Whiplash · written by Damien Chazelle · 2014

Andrew practices Caravan until frustration drives him to pound his bleeding hand against the drum.

Scene 61 of 117 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Andrew

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Begins 1:00 into a 1:54 film

The story so farBefore scene 61

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.
Just before
Scene 58
Andrew confronts Fletcher, who tells him to earn the part while hiding visible grief.
Scene 59
Andrew leaves the room fixed on winning the part and ignores Ryan's friendly offer to get lunch.
Scene 60
Andrew fills a jug with ice water to numb his damaged hand.
Scene 61
This scene

61INT. ANDREW’S PRACTICE ROOM - DAY

Andrew practices the part... He’s pushing, giving it his all... “CARAVAN” on his stand, scribbled over with pencil markings: “forte”, “triplets!”, “hemiola 1-3”, “don’t slow down!”

ANDREW

Come on... Come on...

He stops. His hand throbbing from blisters. He dips it by his side -- into the jug of ICE WATER. Clenches. Blood clouds the water.

He resumes playing -- frenzied, exhausted. Fucks up, screams out--

ANDREW (CONT’D)

Fuck!!!!

Starts pounding his stick against the drum-head. Then his hand. Pounding harder and harder, once, twice, three times, four times. Hand bleeding more, the drum-skin giving way, finally tearing and breaking.

He STARTS PLAYING again, fed up, enraged, SHOUTING at himself--

ANDREW (CONT’D)

Come on you fucking piece of shit... Come

on!!! COME ON!!!!

Pink (9/10/2013)