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CHRIST COMPLEX script

Quinn, who believes he is an archangel, and Louis, who represents darkness, train for an impending battle orchestrated by Ryan Blood, an obsessive manipulator. Zoey, a college student with a history of saving broken men, breaks up with her ex-boyfriend Rick and begins dating Quinn, unaware of his true identity or the conflict he is embroiled in. Louis, jealous of Quinn's relationship with Zoey, confronts Quinn, who then reveals his true identity to Zoey, causing her to research his past at an orphanage where she learns about his and Louis's shared history. As Zoey's friends Anna and Jack are ambushed, Louis and Ryan attack Quinn and Zoey, leading to Zoey's injury and Quinn's discovery of her blood, which fuels his resolve for the final confrontation.

Writer
Jeffrey Scott Richards
IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt2416048
Script date
Unknown
50Scenes
10Characters
50Pages
8Dialogue samples

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CHRIST COMPLEX Save the Cat analysis

Quinn, under the guardianship of Louis and overseen by Ryan Blood, struggles between duty and desire when he meets Zoey.

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Key characters

Zoey

Zoey is listed as Protagonist / Savior. College student, atheist, codependent, feels a need to save broken men. In the parsed data, Zoey is connected to 27 scenes, 123 dialogue lines, 133 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.

27 scenes / 123 dialogue lines

Quinn

Quinn is listed as Protagonist / Warrior. Represents light, socially awkward, anxious, believes he is an archangel. In the parsed data, Quinn is connected to 27 scenes, 89 dialogue lines, 139 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

27 scenes / 89 dialogue lines

Louis

Louis is listed as Antagonist / Warrior. Represents darkness, calm, villainous, manipulative, has a history of violence. In the parsed data, Louis is connected to 23 scenes, 80 dialogue lines, 103 text mentions, first appearing around scene 50.

23 scenes / 80 dialogue lines

Ryan Blood

Ryan Blood is listed as Antagonist / Manipulator. Obsessive, spy, orchestrator of the conflict. In the parsed data, Ryan Blood is connected to 11 scenes, 49 dialogue lines, 53 text mentions, first appearing around scene 18.

11 scenes / 49 dialogue lines

Jack

Jack is listed as Zoey's friend. Gay man, blunt, protective of Zoey. In the parsed data, Jack is connected to 9 scenes, 29 dialogue lines, 31 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.

9 scenes / 29 dialogue lines

Anna

Anna is listed as Zoey's best friend. Opinionated, protective, cynical. In the parsed data, Anna is connected to 9 scenes, 12 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.

9 scenes / 12 dialogue lines

Mrs. Rhodes

Mrs. Rhodes is listed as Orphanage caretaker. Mentally unstable, believes in visions of Lucifer. In the parsed data, Mrs. Rhodes is connected to 3 scenes, 14 dialogue lines, 17 text mentions, first appearing around scene 25.

3 scenes / 14 dialogue lines

Jake

Jake is listed as Orphanage worker. Monotone, robotic. In the parsed data, Jake is connected to 2 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 38.

2 scenes / 10 dialogue lines

Jennifer

Jennifer is listed as Zoey's great-granddaughter. Young, curious. In the parsed data, Jennifer is connected to 1 scene, 10 dialogue lines, 11 text mentions, first appearing around scene 50.

1 scenes / 10 dialogue lines

Rick

Rick is listed as Zoey's ex-boyfriend. Disinterested, gambler, porn-obsessed. In the parsed data, Rick is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 2.

1 scenes / 1 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. INT. CAFE - DAY

    Louis and Quinn meet at a cafe to discuss their history and their upcoming conflict.

    Louis, Quinn
  2. 2. INT. CAFE - DAY

    Zoey and Rick have a tense conversation at the same cafe, leading to a breakup.

    Zoey, Rick
  3. 3. EXT. PARK - AFTERNOON

    Louis and Quinn train for their upcoming battle.

    Louis, Quinn
  4. 4. EXT. PARK-RIVERSIDE - CONTINUOUS

    Zoey and Anna discuss Zoey's history with men.

    Zoey, Anna
  5. 5. EXT. PARK-RIVERSIDE - EARLIER

    Zoey meets Quinn for the first time after accidentally hitting him with a ring.

    Zoey, Quinn
  6. 6. INT. ZOEY AND ANNA'S APARTMENT - 7PM

    Quinn arrives for a date with Zoey, meeting her friends Jack and Anna.

    Zoey, Anna, Jack, Quinn
  7. 7. INT. RESTAURANT - MOMENTS LATER

    Zoey and Quinn have dinner and discuss their beliefs.

    Zoey, Quinn
  8. 8. INT. ZOEY AND ANNA'S APARTMENT - LATER

    Zoey and Anna discuss Quinn.

    Zoey, Anna
  9. 9. INT. QUINN'S ROOM - DAY

    Louis wakes Quinn up to train.

    Louis, Quinn
  10. 10. EXT. OPEN FIELD - DAY

    Louis and Quinn train with toy swords while Ryan Blood watches.

    Louis, Quinn, Ryan Blood
  11. 11. INT. CAFE - DAY

    Louis and Quinn discuss their fatigue with their cycle.

    Louis, Quinn
  12. 12. INT. ZOEY AND ANNA'S APARTMENT - EVENING

    Quinn watches a movie with Zoey.

    Zoey, Anna, Jack, Quinn
  13. 13. EXT. OPEN FIELD - DAY

    Louis and Quinn train again.

    Louis, Quinn
  14. 14. INT. Quinn's Room - DAY

    Louis and Quinn discuss the apocalypse and the need for Quinn to take time off.

    Louis, Quinn
  15. 15. INT. Ryan Blood's Apartment - LATER

    Ryan Blood edits footage of Quinn and Louis.

    Ryan Blood
  16. 16. INT. Louis' Apartment - CONTINUOUS

    Louis gets ready for his day.

    Louis
  17. 17. INT. Quinn's Room - A FEW MOMENTS LATER

    Louis looks for Quinn.

    Louis
  18. 18. INT. Hallway - CONTINUOUS

    Ryan Blood tells Louis that Quinn left.

    Louis, Ryan Blood
  19. 19. EXT. Apartment Building - CONTINUOUS

    Louis spots Quinn and Zoey.

    Louis, Quinn, Zoey
  20. 20. EXT. Cafe - MOMENTS LATER

    Louis watches Quinn and Zoey on a date.

    Louis, Quinn, Zoey
  21. 21. EXT. Zoey's Apartment Building - LATER

    Zoey and Quinn share a moment.

    Louis, Quinn, Zoey
  22. 22. INT. Ryan Blood's Apartment - LATER

    Louis visits Ryan Blood to discuss Quinn.

    Louis, Ryan Blood
  23. 23. INT. Quinn's Room - MOMENTS LATER

    Louis confronts Quinn about Zoey.

    Louis, Quinn
  24. 24. EXT. Zoey's Apartment Building - SOMETIME LATER

    Quinn tells Zoey his true identity.

    Quinn, Zoey, Anna, Jack
  25. 25. FLASHBACK. Zoey's Home - YEARS EARLIER

    Flashback to Zoey's childhood.

  26. 26. FLASHBACK. Zoey's Home - TEN YEARS LATER

    Zoey finds tapes in the closet.

  27. 27. FLASHBACK. Zoey's Room - A FEW MOMENTS LATER

    Zoey watches the tapes.

  28. 28. INT. Zoey's Bedroom - PRESENT DAY

    Zoey wakes up from a nightmare.

    Quinn, Zoey
  29. 29. INT. Quinn's Room - MOMENTS LATER

    Louis visits Quinn's room.

    Louis
  30. 30. INT. Cafe - LATER

    Quinn and Zoey have coffee.

    Quinn, Zoey
  31. 31. EXT. Park-Riverside - LATER

    Quinn spots Ryan Blood spying.

    Quinn, Zoey, Ryan Blood
  32. 32. INT. Ryan Blood's Apartment - LATER

    Louis and Ryan discuss their next move.

    Louis, Ryan Blood
  33. 33. INT. Zoey and Anna's Apartment - LATER

    Zoey and Anna argue.

    Zoey, Anna, Jack
  34. 34. EXT. Louis' Apartment - CONTINUOUS

    Quinn confronts Louis.

    Louis, Quinn, Ryan Blood
  35. 35. INT. Zoey's Apartment Building - CONTINUOUS

    Zoey receives a call from Quinn.

    Quinn, Zoey, Jack
  36. 36. INT. Zoey and Anna's Apartment - EARLY MORNING

    Zoey discovers Ryan Blood was Quinn's roommate.

    Zoey, Jack
  37. 37. EXT. Open Field - DAY

    Ryan Blood gives Louis advice.

    Louis, Quinn, Ryan Blood
  38. 38. EXT. Orphanage - DAY

    Zoey visits the orphanage.

    Zoey, Mrs. Rhodes, Jake
  39. 39. INT. Orphanage - DAY

    Zoey confronts Mrs. Rhodes about Quinn and Louis, leading to a tense exchange.

    Zoey, Mrs. Rhodes
  40. 40. EXT. Orphanage - DAY

    Zoey meets Jake outside the orphanage and learns about the boys' history.

    Zoey, Jake
  41. 41. INT. Zoey and Anna's Apartment - A FEW MOMENTS LATER

    Jack researches the orphanage while on the phone with Zoey.

    Jack, Zoey
  42. 42. INT. Zoey and Anna's Apartment - A FEW HOURS LATER

    Anna and Jack discuss Zoey's safety before being ambushed.

    Jack, Anna, Ryan Blood, Louis
  43. 43. INT. Quinn's Room - MOMENTS LATER

    Zoey and Quinn discuss their feelings and the impending battle.

    Quinn, Zoey
  44. 44. INT. Quinn's Room - LATER

    Louis and Ryan attack Quinn and Zoey.

    Quinn, Zoey, Louis, Ryan Blood
  45. 45. INT. Quinn's Room - HOURS LATER

    Quinn discovers Zoey's blood and prepares for battle.

    Quinn
  46. 46. INT. Zoey and Anna's Apartment - CONTINUOUS

    Quinn finds Jack and Anna tied up.

    Quinn, Jack, Anna
  47. 47. INT. Church - DREAM SEQUENCE

    Zoey confronts her father in a dream.

    Zoey
  48. 48. EXT. Open Field - DAY

    The final confrontation between Quinn, Louis, and Ryan.

    Zoey, Ryan Blood, Louis, Quinn
  49. 49. INT. University Conference Hall - 70 YEARS LATER

    An elderly Zoey gives a lecture on free thought.

    Zoey
  50. 50. EXT. Park - LATER

    Zoey meets her great-granddaughter and her boyfriend.

    Zoey, Jennifer, Louis (Boyfriend)

Dialogue examples

My father, I mentioned him before, was a Baptist minister. He always said he had this "sickness". He begged my mom for help, it was more important though for her to having shopping and dinner dates with her girlfriends. Anna, my friend that "loves you", has been in my life since I was tiny. She used to come over all the time. My Dad adored her. When I was around twelve I found something in the closet...tapes. My Dad and Anna from the time she was like seven...He... (starts tearing up) I showed my Mom, and Dad...well he got out of prison when I was seventeen. I don't see him anymore. His church, even though they knew he had a problem disowned him. He wouldn't have done that to Anna if my mom would have supported him, got him help.

Zoey / Scene 30

Quinn displayed some erratic behavior from the beginning. One of the staff members was Mormon and they would read stories to Quinn out of the Book Of Mormon. That employee was later fired, but a seed was planted in Quinn's head. He kept going on about how he and Louis were meant to fight to the death. Some of the children at the time claim Louis would encourage this behavior. He probably thought this was Quinn's attempt at playing. (beat) As things continued the staff at the orphanage thought Quinn needed help beyond what they could offer. They sent Quinn to a hospital.

Jack / Scene 36

I'm an archangel named Moroni and I basically represent "light" or everything that's good. Louis, my friend, represents "darkness". Every seventy years we have to fight to the death. If I win everything stays the way it is. The world continues turning. If I lose, Louis takes on the role of the Antichrist and the apocalypse will be unleashed. I'm talking Book of Revelations stuff here. So I only have a limited time left in this world...

Quinn / Scene 24

-This is about me and you! You think you can make up for what happened. The fact you didn't notice, couldn't save me in time. You were a child! I was a child! You couldn't have saved your father either! Your mother couldn't have, no one could have! He was a fucking pedophile!

Anna / Scene 33

-His little plan didn't work, but the book is a great coffee table discussion piece. This made him weak Louis. You could have destroyed him. The problem is you've allowed yourself to become fond of him. YOU need to embrace your destiny.

Ryan Blood / Scene 22

I'll help you Quinn. I don't want to do it for myself... I don't want to do it because I feel I have to. Obligations, or dark incidents from my past...That's not a reason to help anyone. It makes me fucking selfish actually.

Zoey / Scene 43

Let's take a step back for a second. The Old West. Lack of faith, corruption, these things make Quinn weak. The chink in his armor is his faith in people. You knew that, and corrupting America...a young land...was the key.

Ryan Blood / Scene 22

Just remember, you can believe what you want to believe Jennifer. Live by what ever moral code you want to live by. Just make sure it's yours. Don't let it stem from anger or past tragedies. Let it come from your heart.

Zoey / Scene 50

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