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

Oglethorpe answers Calder’s call as he walks into his Washington office building.

Scene 6 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one

Dr. Oglethorpe
Dr. Calder

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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.

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Kate works alone beneath the open observatory roof and discovers a comet in the telescope images.
Just before
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Dr. Jocelyn Calder walks quickly down a NASA headquarters hallway in a sharp business suit.
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Calder takes Randall’s call, reviews the comet data, and contacts Dr. Oglethorpe.
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Kate identifies Oglethorpe as head of planetary defense while Randall waits on hold.
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6EXT. GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDINGS, WASHINGTON DC - MORNING

L/3 “THE PLANETARY DEFENSE COORDINATION OFFICE (YES, IT’S A REAL PLACE)

A collection of bland buildings in the Nation’s capital.

An African American man, late fifties, DR. CLAYTON “TEDDY” OGLETHORPE, whip sharp, seen it all, answers his phone as he walks into the building THROUGH A LIGHT SUN SHOWER.

DR. OGLETHORPE

This is Dr. Oglethorpe...

DR. CALDER

Yes, this is Jocelyn Calder from

Kennedy Space Center.

DR. OGLETHORPE

Hey Jocelyn.