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

Undercover FBI agents tackle and arrest Kate on her university campus.

Scene 67 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

College Girl
Kate
Fbi Agents

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Begins 52 min into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 67

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.
Just before
Scene 64
Senator Lerner announces that his party is preparing a formal censure of Orlean.
Scene 65
Randall argues with comet deniers online while June invites him for a walk.
Scene 66
FBI agents arrive at Randall’s home and identify him.
Scene 67
This scene

67EXT. MICHIGAN STATE CAMPUS - SAME DAY, SAME TIME

Kate is jogging across campus. A COLLEGE GIRL hanging out with friends yells at her as she passes.

COLLEGE GIRL

(mocking)

“We’re all going to die!!”

KATE

(like she’s said it a 100 times)

Fuck off please!

Suddenly A PASSING STUDENT, A BLIND MAN WITH A CANE, A COFFEE VENDOR reveal they are undercover FBI, tackle her and draw guns on her.

FBI AGENTS

FBI! Freeze! Get on your knees

right now. Get on your knees! You

are under arrest for breach of

national security secrets!

KATE

(getting on the ground)

Jesus Christ! You could have just

called me! Or showed up to my

apartment.

(sees more agents)

What are you dressed up as a blind

guy?