Whiplash · written by Damien Chazelle · 2014

Andrew reaches Dunellen and runs after learning that a rental car is his fastest option.

Scene 71 of 117 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act two

Andrew Passerby
Andrew

Act oneAct twoAct three

Begins 1:09 into a 1:54 film

The story so farBefore scene 71

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 68
The players leave at 3:30 a.m.; Andrew watches Fletcher go, hollowed out by the ordeal.
Scene 69
On the bus to Dunellen, Andrew practices Caravan while pills sit beside his sheet music.
Scene 70
A blown tire strands the bus, costing Andrew time before the competition.
Scene 71
This scene

71EXT. DUNELLEN - BUS STOP - DAY

A nondescript Jersey town. A NEW BUS comes to a stop, setting down passengers on Dunellen’s Main Street. Andrew bolts off, carrying his stick bag and music folder. Looks around. Perplexed. Grabs a PASSERBY--

ANDREW PASSERBY Do you know where all the No, you gotta call the cabs are? They said there cabs. Takes half an hour were cabs here, that’s what notice. I--

ANDREW PASSERBY

What? Well is there a -- They got a car rental down

another bus or-- on Pine.

ANDREW

Which way??

The Passerby points -- and Andrew starts RUNNING.