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

At dinner, the Mindy family and friends share memories and Yule offers a prayer as they accept the coming end.

Scene 190 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Evan
Randall
Kate
Dr. Oglethorpe
June
Yule

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:59 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 190

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.
Scenes 123–164
The mission turns back; BASH substitutes mining for deflection, Kate is silenced, Randall’s family breaks apart, and a rival mission fails.
Scenes 165–181
Kate and Randall see the comet themselves, reconnect, and return to June’s home as the BEAD mission begins.
Just before
Scene 187
Orlean speaks to Randall from a helicopter and offers him and one other person a place on the escape ship; he declines.
Scene 188
Jason stays behind in the nearly empty BASH control center, insisting Orlean will return.
Scene 189
Neighbors watch the approaching comet from their street.
Scene 190
This scene

190INT. MINDY DINING ROOM - MICHIGAN - MOMENTS LATER

Everyone at the table has joined hands and are giving thanks.

EVAN

I’m thankful for that night I fell

asleep out in the backyard. Woke up

face-to-face with a baby deer.

RANDALL

I remember that.

EVAN

Yep. It was the best day of my

life.

Randall and June kiss.

KATE

I’m grateful...

(long beat)

I’m grateful we tried.

Beat.

DR. OGLETHORPE

Man, oh, man, did we try.

RANDALL

Well, we’re not the most religious

here in the Mindy household... but,

um, maybe we should say “amen”?

Should we do that?

JUNE

Don’t look at me. I don’t know how

to... What, do you just say,

“Amen?” I don’t...

YULE

I got this. I got it.

(into a beautiful prayer)

Dearest Father and almighty

creator, we ask for your grace

despite our pride, your forgiveness

despite our doubt and most of all,

your love to sooth our fears in

these dark times. May we face your

divine will with courage and open

hearts of acceptance. In your

name... Amen.

DR. OGLETHORPE

Damn. Yule’s got some church game.

KATE

That was... beautiful.

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