Whiplash · written by Damien Chazelle · 2014

Fletcher briefs the players on the stakes and sends them onstage.

Scene 114 of 117 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act three

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Begins 1:39 into a 1:54 film

The story so farBefore scene 114

A young jazz drummer pursues a place among the country’s best, pushing himself toward greatness under the control of a brilliant, abusive instructor.

Scenes 1–6
Andrew lives inside solitary practice, family movie nights, and an ideal of greatness learned from jazz legends.
Scenes 7–13
Shaffer's hierarchy makes Andrew doubt his prospects, while he wants a chance to become an exceptional drummer.
Scenes 14–17
Fletcher draws Andrew back from transferring, and Andrew enters Studio Band while beginning a relationship with Nicole.
Scenes 18–48
Andrew learns Fletcher's brutal rules, competes for status, and tries to survive the first rehearsals.
Scenes 49–50
Andrew plays Whiplash from memory and helps Shaffer win the competition, gaining the core position he wanted.
Scenes 51–85
He pays through isolation, injury, and public failure as Fletcher's tests consume his relationships and safety.
Scenes 86–99
Andrew leaves Shaffer and music behind, then encounters Fletcher again and receives a chance to return.
Just before
Scene 111
Andrew peeks from the green-room staircase toward the main hall.
Scene 112
Andrew spots Jim in the audience and takes confidence from his father's presence.
Scene 113
Andrew returns down the staircase toward the band, ready to perform.
Scene 114
This scene

114INT. ZANKEL HALL - GREEN ROOM - MOMENTS LATER

Andrew and the Studio Band listen to Fletcher’s speech.

FLETCHER

Alright, gang, listen up! 15 seconds to

get into places. For those of you who are

new to this, it’s very simple: do well

tonight, and the world will open up for

you. The folks out there, they make a

phone call and you’re a Lincoln Center

core. Or a Blue Note signee. Or an EMC

client. Drop the ball, and I’d suggest

switching careers -- because the other

thing about those cats is they never

forget.

Andrew takes this in. Beat. A STAGE HAND appears, waves. Time.

FLETCHER (CONT’D)

On that note -- break a leg.

The PLAYERS proceed on-stage. Andrew takes a deep breath, tries to keep his cool, and, counting in his head, walks forward --

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