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

Randall’s wife, June, is introduced as earthy, sharp, and the rock of the family.

Scene 22 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

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Begins 17 min into a 2:06 film

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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.
Scene 8
Independent calculations agree the comet will hit Earth in six months and fourteen days.
Just before
Scene 19
Kate tells Phillip that the White House made them wait for seven hours without hearing their warning.
Scene 20
Phillip describes the President’s nomination scandal while Kate tries to explain why the comet has consumed her attention.
Scene 21
Randall takes a phone call in his room while a cellphone commercial plays on television.
Scene 22
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22INT. MIDDLE CLASS HOME - LANSING, MICHIGAN - DAY

Randall’s wife, JUNE, 40s, earthy yet sharp. She’s clearly the rock of the family. INTERCUT