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

Randall tries to calm himself in the studio bathroom before going on air.

Scene 38 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Randall

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Begins 35 min into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 38

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.
Scene 27
After Orlean tells them to wait until after the midterms, Oglethorpe and Kate decide to leak the evidence to the press.
Just before
Scene 35
Paula Woods tells Adul Grelio the White House denies meeting Randall and Kate.
Scene 36
Randall panics during preparation for the Daily Rip appearance while Kate tries to plan their explanation.
Scene 37
June and the Mindy sons prepare to watch Randall on television.
Scene 38
This scene

38INT. STUDIO BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Randall is in the bathroom with his outfit having a full-on panic attack and taking deliberate deep breaths trying to calm down.

RANDALL

(groans)

Oh god.

Randall begins splashing water on his face.

RANDALL (CONT'D)

You are here now... You are here

now...You are here now.

He goes for a paper towel that is stuck and begins to fight the machine.