Screenplay data
Six-year-old Hushpuppy lives with her father, Wink, in the isolated, impoverished community of the Bathtub, where they celebrate life with raucous parties and Miss Bathsheba teaches the children about survival. As a massive storm approaches, Wink, already ill, prepares their home while Hushpuppy experiences visions of prehistoric Aurochs, creatures released by melting ice caps. After the storm devastates the Bathtub, Wink and the community attempt to rebuild, but Wink's health deteriorates, leading them to detonate a levee in a desperate attempt to drain the floodwaters. Forcibly evacuated to a sterile refugee camp, Wink escapes with Hushpuppy and the other Bathtub residents, returning home where Hushpuppy confronts the mythical Aurochs and shares a final meal with her dying father before performing a funeral pyre for him.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Young Hushpuppy lives with her ailing father Wink in a fragile bayou community.
Open full beat sheetHushpuppy is listed as Protagonist. A six-year-old girl with a gaze of unmistakable wisdom, living in the Bathtub. In the parsed data, Hushpuppy is connected to 76 scenes, 52 dialogue lines, 70 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
76 scenes / 52 dialogue linesWindell Emmett Doucet is listed as Father. A wild man with severe features, a frazz of unkempt hair, and brawler's scars. In the parsed data, Windell Emmett Doucet is connected to 50 scenes, 118 dialogue lines, 118 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
50 scenes / 118 dialogue linesWalrus is listed as Friend of Wink. A slack-jawed, white-haired, pink-nosed, handsome devil. In the parsed data, Walrus is connected to 12 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 18 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
12 scenes / 12 dialogue linesMiss Bathsheba is listed as Teacher. A fearsome, uncompromising leader and teacher on the Schoolboat. In the parsed data, Miss Bathsheba is connected to 10 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 23 text mentions, first appearing around scene 15.
10 scenes / 20 dialogue linesLittle Jo is listed as Bathtub resident. A feisty member of the Bathtub community. In the parsed data, Little Jo is connected to 8 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
8 scenes / 11 dialogue linesJean Battiste is listed as Bathtub resident. A member of the Bathtub community. In the parsed data, Jean Battiste is connected to 7 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 58.
7 scenes / 11 dialogue linesPeter T is listed as Bathtub resident. A polite, level-headed, soft-spoken man. In the parsed data, Peter T is connected to 7 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 15 text mentions, first appearing around scene 51.
7 scenes / 7 dialogue linesMarietta is listed as Hushpuppy's Mother. Imaginary, invisible figure seen only by Hushpuppy. In the parsed data, Marietta is connected to 6 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 22.
6 scenes / 4 dialogue linesSergeant Major is listed as Boat Captain. A timeless-looking man with a salt and pepper moustache. In the parsed data, Sergeant Major is connected to 2 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 76.
2 scenes / 2 dialogue linesThe Cook is listed as Cook at Elysian Fields. A gorgeous woman in a baseball cap and apron. In the parsed data, The Cook is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 89.
1 scenes / 1 dialogue linesMiss Frankie is listed as Matriarch of Elysian Fields. Hyperactive owner of the floating catfish shack.
0 scenes / 0 dialogue linesA light turns on in an abandoned-looking trailer.
Hushpuppy performs a science experiment on a chick.
HushpuppyHushpuppy investigates a pig for the source of thunder.
HushpuppyHushpuppy observes the heartbeat of various animals.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy climbs to her house.
HushpuppyWink performs his morning feeding ritual.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy eats breakfast with the animals.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetWink and Hushpuppy drift through the marsh.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetAerial view of the Bathtub.
The Bathtub community celebrates a holiday.
HushpuppyThe parade moves through the Bathtub.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetThe community dances and holds a baby race.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, WalrusWink and Hushpuppy fish.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetThe community celebrates with fireworks.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetMiss Bathsheba teaches the children about survival.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaThe ice shelf cracks.
Hushpuppy looks for Wink.
HushpuppyHushpuppy calls for Wink.
HushpuppyHushpuppy draws a picture of Wink.
HushpuppyHushpuppy checks for Wink again.
HushpuppyHushpuppy waits for a ride.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaHushpuppy prepares food and talks to her imaginary mother.
Hushpuppy, MariettaWink returns home.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy accidentally sets her house on fire.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy hides in her box.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy runs from the burning house.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetWink chases Hushpuppy.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetThe ice shelf collapses.
HushpuppyThe water rises.
HushpuppyMassive ice shelves collapse, signaling a global catastrophe.
HushpuppyHushpuppy experiences the rising water and calls for her mother.
Hushpuppy, MariettaHushpuppy informs Miss Bathsheba that her father has collapsed.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaMiss Bathsheba prepares medicine for Hushpuppy to take to Wink.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaHushpuppy searches for Wink but finds he is gone.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetAurochs are revealed frozen in ice blocks.
The Bathtub residents evacuate as a storm approaches.
Hushpuppy finds Wink at Lady Jo's bar.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Walrus, Little JoWink prepares the house for the storm.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetThe storm hits and Wink tries to prove his strength.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetAn Aurochs awakens on the shore.
The storm has passed, leaving the Bathtub flooded.
Wink and Hushpuppy emerge from the wreckage.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetWink and Hushpuppy navigate the flooded town.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetWink checks on Winston.
Windell Emmett DoucetWink checks on Edison.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetWink teaches Hushpuppy how to catch fish.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy discovers Wink's illness.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy calls out to her mother.
Hushpuppy, MariettaAurochs stampede through the desert.
Wink rescues Walrus.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, WalrusThe group reunites at the bar.
Windell Emmett Doucet, Walrus, Little Jo, Peter TThe group parties and Wink tells a story about Hushpuppy's mother.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Walrus, Marietta, Little Jo, Peter THushpuppy's fantasy of her mother.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, MariettaMarietta cooks in the fantasy.
MariettaWink finishes his story.
Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy searches for survivors.
HushpuppyHushpuppy finds other children.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaThe group holds a funeral-style feast.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Miss Bathsheba, Walrus, Little Jo, Jean BattisteHushpuppy struggles to open a crab, eventually succeeding with encouragement from the community, leading to a celebration.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Miss Bathsheba, Walrus, Little Jo, Jean BattisteThe community transforms the Schoolboat into an Ark.
Hushpuppy, Peter T, Jean BattisteMiss Bathsheba teaches the children how to care for the sick.
Hushpuppy, Miss BathshebaHushpuppy tucks in a sleeping Wink.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetAurochs destroy a village.
Wink and the crew search for fish in dead waters.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, WalrusWink, Jean, and Peter T prepare a bomb.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Miss Bathsheba, Walrus, Peter T, Jean BattisteThe group detonates the levee.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Miss Bathsheba, Peter T, Jean BattisteThe water recedes, revealing destruction.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy and Wink attempt to rebuild.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy retrieves medicine.
HushpuppyHushpuppy and Wink have an emotional breakdown and reconciliation.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetAurochs cannibalize their own.
Evacuation workers arrive.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetLittle Jo is forcibly removed.
Little JoThe residents arrive at the processing center.
Hushpuppy and Wink are in the camp.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy and Wink are in the refugee camp kitchen. Dr. Maloney attempts to discuss Wink's terminal condition, leading to a confrontation.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett Doucet, Sergeant MajorWink is wheeled through the camp on a gurney, sedated, while Hushpuppy is forced into a new life by a babysitter.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy watches as Wink is medicated and treated in his room.
Hushpuppy, Windell Emmett DoucetHushpuppy visits terminal patients and reflects on Wink's instructions for his own death.
HushpuppyWink feigns submission to medication and then escapes his restraints.
Windell Emmett DoucetA fierce, mean creature that roamed the earth back when we all lived in caves. They would gobble the cave-babies down right in front of their cave-parents. And the cavemen couldn't do nothing about it, because they were too poor, too stupid, too small. Who here thinks the Cavemen were sitting around crying like a buncha pussies? Y'all better think about that. Cause any day now, the fabric of the universe is coming unraveled. The ice caps gonna melt, the water's gonna rise, and everything south of the levee's going under. Ain't gonna be no Bathtub, just a whole bunch of water. Y'all better learn to survive.
A ship at my side starts her motors and sails for the gulf. I watch her until she disappears. There! She's gone! Gone where? Gone from my eyes, that's all. She's just as big as when she left me. And somewhere else, other voices are calling out, Here she comes! And that is dying.
You never NEVER take these off. I'm your Daddy, and you do what I tell you to do, because it's my job to keep you from dying, ok? So sit back and just listen to me... Close your eyes and go to sleep. CLOSE YOUR EYES!
Goin' on all night `bout how tonight's the last night on earth we gotta make it count. Talkin' dirty right in front of Peter T.
If I had wings, I know I could have flown in that bad boy. But I would have probably bounced off a tree, or...
Back when Daddy used to talk about Mamma, he'd say she was so pretty she never even had to turn on the stove.
Daddy! Daddy, Daddy! I learned lots of stuff while you gone. If I drink all this here I can burp like a man.
Some day when I'm gone, you gonna be the last man in the bathtub. You have to learn how to feed your house.
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