2007
Sam Bell, a lunar miner, nears the end of his three-year contract on the far side of the Moon, mining Helium-3 for Earth's energy supply, with only the robot Gerty for company. As his health deteriorates and he experiences hallucinations, Sam crashes his rover during a routine extraction, only to awaken in the base infirmary with no memory of the accident. Suspecting Gerty is hiding something, Sam sabotages a vent to force the robot to unlock the base, then drives to the crash site where he discovers a younger, unconscious version of himself in the wrecked rover. The two Sams, realizing they are clones, uncover a hidden chamber beneath the base containing hundreds of dormant clones, revealing that Lunar Industries has been replacing dying clones every three years to maintain operations.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Sam Bell works alone on a lunar base awaiting rescue while recording video messages for his family.
Open full beat sheetSam Bell is listed as Lunar Miner. Mid thirties, thick beard, handsome, striking blue eyes. In the parsed data, Sam Bell is connected to 139 scenes, 230 dialogue lines, 238 text mentions, first appearing around scene 4.
139 scenes / 230 dialogue linesGerty is listed as Robot. State of the art robot, three sections, moves along a horizontal rail. In the parsed data, Gerty is connected to 70 scenes, 222 dialogue lines, 281 text mentions, first appearing around scene 15.
70 scenes / 222 dialogue linesTess Bell is listed as Sam's Wife. Modern, sophisticated, beautiful. In the parsed data, Tess Bell is connected to 10 scenes, 11 dialogue lines, 13 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
10 scenes / 11 dialogue linesOvermeyers is listed as Lunar Industries Superior. Purposeful woman in charge. In the parsed data, Overmeyers is connected to 4 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 21 text mentions, first appearing around scene 33.
4 scenes / 18 dialogue linesThompson is listed as Lunar Industries Superior. Earnest second in command. In the parsed data, Thompson is connected to 4 scenes, 16 dialogue lines, 19 text mentions, first appearing around scene 33.
4 scenes / 16 dialogue linesThe Girl is listed as Hallucination. Fifteen or sixteen years old, yellow dress, wheat-colored hair. In the parsed data, The Girl is connected to 4 scenes, first appearing around scene 28.
4 scenes / 0 dialogue linesEve Bell is listed as Sam's Daughter. Young girl. In the parsed data, Eve Bell is connected to 3 scenes, 10 dialogue lines, 10 text mentions, first appearing around scene 37.
3 scenes / 10 dialogue linesSam Bell exercises on a treadmill while listening to the rhythmic sounds of the base.
Sam BellAerial view of the desolate lunar landscape leading to the mining base.
Sam takes a shower.
Sam BellSam records a message for his wife Tess.
Sam BellSam continues his message while the base is shown.
Sam BellVisual of the return vehicle.
Sam BellVisual of the rec room and the wooden model.
Sam BellVisual of the greenhouse.
Sam BellVisual of the infirmary.
Sam BellVisual of the landscape.
Sam BellVisual of Earth from the moon.
Sam BellVisual of Sam's room and the photo of his family.
Sam Bell, Tess BellSam finishes his message.
Sam BellSam walks through the corridor.
Sam BellSam and Gerty prepare breakfast.
Sam Bell, GertyWide shot of the moon.
Sam makes a log entry.
Sam BellGerty selects food.
GertyAn alarm goes off.
Sam Bell, GertySam puts on his space suit.
Sam BellSam starts the rover.
Sam BellSam drives the rover.
Sam BellSam reaches the harvester.
Sam BellSam retrieves the Helium3 pod.
Sam BellSam returns to base.
Sam BellSam loads the pod.
Sam BellSam reports to Central.
Sam BellSam sees a girl.
Sam Bell, The GirlGerty cuts Sam's hair.
Sam Bell, GertySam carves a figure.
Sam BellA new transmission arrives.
Sam BellSam leaves the room.
Sam BellSam watches a message from Overmeyers and Thompson.
Sam Bell, Overmeyers, ThompsonSam plays Ping-Pong.
Sam BellSam uses the bathroom.
Sam BellSam notices blood in his urine.
Sam Bell, GertySam watches a message from Tess.
Sam Bell, Tess Bell, Eve BellView of Earth at night.
Sam eats dinner.
Sam Bell, GertySam prunes plants.
Sam BellSam sees the girl again and burns his hand.
Sam Bell, The GirlGerty treats Sam's burn.
Sam Bell, GertySam is asleep in bed.
Sam BellSam dreams of making love to Tess.
Sam Bell, Tess BellSam wakes up from his dream and notices his bandaged hand.
Sam BellSam performs his morning run.
Sam BellSam and Gerty have breakfast.
Sam Bell, GertySam performs his daily log entry and experiences a glitch on the monitor.
Sam BellSam notices an alarm on the harvester Matthew and informs Gerty.
Sam Bell, GertySam drives to the harvester and sees a girl, leading to a crash.
Sam Bell, The GirlSam wakes up in the infirmary.
Sam BellGerty informs Sam about his accident.
Sam Bell, GertyGerty scans Sam's head.
Sam Bell, GertyHarvester Luke moves across the landscape.
Sam wakes up and explores the corridor.
Sam BellSam hears voices coming from the Comms Room.
Sam Bell, GertySam catches Gerty talking to Overmeyers and Thompson.
Sam Bell, Gerty, Overmeyers, ThompsonSam watches TV.
Sam BellSam shaves.
Sam BellGerty gives Sam an IQ test.
Sam Bell, GertySam realizes he is locked in.
Sam BellSam reacquaints himself with his room.
Sam BellA view of the lunar landscape at night.
Sam notices a harvester is stalled.
Sam Bell, GertySam records a message for Central.
Sam BellSam looks at his model town.
Sam BellSam receives a refusal from Central.
Sam Bell, Gerty, Overmeyers, ThompsonSam is asleep.
Sam BellSam has a disturbing dream.
Sam Bell, Tess BellSam eats breakfast.
Sam Bell, GertySam watches a message from Tess.
Sam Bell, Tess BellSam takes a knife.
Sam BellSam sabotages the vent to force Gerty to open the doors.
Sam Bell, GertySam gets into a space suit.
Sam BellSam notices a rover is missing.
Sam BellSam drives to the harvester.
Sam BellSam finds the crashed rover and his other self.
Sam BellSam returns with the unconscious Sam.
Sam Bell, GertySam demands answers from Gerty.
Sam Bell, GertySam 1 is in the infirmary.
Sam BellSam Bell reporting to Central. 10:14 Pacific Time. Lunar Day 1. Overmeyers, Thompson? It's Sam. How goes it? I've got a full container of Helium3 ready to roll. The purity is pretty good, so assuming your last market prices are still relevant I think you are looking at getting about 3 million dollars per kilo with this load. By the time this message reaches you it should be in transit. Otherwise, everything running smoothly. There was a discrepancy between a couple of the N3000 modulators a couple of days ago, but Gerty and I caught it in time, no big deal. Uh...how are things down there?
Sam Bell reporting to Central. 19:14 Pacific Time. Lunar Day 14. Evening Overmeyers, evening Thompson! According to the Old Man Rescue Unit Eliza will be here in just over three hours. Not a moment too soon! I never thought I'd say this, but I want to get out there, I want to work. I feel like a kid who's been grounded. Looking forward to Eliza straightening everything out and things getting back to normal around here. Well...that's it. I'll let you know how it goes. Over and out, gentlemen.
He's kicking...or she's kicking. I'm certain he's a boy. I wish you could feel it. I think we made the right choice, Sam. I really do. We need some time apart. We got stuck. That happens in marriages sometimes. It's nothing terrible. Well listen, I love you lots -- and we'll talk soon, okay? Bye Sam.
No not a hooker. What's wrong with you? It's a little something to drink, Sam, that's all, our way of patting you on the back for all that you've been through.
We're hoping to get the live feed up and running by the Fall. The good news is you'll be home by then, Sam.
When the Rescue Unit arrives they'll expect to find a body in the crashed Rover, right? We've got our body.
We're going to send a Rescue Unit to tend to the stalled harvester and get the base back on its feet.
According to Albatross 90 it should be landing off the California Coast within the next three days.
SlugDB turns parsed screenplays into scene, character, dialogue, trivia, semantic search, Save the Cat, and API-ready analysis.
Use SlugDB when you need screenplay API data, movie dialogue search, character evidence, scene context, or MCP tools without building a scraper first.