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

Kate agrees to support the mission despite her misgivings, then learns Jason ordered the hood placed over her head.

Scene 92 of 205 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

President Orlean
Jason
Kate

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Begins 1:00 into a 2:06 film

The story so farBefore scene 92

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 89
Orlean publicly names Oglethorpe and Kate while asking viewers not to blame her for the comet.
Scene 90
Orlean casts Kate as relatable to disaffected youth and Randall as a popular adviser.
Scene 91
Orlean says Randall will help defeat their common enemy, “Dibiasky.”
Scene 92
This scene

92INT. OVAL OFFICE - FLASH BACK TWO NIGHTS PRIOR

PRESIDENT ORLEAN

Wonderful. Well, I think we’re

done!

JASON

Let’s go!

They all stand to leave.

KATE

Can I say something?

JASON

Yeah, we’ve all been dying to hear

what you’ve got to say.

KATE

I didn’t vote for you... But this

is obviously much...much bigger

than any of my misgivings. So I

will be 100% behind this effort. No

matter how offensive I find you.

PRESIDENT ORLEAN

Wow. That’s great.

JASON

You know I was the one who told the

FBI to put the sack over your head.

The FBI doesn’t do that. That’s

CIA. But I made them.

KATE

I had a feeling. I really did.

JASON

It’s a good feeling, because that

is what I did. And it’s very funny

and cool.

Kate rolls her eyes.