UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, UNKNOWN is connected to 82 scenes, 2425 dialogue lines, first appearing around scene 1.
82 scenes / 2425 dialogue lines169Scenes
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1Dialogue samples
Save the Cat beat sheet
THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Save the Cat analysis
Bob Wilton, a floundering journalist, is drawn into Major Bill Django’s experimental “Jedi” psychic program on goats and soldiers at Fort Bragg.
Open full beat sheetKey characters
Bob Wilton
Bob Wilton is listed as Journalist. An enthusiastic, fresh-faced journalist looking for a big story. In the parsed data, Bob Wilton is connected to 60 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
60 scenes / 0 dialogue linesLyn Cassady
Lyn Cassady is listed as Former Special Forces / Jedi Warrior. A handsome, older, haunted-looking man who claims to be a psychic spy. In the parsed data, Lyn Cassady is connected to 59 scenes, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
59 scenes / 0 dialogue linesBill Django
Bill Django is listed as Founder of the New Earth Army. A charismatic, long-haired visionary who believes in psychic soldiers. In the parsed data, Bill Django is connected to 44 scenes, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
44 scenes / 0 dialogue linesLarry Hooper
Larry Hooper is listed as Jedi Recruit / Scientist. A failed Sci-Fi writer and antagonist to Lyn and Bill. In the parsed data, Larry Hooper is connected to 21 scenes, 24 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
21 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMahmud Daash
Mahmud Daash is listed as Iraqi Local. An Iraqi man caught in the conflict. In the parsed data, Mahmud Daash is connected to 11 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
11 scenes / 0 dialogue linesBrigadier General Dean Hopgood
Brigadier General Dean Hopgood is listed as Defense Intelligence Agency General. A general obsessed with Soviet psychic research. In the parsed data, Brigadier General Dean Hopgood is connected to 8 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 7.
8 scenes / 0 dialogue linesMajor Jim Holtz
Major Jim Holtz is listed as Special Forces Officer. A tough, skeptical Special Forces officer. In the parsed data, Major Jim Holtz is connected to 6 scenes, first appearing around scene 1.
6 scenes / 0 dialogue linesDebora
Debora is listed as Bob's Wife. Bob's wife who leaves him for his editor. In the parsed data, Debora is connected to 5 scenes, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
5 scenes / 0 dialogue linesDave
Dave is listed as Editor. Bob's editor who has a prosthetic arm. In the parsed data, Dave is connected to 5 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
5 scenes / 0 dialogue linesGeneral Putkin
General Putkin is listed as Army Intelligence General. A determined, slightly eccentric General who believes in psychic warfare. In the parsed data, General Putkin is connected to 3 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
3 scenes / 0 dialogue linesGus Lacey
Gus Lacey is listed as Remote Viewer. A self-proclaimed psychic who runs home learning courses. In the parsed data, Gus Lacey is connected to 3 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 16.
3 scenes / 0 dialogue linesTodd Nixon
Todd Nixon is listed as Army Small Business Office. A businessman focused on commercializing the war in Iraq. In the parsed data, Todd Nixon is connected to 2 scenes, 6 text mentions, first appearing around scene 85.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesLieutenant Boone
Lieutenant Boone is listed as General Putkin's Assistant. A dutiful assistant to General Putkin. In the parsed data, Lieutenant Boone is connected to 2 scenes, first appearing around scene 1.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue linesRon
Ron is listed as Journalist. Bob's overweight colleague who dies suddenly. In the parsed data, Ron is connected to 1 scene, 12 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
1 scenes / 0 dialogue linesScene outline
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1. EXT. ARMY BASE BUILDING
Lyn and Bob arrive at a remote hangar on an army base, finding a building full of goats and Bill Django inside.
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1. INT. FORT BRAGG - BARBERSHOP
Major Holtz inspects the Jedis as they have their heads shaved, while Lyn watches his hair fall.
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1. EXT. FORT BRAGG
General Putkin arrives at Fort Bragg to pitch his new psychic war ideas to the Special Forces.
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1. INT. ESALEN INSTITUTE
Bill sits in a meditation group at the Esalen Institute, sensing he is being watched by Hunter S. Thompson.
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1. INT. EX-MESS HALL - FORT BRAGG - DAY
Major Holtz berates the Jedis for their lack of military focus.
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1. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - GOAT ROOM - THE PAST
Video footage shows one of the goats in the room dying.
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2. INT. MAJOR HOLTZ'S OFFICE - DAY
Larry Hooper presents a report on offensive psi applications to Major Holtz.
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2. INT. BASE - PSIC HQ
Larry Hooper explains the nature of the Psyops base and his company to Bob and Lyn while demonstrating experimental products.
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2. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - LYN'S ROOM - THE PAST
A soldier reports a goat death to Lyn, Holtz, and Hooper.
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2. INT. BEDROOM
Bob observes Lyn in pain self-administering his final dose of medicine.
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2. INT. SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND CENTRE
Putkin presents the concept of 'Mind Wars' to Special Forces officers; he is met with silence and resistance.
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2. EXT. FORT BRAGG - MAIN GATES
Bill, now a changed man, returns to Fort Bragg in 1980.
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3. EXT. ROAD
Mahmud hands the car keys to Lyn.
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3. EXT. SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND CENTRE
Putkin leaves dejected as the audience learns the Special Forces lied about not having animals.
General Putkin, Lieutenant Boone, Bob Wilton -
3. INT. BASE - CORRIDOR
Bob helps Lyn down a corridor toward a mysterious noise.
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3. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT
Lyn explains the incident with the goat to Bob.
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3. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - DAY
Exposition on the origin of the Goat Lab.
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3. EXT. DESERT
Lyn demonstrates his solar cooking cone and the 'Predator' device to Bob.
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4. INT. CAR
Lyn and Bob drive off, leaving Mahmud behind.
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4. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL
Flashback to soldiers training with dogs.
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4. INT. SPECIAL FORCES COMMAND CENTRE
The camera reveals the truth about the secret project involving goats.
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4. INT. BASE - CELL CORRIDOR
Lyn and Bob witness the dark reality of the base.
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4. EXT. DESERT
Bob yells in the empty landscape.
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4. EXT. FORT BRAGG
Lyn leaves the base but is confronted by Larry Hooper.
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5. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL
A large number of goats are revealed, which are part of a secret psychic program.
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5. INT. ARMY BASE - TENT
Lyn reveals his terminal illness to Bob.
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5. EXT. NEVADA TEST SITE - DAY
Historical footage context of testing on goats.
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5. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT
Lyn explains the Dim Mak strike to Bob.
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5. EXT. DESERT - ROAD
The car traverses the desert landscape.
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5. EXT. DESERT
Lyn struggles with his solar stove as the sun sets.
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6. EXT. DESERT
Bob wakes and follows a goat to a water-hole.
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6. INT. CAR - DESERT
Lyn injects himself for Crohn's disease while Bob observes.
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6. INT. LOCAL NEWSPAPER OFFICE
Bob Wilton narrates his past life in Michigan, his failed marriage, and the death of his colleague Ron.
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6. EXT. DESERT - ROAD
The car stops and an argument about navigation and watches ensues.
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6. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - DAY
Lyn attempts to kill a goat with his mind.
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6. EXT. BASE
Bob confronts Bill about Lyn's condition and the nature of the feather.
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7. INT. ARMY BASE - TENT
Larry visits Lyn and tries to recruit him back to the fold.
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7. EXT. DESERT ROAD
The car is destroyed by an IED.
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7. EXT. BERM
Bob drags Lyn toward the water-hole.
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7. INT. FORT BRAGG
Bill addresses a group of officers about his vision for the New Earth Army.
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7. INT. OFFICE
Bob deals with the aftermath of Ron's death and notices Debora's growing relationship with Dave.
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7. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT
Lyn explains the goat experiment to Bob.
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8. EXT. WATER-HOLE
Bob and Lyn reach the water-hole; a helicopter approaches.
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8. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - DAY
Setup for the second experiment.
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8. EXT. BASE
Bill and Bob practice rituals.
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8. INT. BOB'S HOUSE
Bob's marriage collapses and he watches the State of the Union address, deciding to become a war correspondent.
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8. EXT. DESERT
Lyn carries an injured Bob across the desert while searching for hazards.
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8. EXT. POOL
General Hopgood reads about Soviet psychic research.
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9. INT. LABORATORY
Soviet scientists conduct experiments on kittens.
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9. TITLES
Montage of the Iraq War set to music.
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9. EXT. DESERT
Bob confronts Lyn about the mission and his mental state.
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9. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - SECOND ROOM - DAY
Holtz orders Lyn to kill the goat.
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9. INT. ARMY BASE - INFIRMARY
Bob and Lyn are in the infirmary; Lyn hears a voice.
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9. INT. ARMY BASE - TENT
Lyn joins in the prayer.
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10. EXT. DESERT - NIGHT
Lyn reflects on the emotional cost of the experiment.
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10. EXT. DESERT
Lyn and Bob wait in the desert, and Lyn reflects on the destruction of the New Earth Army.
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10. INT. ARMY BASE - CORRIDOR
Lyn exits the infirmary to investigate a mysterious figure.
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10. ANOTHER LABORATORY
Scientists wire the mother of the kittens.
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10. EXT. BASE
The ritual ends with a fall.
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10. INT. HOTEL ROOM
Bob calls Debora from the war zone, feeling lonely and out of place.
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11. INT. ABANDONED HOSPITAL - LYN'S ROOM - DAY
Internal reflection during the act.
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11. FIRST LABORATORY
A scientist threatens a kitten with a cigarette.
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11. EXT. KUWAIT CITY - HOTEL
Bob arrives at a hotel in Kuwait, looking for a story.
Bob Wilton -
11. ANOTHER CORRIDOR
Lyn looks into rooms featuring propaganda production.
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12. EXT. POOL
General Hopgood reacts to the information.
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14. INT. HOTEL LOUNGE
Bob drinks coffee with two war correspondents, feeling inadequate as they share stories about being embedded.
Bob Wilton -
15. EXT. HOTEL TERRACE
Bob meets Lyn Cassady, an older man with a haunting presence, and they discuss their shared interest in a 'mission'.
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16. EXT. GUS LACEY'S HOUSE - MICHIGAN
A flashback to 1997 where Bob arrives at Gus Lacey's house.
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17. INT. GUS LACEY'S HOUSE
Bob interviews Gus Lacey about his 'remote viewing' abilities and his background in the army.
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18. BACK OFFICE
Gus shows Bob a video of hamsters, attempting to demonstrate his psychic power.
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19. EXT. HOTEL TERRACE
Bob tries to get information from Lyn about Gus Lacey.
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20. INT. HOTEL CORRIDOR
Bob confronts Lyn, who reacts with a defensive martial arts stance.
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21. INT. LYN'S HOTEL ROOM
Lyn explains the history of the Jedi Warriors to a drunken Bob.
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21. INT. CAR
Lyn recounts the origin of Bill Django's journey in Vietnam.
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22. EXT. VIETNAM
Bill Django experiences a traumatic battle where his platoon refuses to fire, leading to his injury and a mystical vision.
Bill Django -
22. EXT. EXPRESSWAY - IRAQ
Lyn and Bob travel through Iraq.
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23. I/E. CAR
Bob reads the New Earth Army manual.
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23. INT. MILITARY HOSPITAL
Bill writes to the Pentagon to request funding for a mission to explore alternative combat tactics.
Bill Django -
24. EXT. ROAD
The journey continues through the desert landscape.
Bob Wilton, Lyn Cassady -
24. EXT. HIGHWAY
Bill drives along the Pacific Coast, beginning his search for the meaning behind his vision.
Bill Django
Dialogue examples
We are a Hollow Army, gentlemen. Vietnam has crushed our soul. We are traumatized and melancholic. We are ashamed. That is why I have brought you to this place of Sanctuary. Here we can mend our wounds and dream our dreams. My dream is of an America that will lead the world to paradise, an America that no longer has an exploitative view of natural resources, that no longer promotes consumption at all costs. I believe this is America's destiny.
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