Joe
Joe is listed as Looper. A young assassin who kills targets sent back from the future. In the parsed data, Joe is connected to 39 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 2.
39 scenes / 18 dialogue lines59Scenes
11Characters
82Pages
8Dialogue samples
Save the Cat beat sheet
LOOPER Save the Cat analysis
Looper introduces Joe, a time‐tripping assassin, who lives a transactional life until he sees a target age into himself, forcing him to question his choices.
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Old Joe
Old Joe is listed as Looper. Joe's future self, sent back to be closed. In the parsed data, Old Joe is connected to 16 scenes, 8 dialogue lines, 8 text mentions, first appearing around scene 26.
16 scenes / 8 dialogue linesSara
Sara is listed as Mother. A woman living on a farm protecting her son. In the parsed data, Sara is connected to 12 scenes, 4 dialogue lines, 4 text mentions, first appearing around scene 36.
12 scenes / 4 dialogue linesKid Blue
Kid Blue is listed as Thug. A young, ambitious, and often incompetent enforcer for Abe. In the parsed data, Kid Blue is connected to 11 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 11 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.
11 scenes / 11 dialogue linesJesse
Jesse is listed as Gat Man. A deputy-style enforcer for Abe. In the parsed data, Jesse is connected to 10 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 24.
10 scenes / 10 dialogue linesCid
Cid is listed as Child. Sara's son, possessing powerful telekinetic abilities. In the parsed data, Cid is connected to 9 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 43.
9 scenes / 1 dialogue linesSeth
Seth is listed as Looper. A young looper who lets his loop run. In the parsed data, Seth is connected to 7 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
7 scenes / 3 dialogue linesAbe
Abe is listed as Crime Boss. A man from the future who runs the loopers. In the parsed data, Abe is connected to 4 scenes, 5 dialogue lines, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 11.
4 scenes / 5 dialogue linesSuzie
Suzie is listed as Show Girl. A performer at La Belle Aurore. In the parsed data, Suzie is connected to 2 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 13.
2 scenes / 3 dialogue linesBeatrix
Beatrix is listed as Waitress. A waitress at the diner Joe frequents. In the parsed data, Beatrix is connected to 2 scenes, 1 dialogue line, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
2 scenes / 1 dialogue linesJedd
Jedd is listed as Pawn Shop Owner. An elderly man who handles looper transactions. In the parsed data, Jedd is connected to 1 text mention.
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1. EXT. EDGE OF CORN FIELDS - DAY
Joe waits in a corn field and executes a man sent back from the future.
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2. EXT. INDUSTRIAL PLANT - DAY
Joe arrives at an industrial plant to dispose of the body.
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3. INT. INDUSTRIAL PLANT - DAY
Joe disposes of the body in an iron hatch.
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4. INT. DINER - DAY
Joe visits a diner and speaks with Beatrix.
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5. INT. PAWN SHOP - DAY
Joe turns in his gold bars to Jedd.
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6. INT. JOE'S APARTMENT - AFTERNOON
Joe relaxes in his apartment.
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7. EXT. STREET CORNER - EARLY EVENING
Joe meets Seth, who is struggling with his Slat Bike.
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8. INT. BACKSTAGE - NIGHT
Joe and Seth try to enter the club.
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9. INT. STEEP STAIRS - NIGHT
Loopers gather to watch Zach, who has closed his loop.
Joe, Seth -
10. INT. JOE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Seth breaks into Joe's apartment, terrified.
Joe, Seth -
11. INT. ABE'S OFFICE - NIGHT
Joe meets with Abe to discuss Seth.
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12. INT. SUZIE'S BEDROOM - LATER
Joe visits Suzie.
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13. INT. SUZIE'S BEDROOM - LATER
Joe and Suzie discuss Joe's inability to remember his mother's face and the nature of their transactional relationship.
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14. INT. JOE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Joe discovers blood on his gold bars in his safe.
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15. EXT. CITY OUTSKIRTS - NIGHT
Old Seth experiences rapid physical degradation as his future self's timeline catches up to him.
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16. EXT. CITY STREETS - NIGHT
Old Seth runs through the city, losing more body parts, and eventually reaches Wire Street.
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17. INT. JOE'S APARTMENT - MORNING
Joe wakes up.
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18. EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
Joe executes a target, but realizes it is an older man.
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19. INT. PLANT - DAY
Joe watches the body disposal.
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20. EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
Joe encounters his future self, Old Joe.
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21. EXT. CORN FIELD - HOURS LATER
Joe wakes up after the fight.
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22. EXT. FARMLAND ROAD - LATE AFTERNOON
Joe runs towards town.
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23. EXT. JOE'S APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Joe watches his apartment.
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24. INT. JOE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT
Joe enters his apartment and fights Kid Blue.
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25. EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
Joe successfully closes his loop.
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26. INT. DINER - DAY
Old Joe and Joe discuss time travel, the Rainmaker, and the woman who will save Joe's life.
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27. INT. FRENCH COTTAGE - MORNING
Flashback to gangsters attacking Old Joe's wife.
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28. INT. DINER - DAY
Old Joe explains the Rainmaker's rise to power.
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29. INT. OFFICE - DAY
Flashback to a siege at an office.
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30. INT. FRENCH LIVING ROOM - CONTINUOUS
Old Joe receives information about the Rainmaker.
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31. INT. DINER - DAY
Old Joe and Joe fight; Old Joe escapes.
Joe, Old Joe, Kid Blue, Jesse -
32. EXT. CORN FIELD - DAY
Joe escapes on a bike and discovers a map to Sara's farm.
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33. EXT. FARM HOUSE - DAWN
Sara works on her farm.
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34. INT. ABE'S OFFICE - DAY
Abe punishes Kid Blue for failing to catch Old Joe.
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35. EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY
Kid Blue survives an execution attempt.
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36. EXT. FARM HOUSE - NIGHT
Sara encounters Joe on her property.
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37. INT. RUNOFF ROOM - MORNING
Old Joe prepares for his mission.
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38. INT. RUNOFF ROOM - DAY
Old Joe struggles with memories of his wife and the first time he met Sara, while preparing to leave.
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39. INT. BARN - MORNING
Joe wakes up in the barn after being unconscious.
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40. INT. FARMHOUSE KITCHEN - MORNING
Sara and Cid discuss the man in the barn.
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41. EXT. BARN - MORNING
Sara confronts Joe and demands he leave her farm.
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42. INT. BARN - DAY
Sara interrogates the wounded Joe.
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43. INT. FARM HOUSE KITCHEN - NIGHT
Joe and Cid build communication devices.
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44. EXT. ALLEYWAY - DAY
Kid Blue and Canady argue in an alleyway; Kid Blue steals Canady's gun and shoots him.
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45. INT. CID'S BEDROOM - NIGHT
Sara hears the dinner bell and goes to investigate.
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46. INT. FARMHOUSE FOYER - NIGHT
Sara encounters Jesse, a Gat Man, at her front door.
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47. INT. FARMHOUSE KITCHEN - NIGHT
Joe hides in the kitchen while Jesse and Sara talk.
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48. INT. FARMHOUSE LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Jesse searches the house while Joe and Cid hide.
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49. INT. FARMHOUSE LAUNDRY ROOM - NIGHT
Jesse searches the laundry room.
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50. INT. TUNNEL - NIGHT
Cid leads Joe through a secret tunnel.
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51. EXT. BARN - LATE AFTERNOON
Joe and Cid hide in a crawl space and discuss their pasts.
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52. INT. ABE'S OFFICE - DAY
Abe and his Gat Men prepare for a sweep, but are interrupted by Kid Blue on the security monitor showing he has captured Old Joe.
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53. INT. COAT CHECK - DAY
Kid Blue brings Old Joe to the coat check, where Old Joe breaks free, kills the guards, and arms himself.
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54. INT. BACKSTAGE - DAY
Old Joe fights his way through the club's backstage area.
Old Joe -
55. INT. ABE'S DEN - DAY
Abe waits for Old Joe, taunting him through the door.
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56. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY
Young Joe waits on the highway for Old Joe.
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57. EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY
Old Joe and Young Joe confront each other on the highway.
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58. EXT. FIELD - DAY
Old Joe chases Sara and Cid through the field.
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59. EXT. FIELD - DAY
Young Joe commits suicide to stop Old Joe from killing Sara.
Joe, Old Joe, Sara, Cid
Dialogue examples
Kid listen Kid. I'm sorry. Tell Abe I'm going to fix this. Tell him keep my bars safe cause I swear to god I'm going to fix this, I'm going to find my loop and I'm gonna kill him. Tell Abe-
Baby that's sweet. You're a sweet boy. You gotta be careful, it's easy to think you know someone once you been like this. What's in here is services rendered.
Bon jour. You take this truck, you take your money, and you go live your life. No one's coming after you. I fixed it.
Joe. Guess I put the gun in that kid's hand, huh Joe. Guess everything comes back around. Like your goddamn ties.
Yeah, maybe you bring him the looper, but short of that Abe don't get right with priced men.
I've got a life ahead of me that's mine and I'm not giving it up for you or anybody
Jssshhh. No we didn't get him. Spotted and lost him. West End, near Whore's Alley.
Time travel has not yet been invented. But twenty five years from now it will be.
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