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

A mother and daughter watch their television program interrupted by an emergency presidential address.

Scene 73 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

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Begins 56 min into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 73

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.
Scenes 61–72
The scientists navigate conspiracy claims, arrest, and political reversal as Orlean finally announces a deflection mission.
Just before
Scene 70
The screenplay marks the White House exterior six hours later, at night; no characters or action appear in this scene.
Scene 71
Kate, Randall, and Oglethorpe wait outside the Oval Office as Jason calls them inside.
Scene 72
Orlean apologizes and announces action, while Kate confronts her about opportunistically responding to the scandal and Calder agrees to resign.
Scene 73
This scene

73INT. OHIO LIVING ROOM - TWO NIGHTS LATER

A MOM(40s) AND HER TEEN DAUGHTER (14) watch TV. THE BACHELOR type show they’re watching is interrupted.

CLOSE UP: TV SCREEN: PRESIDENTIAL SEAL

ANCR (V.O.)

We interrupt this broadcast of

Jackpot Fiancé for an emergency

message from the President of the

United States.