1999
In 1962, eccentric inventor Calvin Webber, convinced of an impending nuclear attack, moves his pregnant wife, Helen, into a luxurious fallout shelter beneath their suburban home, where their son, Adam, is born and raised in complete isolation for thirty-five years. In 1997, with supplies dwindling and the shelter's systems failing, the family believes the surface world is still a nuclear wasteland, prompting Adam to venture out to replenish their provisions and find a non-mutated wife. Adam, naive and socially awkward, encounters the modern world, mistaking a streetwalker for a wholesome woman and a porn shop for a general store, before meeting Eve Rustokov, a cynical but kind-hearted woman who initially dismisses him as a bizarre cult member. As Adam navigates Los Angeles with Eve's reluctant help, he uses his old-fashioned charm and extensive knowledge to acquire supplies and win over Eve, who eventually discovers his true origins and falls in love with him.
Save the Cat beat sheet
A sheltered family emerges after decades underground, and their son Adam must navigate the modern world.
Open full beat sheetAdam Webber is listed as Protagonist. The son of Calvin and Helen, born in the shelter. In the parsed data, Adam Webber is connected to 48 scenes, 156 dialogue lines, 159 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
48 scenes / 156 dialogue linesCalvin Webber is listed as Protagonist. A brilliant but eccentric inventor who builds a fallout shelter. In the parsed data, Calvin Webber is connected to 45 scenes, 81 dialogue lines, 82 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
45 scenes / 81 dialogue linesHelen Webber is listed as Protagonist. Calvin's pregnant wife, supportive and traditional. In the parsed data, Helen Webber is connected to 41 scenes, 50 dialogue lines, 50 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
41 scenes / 50 dialogue linesEve Rustokov is listed as Love Interest. A cynical, modern woman who helps Adam navigate the surface world. In the parsed data, Eve Rustokov is connected to 35 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 60.
35 scenes / 5 dialogue linesTroy is listed as Supporting. Eve's gay roommate. In the parsed data, Troy is connected to 15 scenes, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 69.
15 scenes / 0 dialogue linesSoda Jerk is listed as Supporting. A local resident who becomes a cult leader worshipping the Webbers. In the parsed data, Soda Jerk is connected to 13 scenes, 24 dialogue lines, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 12.
13 scenes / 24 dialogue linesCalvin and Helen are in their workshop before a party; Calvin is tinkering with a gadget.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberGuests discuss Calvin and Helen while Helen serves food.
Helen WebberCalvin entertains guests with jokes and drinks.
Calvin WebberGuests watch JFK's press conference on TV.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberCalvin decides it is time to go to the shelter.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberCalvin and Helen enter the shelter hatch.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberThe explosion occurs and the shelter locks.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberCalvin and Helen discuss their new life after the birth of Adam.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberThe family watches a Honeymooner clip.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberHelen pours cooking sherry into a Listerine bottle.
Helen WebberThe neighborhood around the malt shop has changed by 1970.
Mom and the Soda Jerk observe the changing times.
Soda JerkCalvin gives Adam a boxing lesson.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberAdam and Helen dance, then Calvin joins.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberMom and the Soda Jerk react to new music in 1975.
Soda JerkCalvin teaches Adam about money and languages.
Calvin Webber, Adam WebberCalvin and Adam pass Helen.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberCalvin gives Adam his baseball card collection.
Calvin Webber, Adam WebberAdam roller skates while his parents work.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberPunks enter the malt shop in 1991.
Soda JerkMom decides to sell the shop to the Soda Jerk.
Soda JerkHelen prepares a birthday cake for Adam.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberThe family celebrates Adam's birthday.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberHelen visits the generator room.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberThe shelter is quiet.
The kitchen is empty.
The storeroom is empty.
The pipes are rusted.
Calvin and Helen wake up.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberThe family attempts to open the front hatch.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberThe family opens the back hatch.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberThe family celebrates reaching the elevator.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberThe Soda Jerk is in the malt shop.
Soda JerkCalvin emerges from the shelter.
Calvin Webber, Soda JerkCalvin explores the area.
Calvin WebberCalvin explores the alley.
Calvin WebberCalvin meets a street walker.
Calvin WebberCalvin enters the adult bookstore.
Calvin WebberCalvin reports his findings to his family.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberHelen reacts to the news.
Helen WebberHelen argues with Calvin.
Calvin Webber, Helen Webber, Adam WebberAdam prepares to go up.
Helen Webber, Adam WebberAdam packs for his trip.
Helen Webber, Adam WebberCalvin gives Adam final instructions.
Calvin Webber, Adam WebberAdam emerges and meets the Soda Jerk.
Adam Webber, Soda JerkAdam sees the sky.
Adam WebberAdam causes a commotion on the sidewalk by pointing at the sky, eventually warning people about invisible poisonous gas.
Adam WebberCalvin startles Helen in the kitchen to reassure her about Adam.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberAdam narrowly avoids being hit by a bus and boards it.
Adam WebberAdam interacts with passengers on the bus, including a heroin addict.
Adam WebberAdam explores a supermarket and attempts to buy meat in bulk.
Adam WebberAdam sells his baseball cards to Jerry and meets Eve.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovEve agrees to drive Adam to his hotel in exchange for a baseball card.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovEve drives Adam to the Holiday Inn while listening to Perry Como.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam checks into his hotel room and talks to a bellboy.
Adam WebberCalvin and Helen pray for Adam's safety.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberEve calls Adam at his hotel room.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam and Eve meet outside the hotel and discuss a potential job.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam and Eve purchase boat batteries for their supplies.
Eve Rustokov, Soda JerkAdam and Eve shop for groceries and supplies.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovA forklift loads toilet paper into the truck.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovA crowd watches Adam and Eve unload groceries.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovEve drops Adam off at the hotel.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam and Eve store supplies in a locker.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam asks Eve to help him find a wife.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam and Eve eat at a diner.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam and Eve arrive at her house.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovEve's ex-boyfriend Cliff appears.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam, Eve, and Troy have dinner.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyTroy checks Adam's answers on his computer.
Adam Webber, TroyHelen checks on Calvin.
Calvin Webber, Helen WebberHelen enters the elevator.
Helen WebberHelen encounters the cult.
Helen Webber, Soda JerkTroy and Eve discuss Adam's makeover.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyTroy and Adam return with new clothes.
Adam Webber, TroyAdam shows off his new look.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyAdam skates on the beach.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyAdam and Troy dance.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyAdam enjoys the rain.
Adam Webber, Eve RustokovAdam, Eve, and Troy go to a club.
Adam Webber, Eve Rustokov, TroyShut up! All of these things... ask you to believe in a power greater than yourself! Some sort of God on High! Well...I have lifted my eyes skyward a time or two... and I have certainly not seen anything coming from up there except a goddamn airplane -- that I can't afford to get on!
They've done a lot of re-building but society, at least as we knew it, has utterly collapsed. People throw up in the streets. Others point guns. There's something terribly wrong with the automobiles and...and I...I can't tell you the rest. I just can't.
Then I'll need, twelve into nine hundred, seventy-five boxes. And that's almost...five hundred dollars just for the hamburger! And my Mom only gave me three thousand dollars for everything! The yacht batteries! The diesel oil! The birthday candles!
Oh, Adam,that would be wonderful if you could find a girl. One who's not a mutant...and hopefully comes from Pasadena. Nothing against Valley girls, but in my day anyhow, the girls from Pasadena, I don't know...always just seemed a little nicer.
You live in...Alaska. The only way in or out of your place is by plane and... you've definitely come down here for food and supplies and... to find a wife!
Well, that's great then! Terrific...except...it just occurred to me. I don't know where I live! I'm lost! I don't know where home is! Would you excuse me?
It's not a pretty sight. Some eat out of garbage cans. Others are...cover your ears, Son, and hum. I mean that literally and I mean right now!
I know it has been terrible. But it wasn't your fault. And now all the decay is over with and things are going to get better. You understand?
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