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To Sleep With Anger script analysis

To Sleep With Anger script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

An elderly patriarch, Gideon, returns home weak and is cared for by his wife Suzie and children. Family harmony is disrupted by the arrival of Harry, whose presence reignites old tensions and leads to betrayal, violence and ultimately Harry’s death. The family must confront past wounds and rebuild unity.

40 Save the Cat fit score 20% analysis confidence / 177 parsed scenes

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1

Opening Image

Scene 1 / 1% target

10%

Gideon sits at a table with fruit on fire, establishing the story’s mystical tone and his precarious state.

Spoiling the little foxes that spoil my vines.
2

Theme Stated

Scene 2 / 5% target

15%

A complaint about city ordinances hints at conflicts between tradition and modern rules.

You know it is against the city ordinance to keep chickens or live stock.
3

Set-Up

Scenes 1-3 / 10% target

15%

We meet Gideon’s family dynamics—Suzie, children and neighbors—and see his fragile health and the rural setting.

4

Catalyst

Scene 4 / 12% target

15%

Police arrive over a chicken complaint, introducing external pressure on Gideon’s home life.

This doesn't make any sense; you are going to drag that poor boy out in the cold air.
5

Debate

Scene 5 / 20% target

15%

Suzie informs Gideon of the police visit, shattering his good mood and raising the question of how to protect their homestead.

We grow most of our own food. The money I get from social security, my pension and my...
6

Break into Two

Scene 8 / 25% target

15%

Harry leads Babe Brother through the orchard, signaling the start of Act Two as his arrival shifts the family’s equilibrium.

I'm not here to argue, sir.
7

B Story

Scene 3 / 30% target

10%

Gideon and Sunny’s lake fishing scene develops the father–son bond parallel to the main conflict.

I was looking through my trunk and I can't find my toby.
8

Fun and Games

Scene 6 / 40% target

15%

A chaotic backyard party with cards and moonshine shows Harry’s disruptive influence and rising family tension.

Well, you just have to move further out.
9

Midpoint

Scenes 81-82 / 50% target

15%

A heated public argument between Gideon, Babe Brother and Linda marks a point of no return in family conflict.

10

Bad Guys Close In

Scene 141 / 65% target

15%

Hattie warns Suzie that Harry is a dangerous influence, tightening the external threat around Harry’s presence.

11

All Is Lost

Scene 148 / 75% target

15%

Harry is caught by Hattie in his room, symbolizing betrayal and the nadir of trust.

12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 151 / 80% target

15%

Babe Brother’s intent to leave with Harry causes a family crisis and Suzie’s despair about responsibilities.

13

Break into Three

Scene 160 / 85% target

15%

A violent struggle breaks out, forcing the family to confront the deadly stakes of their conflict.

14

Finale

Scene 176 / 95% target

15%

Paramedics declare Harry dead, resolving the central threat and bringing closure to his arc.

15

Final Image

Scene 189 / 99% target

10%

Harry’s body remains in the kitchen, mirroring the Opening Image’s unsettling atmosphere and the cost of the conflict.