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101 scenes · 6 story beats · 4 plot threads · 41 characters
Free Guy
Action, Adventure, Comedy
Logline: A bank teller discovers that he's actually an NPC inside a brutal, open world video game.
Theme: Freedom
Medium: Feature film
Credits: Matt Lieberman
Zak Penn
Act I
- 1.EXT. sky - DAYStory Beat: Opening Image
- 2.EXT. free city - DAY
- 3.INT. guy's apartment - DAY
- 4.INT. coffee shop - DAY
- 5.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY
- 6.INT. bank - DAY
- 7.EXT. alley - DAY
- 8.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY
- 9.INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY
- 10.INT. GUY'S APARTMENT - DAY
- 11.INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAYTheme: Symbolized
- 12.INT. BANK - DAY
- 13.INT. girl's bedroom - NIGHT
- 14.INT. BANK - DAYTheme: Symbolized
- 15.EXT. BANK - DAYStory Beat: Inciting IncidentTheme: Explored
Act II
- 16.INT. office - DAY
- 17.EXT. free CITY - DAY
- 18.INT. tower - DAY
- 19.INT. OFFICE - DAY
- 20.INT. game convention - DAY
- 21.INT. keys' apartment - NIGHT
- 22.INT. GUY'S APARTMENT - DAYTheme: Symbolized
- 23.INT. millie's apartment - DAY
- 24.EXT. stash house - NIGHT
- 25.ext. shipping container facility - NIGHT
- 26.INT. shipping container - night
Act III
- 86.INT. OFFICE - DAY
- 87.montage
- 88.INT. OFFICE - DAY
- 89.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY
- 90.INT. OFFICE - DAY
- 91.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - DAY
- 92.INT. server room - DAY
- 93.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYTheme: Symbolized
- 94.INT. SERVER ROOM - DAY
- 95.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYStory Beat: ClimaxTheme: Stated
- 96.INT. SERVER ROOM - DAY
Plot threads
- Guy & Millie
- Millie is introduced.
- Guy sees Millie.
- Millie's real-life identity is revealed.
- Guy is determined to talk to Millie.
- Guy interacts with Millie for the first time.
- Millie tells Guy how he can level up.
- Guy helps Millie escape from the guards.
- Guy and Millie flee the stash house together.
- Millie can't figure out who Guy is.
- Guy and Millie bond.
- Guy kisses Millie.
- Millie doesn't know how to react to Guy's kiss.
- Millie wants to meet Guy in the real world.
- Millie dreads telling Guy the truth about his life.
- Millie tells Guy that he's not real.
- Guy is upset with Millie for telling him the truth.
- Guy grabs the video clip for Millie.
- Guy gives Millie the video clip.
- Guy recognizes Millie's original build.
- Guy doesn't remember Millie.
- Millie's disappointed in Guy's memory being wiped.
- Millie finds out that Guy is programmed to fall in love with her.
- Millie triggers Guy's memories by kissing him.
- Guy helps Millie in locating her original build.
- Millie and Guy flee to the beach.
- Millie gets removed from the game, but Guy continues their mission.
- Guy discovers Millie's original build inside the game.
- Millie saves Guy by striking a deal with Antwan.
- Guy understands that he can't be with Millie, since she has her own life outside of his world.
- Keys & Millie
- Keys and Millie talk about the game they built together.
- Millie tries to get Keys to help her in her fight against Antwan.
- Millie asks for Keys' help again.
- Keys helps Millie get into the stash house.
- Keys tells Millie that she was right about their code being inside the game.
- Keys believes that Millie will be able to access Guy's old memories.
- Keys reveals that Guy's dream girl was based off of Millie.
- Keys continues to assist Millie in her mission.
- Keys helps Millie and Guy escape from Mouser's attacks.
- Keys builds Millie a bridge to get past the edge of Free City.
- Keys helps Millie get to Antwan.
- Millie and Keys succeed in revealing that their original code is in Free City.
- Millie and Keys have created a new, successful video game.
- Millie watches a video of Keys saying that she's his dream girl.
Characters
- GuyWhite · Male
- MillieWhite · Female
- KeysWhite · Male
- BuddyBlack · Male
- MouserAsian · Male
- AntwanOther · Male
- Revenjamin ButtonsWhite · Male
- BombshellWhite · Female
- BaristaBlack · Female
- Officer JohnnyWhite · Male
- HostageWhite · Male
- Big City DreamerWhite · Female
- Bank ManagerWhite · Male
- Rain ManAsian · Male
- PhyllisWhite · Female
- JoeMale
- Waitress
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EXT. FREE CITY - DAY
28.montage29.INT. BANK - DAYTheme: Challenged30.INT. OFFICE - DAY31.EXT. STASH HOUSE - NIGHT32.INT. bathroom - DAY33.INT. STASH HOUSE - NIGHT34.EXT. STASH HOUSE - NIGHT35.INT. BATHROOM - DAY36.INT. OFFICE - DAY37.INT. storage unit - NIGHT38.EXT. FREE CITY - NIGHT39.INT. OFFICE - DAY40.EXT. FREE CITY - NIGHT41.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT42.EXT. FREE CITY - NIGHT43.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT44.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY45.INT. multiplayer lounge - DAYStory Beat: Midpoint46.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYTheme: Explored47.EXT. Beach - DAYTheme: Symbolized48.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYTheme: Explored49.INT. buddy's apartment - DAYTheme: Explored50.INT. STASH HOUSE - DAY51.INT. bedroom - DAY52.INT. STASH HOUSE - DAY53.INT. SHIPPING CONTAINER - NIGHT54.montage55.INT. OFFICE - DAY56.INT. MULTIPLAYER LOUNGE - DAY57.INT. OFFICE - DAY58.INT. MULTIPLAYER LOUNGE - DAY59.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY60.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - DAY61.INT. GUY'S APARTMENT - DAY62.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY63.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - DAY64.EXT. street - day65.INT. OFFICE - DAY66.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - DAYTheme: Explored67.INT. BANK - DAY68.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY69.INT. GUY'S APARTMENT - DAY70.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - DAY71.INT. OFFICE - DAY72.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYTheme: Stated73.INT. BANK - DAYTheme: Symbolized74.EXT. FREE CITY - DAY75.MONTAGE76.INT. antwan's office - DAY77.INT. OFFICE - DAY78.INT. COFFEE SHOP - DAYTheme: Symbolized79.INT. OFFICE - DAY80.EXT. FREE CITY - DAYStory Beat: Bad Guys Close InTheme: Symbolized81.INT. OFFICE - DAY82.INT. ANTWAN'S OFFICE - DAY83.EXT. BEACH - DAYTheme: Symbolized84.INT. ANTWAN'S OFFICE - DAYTheme: Explored85.EXT. BEACH - DAYTheme: Explored97.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT98.INT. free life - DAYTheme: Explored99.INT. MILLIE'S APARTMENT - NIGHT100.EXT. street - NIGHT101.EXT. FREE LIFE - DAYStory Beat: Final ImageTheme: StatedMillie and Keys kiss.Antwan, Keys & Mouser- Keys tells Mouser that an NPC killed a player in the game.
- Keys and Mouser kill Guy.
- Mouser warns Keys to not bother Antwan with his concerns.
- Keys defends Antwan's intentions.
- Keys is upset with Antwan for breaking a promise he made to Free City fans.
- Keys decides to take Antwan down for stealing their code.
- Antwan orders for a reboot of the server to get rid of Guy, to Keys' dismay.
- Antwan discovers that Guy is helping Millie.
- Antwan enlists Mouser's help in destroying Millie and Guy.
- Antwan orders Mouser to kill every NPC in the game.
- Antwan confronts Keys about helping Millie.
- Antwan fires Keys and demands that every Free City player account be cancelled.
- Keys tells Millie where Antwan is headed.
- Antwan starts to demolish the Free City servers.
- Antwan fires Mouser.
- Antwan makes a deal with Millie.
- Keys, Mouser, and Millie have created a successful new game, while Antwan's Free City sequel has flopped.
Buddy & Guy- Buddy is introduced.
- Buddy and Guy joke around.
- Guy tries to get Buddy to put on sunglasses so he can be free, but Buddy won't do it.
- Guy tells Buddy that they aren't real, but the news doesn't bother Buddy.
- Buddy helps Guy get into the stash house.
- Buddy unsuccessfully tries to help Guy.
- Guy and Buddy try to outrun the disappearing city.
- Buddy dissolves, leaving Guy to finish the task himself.
- Buddy and Guy reunite.
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