JUMPER script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Scene 1 opens with Mary and David at play, immediately grounding us in their close bond before he vanishes.

Ready or not, here I come!

Mary’s disappearance and the debris suggest the film’s theme of loss and the search for identity.

David. How did you get back here?

Scenes 3–6 introduce teenage David, his emerging power, school life, and initial antagonist Mark.

London, Paris, halfway through Rome...

Mark’s push causes David to fall through ice and teleport, triggering his decision to embrace his ability.

Mark. Enough. You had your fun.

David vacillates between staying with family and running off, culminating in his hotel check-in.

David, that you...? You’re tracking mud all over the carpet.

In scene 9 David packs to run away, marking his leap into Act II’s new world.

Scene 3’s meeting with Millie establishes the romantic subplot.

I’ll always be waiting with you.

Scenes 11–17 show David exploring his power—robbing banks, traveling, meeting Maggie and the psychologist.

Is there a bathroom for customers?

In scene 20 David is cornered by Cox in his penthouse, shifting the stakes irreversibly.

Eight years. Eight years, we've been looking for you.

Mary’s warning in the interrogation room shows the agency tightening its net.

I'm trying to help you. Listen to me. Do not go home. Just run, and keep running.

David finds his father dead in scene 45, his lowest emotional point.

Hello. Could you send someone to 135 State Street... There's a...my dad... he's dead.

Scenes 46–47 show David reeling and seeking answers from Fiona and Cox gearing up.

Hey Fiona. I went by Millie’s, she’s not there, you know where she is?

In scene 48 David returns to Griffin’s lair with renewed resolve, planning his final move.

Scenes 68–71 depict the rescue of Millie, the final confrontation with Cox, and his defeat.

How...how did you do that?

Scene 74 closes with David and Millie reunited and teleporting away together.

You find what you were looking for?