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

On the new planet, Orlean approaches a Bronteroc and is killed; the creatures charge the remaining survivors.

Scene 204 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

Peter Isherwell
Janie Orlean
President Orlean
Congressman Tenant

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 2:04 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 204

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 201
From space, the comet impact breaks Earth apart while a BASH ship escapes into the star field.
Scene 202
Twenty-two thousand seven hundred forty years later, the BASH ship lands on a new planet as half-deer, half-bird creatures pass; the ship door opens.
Scene 203
The ship’s cryo-chambers open, revealing the named corporate passengers inside.
Scene 204
This scene

204EXT. NEW PLANET - MOMENTS LATER

Slowly the naked and dazed CEOs, Lobbyists and Elected Officials begin to emerge from the ship. Most are in their late 60s and 70s. They groan, stretch and wipe their eyes.

Isherwell checks an atmospheric gauge.

PETER ISHERWELL

Oxygen is higher than on earth by 9

percent everyone so you might feel

a bit light headed.

(checks more data)

Cryo-chambers were 58 percent

successful which is much better

than anticipated.

President Orlean, nude and with a lower back tattoo of a string of roses and guns, is there.

JANIE ORLEAN

We only had 47 dead in our section,

so...

PETER ISHERWELL

(looking around at the world)

I think this will work quite well.

Quite well indeed...

PRESIDENT ORLEAN

Goodness. Look at that beautiful

animal. I wonder, are those

feathers or are they scales or-

President Orlean walks toward a feathered bear type creature 20 yards away. It immediately ATTACKS and kills her.

PRESIDENT ORLEAN (CONT'D)

(horrific scream)

CONGRESSMAN TENANT

What is that thing?

PETER ISHERWELL

I believe that’s called a

Brontaroc. Uh... whatever you do

don’t pet them!

The Bronterocs run towards them in a pack as we pull out.

END.

AFTER CREDITS