive launch pad.

Randall and President Orlean land in a helicopter and walk over to a hangar.

A giant BEAD DRONE is in front of them.

PETER ISHERWELL

Okay, let me introduce you, uh, to

mankind’s savior. The Bash Explore

and Acquire Drone.

RANDALL

It’s incredible.

PETER ISHERWELL

It’s incredible, isn’t it? I call

this one Primo the first.

(laughs)

It’s like my first child.

(speaking to drone)

Primo, my boy. It’s your father,

Cronos.

(laughing)

Don’t be shy. Come on. You’re gonna

be a God in the sky.

RANDALL

(laughs nervously)

Are you at all concerned about the

sync on the BEAD explosions? There

are studies that show that the

comet-

PETER ISHERWELL

Oh, Doctor. There are always

questions and fears and...

Randall takes some papers from his jacket. Hands them to Isherwell.

RANDALL

Right. I have a report here from a

Dr. Inez if you’d just take a look

at this study.

PETER ISHERWELL

Oh, thanks...

RANDALL

Listen, a lot of my colleagues,

they’ve either been removed or

resigned from this project,

apparently for asking too many

questions about this mission here.

So I just wanna make sure that

you’re open to the scientific peer-

review process and you’re not