Screenplay data
Ray Ferrier, a dock worker with a strained family life, witnesses an alien invasion begin as massive machines emerge from the ground after an unnatural lightning storm. He escapes with his children, Robbie and Rachel, navigating destroyed cities and panicked crowds, enduring a ferry attack and Robbie's separation to join the army. Ray and Rachel are captured by a robot but escape, observing the dying alien machines as they assist soldiers in a final attack. Ray reunites with Mary Ann and Robbie, learning that Earth's bacteria ultimately defeated the invaders.
Save the Cat beat sheet
Ray Ferrier’s ordinary life as a divorced father is upended when alien tripods emerge and strike his suburban town.
Open full beat sheetRay Ferrier is listed as Protagonist. In his 30s, short hair, rough groomed, wears a New York baseball cap, raggedly dressed, dock worker. In the parsed data, Ray Ferrier is connected to 34 scenes, 165 dialogue lines, 166 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.
34 scenes / 165 dialogue linesRachel Ferrier is listed as Ray's daughter. 10, dressed in Barbie color scheme clothing, long unkempt hair in pigtails. In the parsed data, Rachel Ferrier is connected to 28 scenes, 60 dialogue lines, 60 text mentions, first appearing around scene 6.
28 scenes / 60 dialogue linesRobbie Ferrier is listed as Ray's son. 15, ragged, tough look, long hair, hip side pack. In the parsed data, Robbie Ferrier is connected to 18 scenes, 35 dialogue lines, 35 text mentions, first appearing around scene 5.
18 scenes / 35 dialogue linesSheryl is listed as Survivor. Acquaintance of Ray. In the parsed data, Sheryl is connected to 4 scenes, 18 dialogue lines, 23 text mentions, first appearing around scene 18.
4 scenes / 18 dialogue linesMary Ann is listed as Ray's ex-wife. In her 30s, pregnant, maternity clothes, hair hanging loose. In the parsed data, Mary Ann is connected to 4 scenes, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 3.
4 scenes / 2 dialogue linesHarland Ogilvy is listed as Survivor. Mentally unstable, former ambulance driver. In the parsed data, Harland Ogilvy is connected to 3 scenes, 43 dialogue lines, 44 text mentions, first appearing around scene 28.
3 scenes / 43 dialogue linesTim is listed as Mary Ann's partner. In his 30s, expensive clothes, slicked sharp hair, well groomed, rich. In the parsed data, Tim is connected to 3 scenes, first appearing around scene 2.
3 scenes / 0 dialogue lineschar_14 is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, char_14 is connected to 2 scenes, 3 dialogue lines, 3 text mentions, first appearing around scene 32.
2 scenes / 3 dialogue linesManny is listed as Auto mechanic. Owns the local auto shop. In the parsed data, Manny is connected to 2 scenes, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 9.
2 scenes / 0 dialogue lineschar_16 is identified from the parsed character and dialogue data. In the parsed data, char_16 is connected to 1 scene, 5 dialogue lines, 5 text mentions, first appearing around scene 33.
1 scenes / 5 dialogue linesNarrator is listed as Voiceover. Provides historical and thematic context. In the parsed data, Narrator is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 35.
1 scenes / 1 dialogue linesSal is listed as Ray's boss. Dock supervisor. In the parsed data, Sal is connected to 1 scene, 1 dialogue line, 1 text mention, first appearing around scene 1.
1 scenes / 1 dialogue linesRay argues with his boss Sal about working hours and union regulations.
Ray Ferrier, SalRay meets Mary Ann and Tim to drop off his children, Robbie and Rachel.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Mary Ann, TimMary Ann inspects the kitchen while Ray tries to get her to leave.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Mary Ann, TimMary Ann gives instructions to Robbie about his school report.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Mary AnnRay and Robbie play catch, leading to an argument and a broken window.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and Rachel talk while Ray discovers Robbie has taken his car.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel FerrierAn unnatural storm begins with strange lightning strikes.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and Rachel hide under the table as lightning strikes repeatedly.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay finds Robbie and discovers all electronics have failed.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, MannyA giant machine emerges from the ground, causing destruction.
Ray FerrierRay returns home covered in human ash, causing distress to his children.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay retrieves a handgun from a metal box.
Ray FerrierRay steals a car to escape with his children, encountering Manny.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, MannyRay drives his children away while the city is destroyed.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and his children arrive at Mary Ann's house to find it empty.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierThe family hides in the basement during an attack.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay encounters survivors from a crashed plane.
Ray Ferrier, SherylRay watches news footage of alien tripods destroying cities and learns how they arrive.
Ray Ferrier, SherylRay instructs Rachel to keep her eyes closed as they prepare to leave the house.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay, Rachel, and Robbie evacuate the house wreckage.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and his children travel through back roads; tensions rise between Ray and Robbie.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierThe van is swarmed by a desperate crowd; Ray and his family are pulled out.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay, Robbie, and Rachel take shelter in a diner.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and his children attempt to board a ferry; they encounter Sheryl.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, SherylRay, Robbie, and Rachel attempt to board a ship as the ramp is being raised. Robbie helps others board while Ray watches in pride. The ship is attacked by a robot, capsizes, and the family is thrown into the water.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, SherylThe family reaches the shore, exhausted. They witness robots attacking people on the hillside and in the water.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRobbie runs toward the army fighting the robots. Ray tries to stop him and keep the family together.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and Rachel take refuge in Harland Ogilvy's basement. Harland reveals his unstable nature and obsession with fighting the robots.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Harland OgilvyTensions rise between Ray and Harland as the robots investigate the house. Harland loses his sanity, forcing Ray to take drastic action.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Harland OgilvyRay and Harland argue about the resistance; Ray eventually fights Harland to protect Rachel.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Harland OgilvyA robot camera discovers Ray and Rachel; Ray destroys it and they flee.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel FerrierRay and Rachel are captured by a robot; Ray uses grenades to escape.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, char_11Ray and Rachel observe the dying alien machines and assist soldiers in the final attack.
Ray Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, char_12, char_13, char_14, char_15Ray reunites with Mary Ann and Robbie.
Ray Ferrier, Robbie Ferrier, Rachel Ferrier, Mary Ann, TimThe narrator explains the defeat of the invaders by bacteria.
NarratorFrom the moment the invaders arrived, breathed our air, ate and drank, they were doomed. They were undone, destroyed, after all of man's weapons and devices had failed, by the tiniest creatures that God and his wisdom, put upon this earth. At the toll of a billion deaths, man had earned his immunity, is right to survive among this planet's infinite organisms. And that right is ours against all challenges, for men do not live nor die in vein.
I been around death plenty. Drive an ambulance in the city. Well, drove and ambulance in the city. That's all over now, huh? .... You know the people who make it Ray? The ones that don't flatline before the hospital? It's the ones who keep their eyes open, keep looking at you, keep thinking. .... There the ones who survive... .... We can' t loose our heads Ray. .... Running, that's what'll kill you. ...... I'm dead set on livin'.
Mom? She's in Boston. Waiting. And I know she's not sleeping 'cause she is so worried about you. ... And she's in grandma's kitchen, and she's making that awful tea that she makes. And they're all just... ... ...there all just counting the minutes until they see you again.
YOU WANNA COME OFF ALL WISE AND SHIT!! YOU ONLY CHOSE BOSTON BECAUSE YOU HOPE MOM IS THERE AND IF SHE'S THERE, YOU CAN DUMP US ON HER!!! YOU CAN DUMP US ON HER THEN YOU'LL ONLY HAVE TO CARE ABOUT YOURSELF!!! WITCH IS EXACTLY THE WAY YOU LIKE IT!!!
No, you didn't see it like this. Those machines come up from under the ground, right? That means they must have been buried there a long time ago. So who's driving the god damn things? Watch the lightning. Watch it..... Watch the lighting.....
Because I don't want everybody to see we've got a working car. We'll stay along the Hudson until we find an open bridge or ferry, then we're gonna cross the Hudson. Then take the back roads across Connecticut all the way to Boston.
Those machines, those tripods they got... They buried them... right under our feet. Since before there were even people here. They've been planning this for a million years. We're beat to shit.
To fight 'em together, Ray. .... Now we'll be the ones coming up from underground. When the time is right, we'll take 'em by supries, the way they took us. We'll take 'em by surprise.
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