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

Randall begins explaining that Kate found the comet while observing supernovas.

Scene 55 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Randall

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Begins 41 min into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 55

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 52
June and her sons watch Randall’s newly styled appearance on television.
Scene 53
Brie introduces the New York Herald story about Randall and Kate’s discovery.
Scene 54
Oglethorpe watches the broadcast and encourages Randall to continue.
Scene 55
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55INT. THE DAILY RIP STUDIO - CONTINUOUS

RANDALL

That’s right Brie. Kate was

observing supernovas on the Subaru

optical telescope..