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FANTASTIC FOUR script

During a space mission funded by Victor Von Doom, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, and Ben Grimm are exposed to cosmic radiation, granting them superpowers and transforming Ben into a rocky creature. Victor, also gaining metallic powers and blaming Reed, manipulates Ben with the promise of a cure, using Reed's machine to enhance his own abilities while temporarily reverting Ben to human form. As Doctor Doom attacks Reed, Ben, regretting his decision, willingly transforms back into his rocky state to help the Fantastic Four defeat Doom, trapping him in a frozen state. The team embraces their powers and their bond, with Reed proposing to Sue, solidifying their future as a superhero family.

Writer
Mark Frost and Michael France
IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt0120667
Script date
Shooting Script
104Scenes
8Characters
84Pages
8Dialogue samples

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FANTASTIC FOUR Save the Cat analysis

Reed Richards and his colleagues embark on a cosmic storm mission that grants them extraordinary abilities, transforming them into the Fantastic Four.

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Key characters

Ben Grimm

Ben Grimm is listed as Pilot/Muscle. Loyal, gruff, transformed into a rocky, super-strong creature. In the parsed data, Ben Grimm is connected to 59 scenes, 106 dialogue lines, 109 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

59 scenes / 106 dialogue lines

Reed Richards

Reed Richards is listed as Scientist/Leader. Brilliant, obsessive, socially awkward, can stretch his body. In the parsed data, Reed Richards is connected to 53 scenes, 113 dialogue lines, 114 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

53 scenes / 113 dialogue lines

Sue Storm

Sue Storm is listed as Director of Genetic Research. Demure, intelligent, can turn invisible and project force fields. In the parsed data, Sue Storm is connected to 45 scenes, 111 dialogue lines, 112 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.

45 scenes / 111 dialogue lines

Victor Von Doom

Victor Von Doom is listed as Business Mogul/Antagonist. Commanding, arrogant, transformed into a metallic, electric-powered being. In the parsed data, Victor Von Doom is connected to 41 scenes, 115 dialogue lines, 115 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.

41 scenes / 115 dialogue lines

Johnny Storm

Johnny Storm is listed as Pilot/Adventurer. Cocky, impulsive, can generate fire and fly. In the parsed data, Johnny Storm is connected to 40 scenes, 78 dialogue lines, 78 text mentions, first appearing around scene 15.

40 scenes / 78 dialogue lines

Leonard

Leonard is listed as Director of Communications. Victor's assistant. In the parsed data, Leonard is connected to 10 scenes, 7 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 25.

10 scenes / 7 dialogue lines

Alicia Masters

Alicia Masters is listed as Sculptor. Blind, kind, empathetic, forms a bond with Ben. In the parsed data, Alicia Masters is connected to 6 scenes, 20 dialogue lines, 20 text mentions, first appearing around scene 55.

6 scenes / 20 dialogue lines

Debbie

Debbie is listed as Ben's Fiancée. Caring, Ben's romantic interest. In the parsed data, Debbie is connected to 2 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.

2 scenes / 5 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. EXT. Street/Von Doom Industries Tower - DAY

    Reed and Ben arrive at Von Doom Industries headquarters.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm
  2. 2. INT. Von Doom Industries Tower Atrium - DAY

    Reed and Ben enter the atrium and receive passes from reception.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm
  3. 3. INT. Von Doom Industries Tower Office - DAY

    Reed and Ben pitch the cosmic storm mission to Victor.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm
  4. 4. INT. Von Doom Industries Tower - Elevator - DAY

    Reed and Ben discuss the meeting while Sue joins them.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm
  5. 5. INT. Von Doom Industries Staircase - CONTINUOUS

    Reed and Sue discuss their working relationship.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm
  6. 6. EXT. Lake Launch Facility - DAY

    The team prepares for launch at the facility.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm
  7. 7. INT. Lake Launch Facility Locker Room - NIGHT

    The team gets ready in their flight suits.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Leonard
  8. 8. EXT. Lake Launch Facility - NIGHT

    Victor gives a press conference before the launch.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Debbie
  9. 9. INT. Space Station Command Center - SAME

    The team arrives at the space station.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  10. 10. INT. Space Station Air Lock - LATER

    Ben prepares for a spacewalk.

    Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm
  11. 11. INT. Space Station Observation Deck - SAME

    Victor attempts to propose to Sue.

    Reed Richards, Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm
  12. 12. EXT. SPACE STATION AIR LOCK - DAY

    Ben struggles to enter the airlock as the cosmic storm hits the station.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm
  13. 13. INT. SPACE STATION COMMAND CENTER - DAY

    Victor is caught in the destruction of the command center as the event threshold hits.

    Victor Von Doom
  14. 14. INT. SPACE STATION AIR LOCK - DAY

    The crew is exposed to the cosmic event in slow motion.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  15. 15. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

    Ben wakes up in the hospital and discovers he appears normal.

    Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm
  16. 16. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY

    Reed visits Sue's room and finds it filled with Victor's flowers.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm
  17. 17. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

    Johnny flirts with a nurse and discovers his body temperature is dangerously high.

    Johnny Storm
  18. 18. EXT. VON DOOM COMPOUND HOSPITAL PATIO - DAY

    Ben and Reed discuss their situation and Sue's relationship with Victor.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm
  19. 19. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND DINING HALL - EVENING

    Reed and Sue argue, leading to Sue turning invisible and Reed stretching his arm.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  20. 20. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND - BEN'S ROOM - EVENING

    The group discovers Ben has transformed into a rocky creature and escaped.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  21. 21. INT. VON DOOM COMPOUND - BEN'S ROOM - EARLY EVENING

    Reed, Johnny, and Sue discover Ben's room trashed and realize Ben has transformed.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Victor Von Doom
  22. 22. EXT. TRAIN YARD - NIGHT

    Ben arrives in Brooklyn via a cargo train.

    Ben Grimm
  23. 23. EXT/INT. BIG & TALL SHOP - NIGHT

    Ben attempts to find clothes that fit his new form.

    Ben Grimm
  24. 24. EXT. PAY PHONE / BROOKLYN HOUSE - NIGHT

    Ben calls Debbie from a pay phone.

    Ben Grimm, Debbie
  25. 25. INT. VICTOR'S COMPOUND OFFICE - DAY

    Victor instructs Leonard to find Ben quietly.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard
  26. 26. EXT. BROOKLYN BRIDGE - DAY

    Ben accidentally causes a massive accident on the bridge while trying to help a suicidal man.

    Ben Grimm, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  27. 27. INT. VICTOR'S OFFICE - DAY

    Victor sees the news of the Fantastic Four and discovers his own transformation.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard
  28. 28. INT. EMERGENCY HOLDING AREA - TENT - DAY

    The team is named the Fantastic Four by the media.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  29. 29. EXT. EMERGENCY HOLDING AREA - PRESS FIELD - DAY

    The team faces the press.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  30. 30. INT. BANK - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

    Victor is pressured by bankers to fix his reputation.

    Victor Von Doom
  31. 31. INT. BANK - HALLWAY - DAY

    Victor decides to cure the Fantastic Four to save his reputation.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard
  32. 32. EXT. BAXTER BUILDING - DAY

    The team arrives at the Baxter Building.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  33. 33. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - LOBBY - DAY

    The team enters the lobby.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  34. 34. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - ELEVATOR - DAY

    Ben is too heavy for the elevator.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  35. 35. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - ATRIUM - DAY

    The team settles into the Baxter Building.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  36. 36. INT. SUE'S ROOM - DAY

    Sue discovers Victor in her room.

    Sue Storm, Victor Von Doom
  37. 37. EXT. BAXTER BUILDING - DAY

    Victor arrives at the Baxter Building, ignored by the press.

    Victor Von Doom
  38. 38. INT. SUE'S ROOM - DAY

    Victor visits Sue, offering to move her to his condo, but she refuses.

    Sue Storm, Victor Von Doom, Reed Richards
  39. 39. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - HALL - DAY

    Victor and Reed argue in the hallway; Ben intervenes.

    Victor Von Doom, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm
  40. 40. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - ELEVATOR - DAY

    Victor discovers his metallic transformation.

    Victor Von Doom
  41. 41. INT. BAXTER BUILDING LABS - DAY

    Reed attempts to examine Ben, but Ben accidentally kicks him.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm
  42. 42. INT. BAXTER BUILDING LABS - DAY

    Reed tests Johnny's heat levels.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  43. 43. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - LAB - DAY

    Reed interviews Ben and Johnny about their symptoms.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Johnny Storm
  44. 44. INT. BAXTER BUILDING LAB - DAY

    Reed and Sue discuss their powers and past relationship.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm
  45. 45. INT. BAXTER BUILDING LABS - DAY

    The team tries on their new uniforms.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm
  46. 46. INT. VON DOOM INDUSTRIES - VICTOR'S OFFICE - DAY

    Victor kills his doctor after learning his condition is progressive.

    Victor Von Doom
  47. 47. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - REED'S OFFICE - NIGHT

    Reed discovers the key to reversing the mutations.

    Reed Richards
  48. 48. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - MAIN LAB - NIGHT

    Reed explains his plan to Sue.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm
  49. 49. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - STOREROOM - NIGHT

    Reed and Sue have an intimate moment after a shelf collapses.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm
  50. 50. INT. VICTOR'S OFFICE - NIGHT

    Victor spies on the team and plans his next move.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard
  51. 51. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - MEDIA ROOM - NIGHT

    Ben watches a home video of his past life.

    Ben Grimm
  52. 52. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - HALLS - NIGHT

    Reed experiments with his stretching powers.

    Reed Richards, Johnny Storm
  53. 53. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - KITCHEN - NIGHT

    Johnny watches TV and gets an idea.

    Johnny Storm
  54. 54. EXT. BROOKLYN STREET - NIGHT

    Ben heads to a pub.

    Ben Grimm
  55. 55. INT. O'DONNEL'S PUB - NIGHT

    Ben meets Alicia Masters.

    Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters
  56. 56. INT. BAR - NIGHT

    Ben and Alicia meet at a bar and share a moment of connection.

    Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters
  57. 57. EXT./INT.. UPSCALE RESTAURANT - NIGHT

    Victor confronts Sue about Reed's research.

    Victor Von Doom, Sue Storm
  58. 58. EXT.. NYC ARENA - ESPN MOTO X GAMES - DAY

    Johnny performs at the X Games and discovers his flight ability.

    Johnny Storm
  59. 59. INT.. BAXTER BUILDING - KITCHEN - MORNING

    Sue practices her powers and discusses the cure with Reed.

    Sue Storm, Reed Richards
  60. 60. INT.. BAXTER BUILDING - MEDIA ROOM - DAY

    The team reacts to Johnny's X Games interview.

    Ben Grimm, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  61. 61. EXT.. NYC ARENA - DAY

    The team confronts Johnny after his performance.

    Johnny Storm, Sue Storm, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm
  62. 62. EXT.. STREETS - DAY

    Sue talks to Ben about his feelings.

    Sue Storm, Ben Grimm
  63. 63. INT.. INVESTMENT BANK - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY

    Victor is fired by the bank.

    Victor Von Doom
  64. 64. INT.. BANK - UNDERGROUND PARKING GARAGE - DAY

    Victor kills Ned Cecil.

    Victor Von Doom
  65. 65. INT.. VICTOR'S OFFICE - DAY

    Victor plots against Reed.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard
  66. 66. INT.. BAXTER BUILDING - TRANSFORMATION LAB - DAY

    Victor takes over Reed's lab.

    Reed Richards, Victor Von Doom
  67. 67. INT.. BAXTER BUILDING - REED'S OFFICE - DAY

    Sue and Reed discuss Victor's actions.

    Sue Storm, Reed Richards
  68. 68. EXT.. BROOKLYN STREETS - DAY

    Ben helps a girl retrieve her cat.

    Ben Grimm
  69. 69. EXT.. BROOKLYN STREET - NIGHT

    Ben finds a sculpture of himself.

    Ben Grimm
  70. 70. EXT. ANOTHER BROOKLYN STREET - NIGHT

    Ben discovers a sculpture of himself in a gallery window and meets Alicia.

    Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters
  71. 71. INT. GALLERY - STUDIO - NIGHT

    Alicia cleans Ben's rocky exterior while they discuss their relationship and his condition.

    Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters
  72. 72. EXT. STREET - NIGHT

    Johnny is swarmed by fans and approached by Victor in a limo.

    Johnny Storm, Victor Von Doom
  73. 73. EXT/INT. LIMO - NIGHT

    Victor manipulates Johnny into considering a solo career.

    Johnny Storm, Victor Von Doom
  74. 74. INT. HAYDEN PLANETARIUM - NIGHT

    Reed and Sue share a romantic moment while reflecting on their past.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm
  75. 75. EXT. KIRBY GALLERY - NIGHT

    Ben feels alienated by the gallery crowd and leaves Alicia.

    Ben Grimm, Alicia Masters
  76. 76. EXT/INT. DINER - NIGHT

    Victor manipulates Ben by planting seeds of doubt about Reed.

    Ben Grimm, Victor Von Doom
  77. 77. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - TRANSFORMATION LAB - NIGHT

    Ben confronts Reed and Sue, leading to a violent altercation.

    Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm
  78. 78. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - GROUND FLOOR - NIGHT

    Ben destroys a toy of himself and Johnny leaves the team.

    Ben Grimm, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm
  79. 79. INT. BAXTER BUILDING - TRANSFORMATION LAB - NIGHT

    Reed attempts to use the machine on himself and is injured.

    Reed Richards, Sue Storm
  80. 80. INT. VICTOR'S OFFICE - NIGHT

    Victor orders Leonard to bring Ben to him.

    Victor Von Doom, Leonard

Dialogue examples

Look, he's a brilliant man, we should trust he's working as hard as he can. You're his best friend. So what possible reason could he have for taking his time? I mean, other than getting close to Sue?

Victor Von Doom / Scene 76

That's what I'm trying to calculate. And it's not rubber. It's muscle, tendon. I seem to have the ability to manipulate the malleability of my molecular structure and redistribute my density to --

Reed Richards / Scene 52

No. There weren't. There was you. And me. No variables, no math. It was actually the simplest thing in the world. But your head got in the way... like it always does.

Sue Storm / Scene 44

Symptoms? Please. If having powers is a disease, then yeah we got it. And we are gonna blow your minds. There's a new day dawning. The day of the Fantastic Four.

Johnny Storm / Scene 29

I spent my whole life protecting you, from the schoolyard to the stars. For what? So you could play Twister with your girlfriend while I'm the freak of the week?

Ben Grimm / Scene 77

The plants, from space. Their particles are still charged. With the right amount of energy, those ions could create the elemental profile of the cosmic storm.

Reed Richards / Scene 48

Okay. I've uh, got some questions, from Sue. That she thought might be better coming from me... Can you, you know, go to the bathroom...like normal...

Reed Richards / Scene 43

Tell me. When you grew up in Brooklyn, how many astronauts did you know? You went your own way then. You didn't listen to people. So why start now...?

Alicia Masters / Scene 71

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