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Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels script analysis

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Eddy and his mates get into debt, plan a scam to steal antique shotguns, face complications as various factions close in, and ultimately execute their caper amid betrayals and revenge.

70 Save the Cat fit score 12% analysis confidence / 15 parsed scenes

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Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

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Eddy’s interrogation introduces the world and tone with the Three Card Brag explanation.

Three card brag is a simple form of poker...
2

Theme Stated

Scene 2 / Page 1 / 5% target

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The haggling over stolen goods hints at themes of luck, risk, and the price of bargains.

See these goods, they never seen daylight...
3

Set-Up

Scenes 3-4 / Pages 1-2 / 10% target

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Eddy reunites with his friends Tom and Nick, and they collect debts, establishing relationships and stakes.

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Catalyst

Scene 5 / Page 2 / 12% target

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Hatchet Harry plans the shotgun robbery, setting the central heist in motion.

Make sure we get everything from inside the gun cabinet.
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Debate

Scene 8 / Page 3 / 20% target

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Eddy wanders in despair, questioning whether they can pull off the plan and escape debt.

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Break into Two

Scene 10 / Page 4 / 25% target

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The lads decide on Tom’s scam idea, committing to the plan and entering the ‘upside‐down’ world of crime.

Listen to this one then; you open a company called the Arse Tickler's Faggot Fan Club. You take...
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B Story

Scene 11 / Page 4 / 30% target

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Dog and Plank’s discussion of the Sloanes’ drug operation provides personal stakes and a parallel subplot.

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Fun and Games

Scene 14 / Page 5 / 40% target

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Eddy and the boys load the stolen goods and prepare logistics— the setup and complications of the caper.

That's it all done, we are off.
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Midpoint

Scene 6 / Page 3 / 50% target

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Dog’s brutal torture of Gordon and Slick raises the stakes and realizes the real dangers they face.

It's a dog eat dog world, lads, and I got bigger teeth than you.
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Bad Guys Close In

Scene 12 / Page 4 / 65% target

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Hatchet Harry pressures Big Chris, tightening the noose around Eddy’s crew.

It's about time you give my young friends a visit, Chris. Tomorrow is the day and mum seems...
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All Is Lost

Scene 13 / Page 5 / 75% target

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Dog frees himself and vows revenge, leaving Eddy’s crew exposed to retaliation.

Dead. Dead. I don't know who they think they could be, for me not to find 'em. Of...
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Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 9 / Page 4 / 80% target

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Plank’s disastrous visit to the Sloanes underscores the group’s isolation and looming collapse.

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Break into Three

Scene 15 / Page 6 / 85% target

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Nick’s attempted sale to Rory Breaker forces a last‐ditch pivot as their original plan unravels.

OK, I'll take it off you; half price.
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Finale

Scene 14 / Page 5 / 95% target

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The gang executes the final movement of their haul, confronting all the factions in play.

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Final Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 99% target

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Returns to Eddy’s interrogation, bookending the story and reflecting on how far the stakes have climbed.

Three card brag is a simple form of poker...