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# PG SLUGLINE
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BUGONIA
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2 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - PORCH. DAY
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5 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - BEDROOM. EARLY MORNING
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6 INT. TEDDY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM. DAY
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9 EXT. WOODS. MORNING
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12 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - DRIVEWAY. MORNING
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14 INT. MICHELLE'S CAR. MORNING
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17 INT. PHARMACY. DAY
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19 INT. TOY STORE. DAY
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21 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
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22 EXT. TEDDY’S BACKYARD. NIGHT
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23 INT. AUXOLITH - GLASS CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY
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24 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
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28 EXT. MICHELLE’S MANSION - STREET LEVEL. DAY
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31 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY
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34 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
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35 EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
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36C EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
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40 EXT. WOODED AREA. TWILIGHT
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42 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
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42C INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
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43 INT. TEDDY’S BEDROOM. EVENING
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44 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
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45A EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
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48 INT. KITCHEN. NIGHT
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51 EXT. SPACE
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54 EXT. HIGHWAY. EARLY MORNING
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55 EXT. PARKING LOT. EARLY MORNING
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57A INT. NEWS STUDIO *
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58 EXT. STREET. DAY
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61 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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63 EXT. COSMOS RENDERING
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65 EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
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67 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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68 EXT. AUXOLITH HQ. DAY B+W
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70 EXT. SPACE
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73 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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77 EXT. FRONT DOOR. CONTINUOUS. DAY
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78 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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79 INT. TEDDY’S LIVING ROOM. DAY
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80 INT. KITCHEN. CONTINUOUS. DAY
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81 INT. BASEMENT. CONTINUOUS. DAY
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82 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
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83 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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84 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE. DAY
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85 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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88 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - BEEHIVES. DAY
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93 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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97 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
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103 INT. BEDROOM. YEARS AGO. DAY B+W
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106 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
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110 INT. TEDDY’S RESEARCH ROOM. DAY
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115 EXT. SPACE
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117 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
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120 INT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - ELEVATOR. DAY
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122 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
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124 EXT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - PARKING LOT. TWILIGHT
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127 INT. AMBULANCE. NIGHT
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129 EXT. AUXOLITH BIOMEDICAL HEADQUARTERS. NIGHT
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133 INT. IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM. DAY
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# PG SLUGLINE
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BUGONIA
BUGONIA
BUGONIA by Will Tracy Based on "Save the Green Planet!" by Jang Joon-hwan
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2 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - PORCH. DAY
2 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - PORCH. DAY
2 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - PORCH. DAY Teddy and Don place their apiarists’ helmets and jumpers on the porch of Teddy’s pretty run-down ranch-style house. TEDDY People claim it’s pesticides. Or
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5 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - BEDROOM. EARLY MORNING
5 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - BEDROOM. EARLY MORNING
5 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - BEDROOM. EARLY MORNING CLOSE ON MICHELLE FULLER (late 30s). Michelle’s eyes open right before her alarm goes off. TEDDY (V.O.) It was there all along. Caging us.
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6 INT. TEDDY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM. DAY
6 INT. TEDDY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM. DAY
6 INT. TEDDY'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM. DAY Teddy and Don sit on bath towels on the floor, stretching. TEDDY The training’s for a reason, Don. It’s going to try and dominate us.
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9 EXT. WOODS. MORNING
9 EXT. WOODS. MORNING
9 EXT. WOODS. MORNING Teddy and Don run in the woods. Don lags behind, breathless. Teddy points up. Don looks up, expecting to see something. TEDDY They track it remotely. And they’ll
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12 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - DRIVEWAY. MORNING
12 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - DRIVEWAY. MORNING
12 INT. MICHELLE'S MANSION - DRIVEWAY. MORNING Michelle gets into an electric luxury Car waiting in her driveway. TEDDY (V.O.) They want you to think it’s you.
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14 INT. MICHELLE'S CAR. MORNING
14 INT. MICHELLE'S CAR. MORNING
14 INT. MICHELLE'S CAR. MORNING Michelle drives to work. TEDDY (V.O.) And that’s the way they planned it. To make us the same as the bees.
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17 INT. PHARMACY. DAY
17 INT. PHARMACY. DAY
17 INT. PHARMACY. DAY Teddy and Don browse the allergy aisle. Teddy scoops dozens of ANTIHISTAMINE SPRAYS into his basket. TEDDY
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19 INT. TOY STORE. DAY
19 INT. TOY STORE. DAY
19 INT. TOY STORE. DAY The costume section of a garish, fluorescent-lit toy store. Teddy grabs two plastic HALLOWEEN MASKS. DON (V.O.) What if someone finds out what
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21 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
21 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
21 INT. KITCHEN. DAY Teddy and Don eat frozen taquitos at a table. TEDDY And so until the day comes, we clear the psychic cache, ok? No
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22 EXT. TEDDY’S BACKYARD. NIGHT
22 EXT. TEDDY’S BACKYARD. NIGHT
22 EXT. TEDDY’S BACKYARD. NIGHT Teddy and Don sit on top of an old, dilapidated picnic table. They’ve lit a few cheap tiki torches around the table. Teddy holds up a syringe. Don’s eyes widen. TEDDY
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23 INT. AUXOLITH - GLASS CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY
23 INT. AUXOLITH - GLASS CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY
23 INT. AUXOLITH - GLASS CONFERENCE ROOM. DAY MICHELLE FULLER speaks INTO CAMERA in a glossy PRODUCT SHOT. She is smiling, animated, magnetic. The embodiment of the modern American CEO: A progressive face with a ruthless soul. MICHELLE
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24 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
24 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
24 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY Michelle’s office is tasteful, spare and expensive. An ancient Ethiopian shotel sword hangs on the wall, as well as a framed sign that reads: “Let’s kick impossible's ass." We also see framed photos of Michelle with centrist U.S.
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28 EXT. MICHELLE’S MANSION - STREET LEVEL. DAY
28 EXT. MICHELLE’S MANSION - STREET LEVEL. DAY
28 EXT. MICHELLE’S MANSION - STREET LEVEL. DAY A large, perfect-but-tacky mansion lies beyond a gated drive. Michelle’s car pulls up. She hits the remote. The gate opens. As the Car pulls into the drive, TWO CROUCHED FIGURES in concealed clothing emerge from thick greenery near the gate
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31 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY
31 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY
31 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY Teddy and Don load an unconscious Michelle into the backseat of the car. Teddy gets in the driver’s seat. Don makes a move for the passenger seat, but Teddy waves him off. TEDDY
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34 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
34 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
34 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY. Teddy nervously eyes the rear-view mirror. Anyone following? In the backseat, Don fiddles with the batteries in a pair of electric clippers. TEDDY
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35 EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
35 EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
35 EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY On the highway, heading into the rural hinterlands. 36 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY. Teddy leans forward and looks up at the sky. He sees GREY, ANGRY CLOUDS.
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36C EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
36C EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY
36C EXT. HIGHWAY. DAY A cop car nearby flashes its lights in response to Teddy’s erratic driving. 36D INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY Teddy looks at the cop car in the mirror.
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40 EXT. WOODED AREA. TWILIGHT
40 EXT. WOODED AREA. TWILIGHT
40 EXT. WOODED AREA. TWILIGHT In a thicket near Teddy’s property, Teddy and Don conceal Michelle’s Car with thick brambles and branches. Michelle lies unconscious in a heap against a tree stump nearby, her wrists and ankles bound with plastic ties.
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42 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
42 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
42 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT A standard suburban basement. We may see family photos, a foosball table, etc. But also, on one side of the room, a large OBJECT with a sheet draped over it. What’s under there? Michelle lies unconscious on a pallet on the ground. Metal
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42C INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
42C INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
42C INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT Teddy and Don smear a thick white anti-itch cream all over Michelle’s face and body. DON What is this for? Is she itchy?
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43 INT. TEDDY’S BEDROOM. EVENING
43 INT. TEDDY’S BEDROOM. EVENING
43 INT. TEDDY’S BEDROOM. EVENING Teddy and Don strip down to their boxers and white tees. They put on ill fitted suits. Bargain brand. This is their idea of “dressed up.” Like high school kids at a debate tournament.
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44 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
44 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT
44 INT. BASEMENT. NIGHT TIGHT CU on MICHELLE as she comes to. Her eyelids flutter. Teddy faces Michelle with a clipboard. Don stands hesitantly somewhere behind Teddy. ON MICHELLE. A flash of woozy confusion across her face.
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45A EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
45A EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
45A EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT The house windows lit up. Everything is quiet. 46 INT. KITCHEN. NIGHT The cousins celebrate with taquitos and key lime soda. Teddy is blissed out, buzzing from his victory.
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48 INT. KITCHEN. NIGHT
48 INT. KITCHEN. NIGHT
48 INT. KITCHEN. NIGHT Teddy sits at the kitchen table in the dark, his face lit by the glow of the monitor image of Michelle. He turns and looks at a spot somewhere on the dark kitchen floor. And suddenly we are...
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51 EXT. SPACE
51 EXT. SPACE
51 EXT. SPACE The Earth. LOWER THIRD TITLE: 3 DAYS BEFORE THE LUNAR ECLIPSE 51A INT. BASEMENT. EARLY MORNING
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54 EXT. HIGHWAY. EARLY MORNING
54 EXT. HIGHWAY. EARLY MORNING
54 EXT. HIGHWAY. EARLY MORNING Teddy steers his bike along the highway shoulder. PODCAST HOST (O.S.) They’d probably treat us like a resource. A material service kinda.
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55 EXT. PARKING LOT. EARLY MORNING
55 EXT. PARKING LOT. EARLY MORNING
55 EXT. PARKING LOT. EARLY MORNING Teddy pulls into the parking lot of his job at a fulfillment center warehouse of... Auxolith Biomedical. 56 INT. AUXOLITH FULFILLMENT CENTER. DAY Teddy enters a huge processing warehouse. It’s pretty grim.
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57A INT. NEWS STUDIO *
57A INT. NEWS STUDIO *
57A INT. NEWS STUDIO * REPORTER * On Monday afternoon, following what * coworkers describe as a 'routine * workday,' Auxolith Biomedical CEO *
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58 EXT. STREET. DAY
58 EXT. STREET. DAY
58 EXT. STREET. DAY Teddy bikes home. Earbuds in for a SELF-HELP PODCAST. SELF-HELP PODCAST HOST (V.O.) --funnel your trauma into new synaptic regions. These memories do
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61 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
61 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
61 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Teddy and Don enter, once again in their dressed-up clothes. Teddy motions for Don to stand behind him. DON (quietly)
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63 EXT. COSMOS RENDERING
63 EXT. COSMOS RENDERING
63 EXT. COSMOS RENDERING A sort of cheap, stuttery CG rendering of THE ANDROMEDA GALAXY: A vast, spiralling celestial mass. TEDDY (V.O.) The PA-99-N2 microlensing event
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65 EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
65 EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT
65 EXT. TEDDY'S HOUSE. NIGHT Teddy and Don sit on the picnic table near the house, looking at the CG render on Teddy’s laptop. Then Teddy closes the laptop. TEDDY
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67 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
67 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
67 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Michelle is alone in the basement. She pulls at her chains with all her might. They’ve been installed expertly, and yet Michelle’s in such extraordinary shape that she’s on the verge of snapping a brace loose.
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68 EXT. AUXOLITH HQ. DAY B+W
68 EXT. AUXOLITH HQ. DAY B+W
68 EXT. AUXOLITH HQ. DAY B+W A perfectly styled Michelle, with a full head of lustrous hair, stands with AIDES and a LAWYER to either side. She appears a bit younger. We hear “Good Morning Starshine” playing gently somewhere.
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70 EXT. SPACE
70 EXT. SPACE
70 EXT. SPACE The Earth. LOWER THIRD TITLE: 1 DAY BEFORE THE LUNAR ECLIPSE 71 INT. SUPERMARKET. DAY
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73 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
73 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
73 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Teddy unlocks Michelle, then motions for her to follow him. Michelle looks suspicious, but she does as she’s told. Don keeps watch with the shotgun as they head upstairs. 74 EXT. BATHROOM. DAY
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77 EXT. FRONT DOOR. CONTINUOUS. DAY
77 EXT. FRONT DOOR. CONTINUOUS. DAY
77 EXT. FRONT DOOR. CONTINUOUS. DAY Casey waits for Teddy. He looks around at the sorry state of the house’s exterior with concern. The door opens. Casey smiles sheepishly. CASEY
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78 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
78 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
78 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Don aims the shotgun at Michelle from a distance as she wakes. MICHELLE Unh-- Christ--
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79 INT. TEDDY’S LIVING ROOM. DAY
79 INT. TEDDY’S LIVING ROOM. DAY
79 INT. TEDDY’S LIVING ROOM. DAY Casey looks around. CASEY We are not alone. TEDDY
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80 INT. KITCHEN. CONTINUOUS. DAY
80 INT. KITCHEN. CONTINUOUS. DAY
80 INT. KITCHEN. CONTINUOUS. DAY Teddy enters the kitchen and sees the MONITOR on the counter is still on, showing Michelle and Don talking downstairs. He very quickly SWITCHES OFF the MONITOR on his way to the sink. CASEY
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81 INT. BASEMENT. CONTINUOUS. DAY
81 INT. BASEMENT. CONTINUOUS. DAY
81 INT. BASEMENT. CONTINUOUS. DAY Michelle continues to work on Don. MICHELLE Thank you, Don. Don says nothing. He just looks away from her.
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82 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
82 INT. KITCHEN. DAY
82 INT. KITCHEN. DAY Teddy and Casey share some coconut cake and Yellowtail wine by the window. It’s started to rain outside. CASEY He ever show up again?
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83 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
83 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
83 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Don continues to look away from Michelle. MICHELLE Someone’s up there, right? Who’s up there?
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84 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE. DAY
84 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE. DAY
84 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE. DAY Teddy and Casey walk towards the beehives in apiarist suits. CASEY Thanks again for the tipple. Mum’s the word, eh?
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85 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
85 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
85 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Michelle pleads insistently with a near catatonic Don. MICHELLE Please. We’re running out of time. The police will bust in here soon
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88 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - BEEHIVES. DAY
88 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - BEEHIVES. DAY
88 EXT. TEDDY’S HOUSE - BEEHIVES. DAY Casey turns to face Teddy again, Teddy swiftly take off Casey’s helmet and smashes a HEAVY HIVE TRAY filled with bees and nectar on his face. He falls to the ground. CASEY
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93 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
93 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
93 INT. BASEMENT. DAY Straining with all of her might, Michelle barely grasps the end of a SHOELACE on Don’s shoe between two fingertips. She carefully pulls Don’s shoelace down. It unties. Now she has enough length of lace to fully grasp in her hand.
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97 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
97 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
97 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY Teddy has shut the door to his Mom’s room. He rushes over to her side. He gazes into her comatose, expressionless face. He touches her cheek with his hand. 98 INT. BASEMENT. DAY
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103 INT. BEDROOM. YEARS AGO. DAY B+W
103 INT. BEDROOM. YEARS AGO. DAY B+W
103 INT. BEDROOM. YEARS AGO. DAY B+W Sandy is frantically wrapping young Teddy in silver space blankets. Her fingers are needles. Needles may also dangle from her brittle, unkempt hair. SANDY
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106 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
106 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY
106 INT. LONG TERM CARE FACILITY - SANDY’S ROOM. DAY Teddy is full of hope. Desperate hope. TEDDY Mom - mom, mom - wake up - it’s me! But then the twitches turn into convulsions. Uncontrollable
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110 INT. TEDDY’S RESEARCH ROOM. DAY
110 INT. TEDDY’S RESEARCH ROOM. DAY
110 INT. TEDDY’S RESEARCH ROOM. DAY Michelle looks around the room. All of Teddy’s research. All of his hope and delusion and pain and anger. His endless, violent, pitiful search for an answer to the unanswerable. Michelle takes it all in. And she nods. It seems there’s only
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115 EXT. SPACE
115 EXT. SPACE
115 EXT. SPACE The Earth. LOWER THIRD TITLE: THE NIGHT OF THE LUNAR ECLIPSE 116 EXT. AUXOLITH BIOMEDICAL HEADQUARTERS - FRONT GATE. DAY
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117 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
117 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY.
117 INT. MICHELLE’S CAR. DAY. Michelle exhales. We see that Teddy is hiding under a blanket in the back seat with the shotgun trained on Michelle. TEDDY
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120 INT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - ELEVATOR. DAY
120 INT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - ELEVATOR. DAY
120 INT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - ELEVATOR. DAY On the ride up, Teddy grips the SHOTGUN hidden in his overcoat. 121 INT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - EXECUTIVE FLOOR. DAY DING! The elevator door opens. Teddy and Michelle get out.
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122 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
122 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY
122 INT. MICHELLE’S OFFICE. DAY Michelle crutches in and Teddy shuts the door behind them. He locks the door and pushes a couch in front of it, then pulls the blinds closed. TEDDY
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124 EXT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - PARKING LOT. TWILIGHT
124 EXT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - PARKING LOT. TWILIGHT
124 EXT. AUXOLITH HEADQUARTERS - PARKING LOT. TWILIGHT A half-eclipsed MOON hangs in the sky. A crime scene CLEAN-UP CREW works as the SWAT TEAM packs up. Evacuated Auxolith EMPLOYEES mill behind yellow police tape. Michelle is on a stretcher. Her broken foot is in a brace.
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127 INT. AMBULANCE. NIGHT
127 INT. AMBULANCE. NIGHT
127 INT. AMBULANCE. NIGHT Michelle turns to the detective. MICHELLE So - he’s dead then? The detective turns to Michelle. He tries to phrase this
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129 EXT. AUXOLITH BIOMEDICAL HEADQUARTERS. NIGHT
129 EXT. AUXOLITH BIOMEDICAL HEADQUARTERS. NIGHT
129 EXT. AUXOLITH BIOMEDICAL HEADQUARTERS. NIGHT She makes her way back onto Auxolith property with her security badge. We see there are still police and fire vehicles around but she avoids them and finds her way to:
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133 INT. IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM. DAY
133 INT. IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM. DAY
133 INT. IMPERIAL THRONE ROOM. DAY Some time has passed. Perhaps a day. Michelle has gathered with the ANDROMEDAN ROYAL COURT and various AIDES in a throne room. We might glimpse the vastness of space somewhere behind them.
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Bugonia

A grief-stricken beekeeper, convinced a biotech CEO is an alien responsible for the collapse of the natural world, kidnaps her to force a meeting with her 'mothership' — but as his campaign spirals into torture and bloodshed, the truth he’s been hunting becomes more awful and more cosmic than he imagined. Other loglines ›

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Overview

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Unique Selling Point

BUGONIA uniquely blends psychological thriller, dark comedy, and social commentary through the lens of conspiracy thinking and corporate accountability. Its most compelling distinction is how it uses the 'alien abduction' premise not as science fiction but as a metaphor for trauma, mental illness, and the search for meaning in a broken system. The script's willingness to fully commit to its protagonist's delusional worldview while maintaining audience empathy creates a tension rarely achieved in this genre. The final act's shocking revelation and global consequences elevate it beyond a simple cat-and-mouse thriller into a profound statement about humanity's self-destructive nature.

AI Verdict

OpenAI
 Recommend
Score 7.5
Gemini
 Consider
Score 6.5
Claude
 Recommend
Score 8.3
Grok
 Recommend
Score 8.3
DeepSeek
 Recommend
Score 8.3
Average Score: 7.8
Key Takeaways
For the Writer:
To strengthen the script, focus on clarifying the sci-fi elements' internal logic, such as the aliens' capabilities and technology, to avoid contrived plot devices and enhance believability. Additionally, develop secondary characters like Don with more interiority and agency to deepen emotional stakes and prevent their arcs from feeling functional or abrupt, ensuring a more cohesive and impactful narrative.
For Executives:
Bugonia has high value as a bold, marketable thriller with festival appeal and strong thematic depth on conspiracy and ecology, potentially attracting auteurs like Yorgos Lanthimos for its provocative edge. However, risks include tonal inconsistencies and logical gaps in sci-fi mechanics that could alienate audiences or complicate production, limiting mainstream success unless revisions address pacing and character development to broaden appeal.
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Story Facts
Genres:
Science Fiction 45% Thriller 35% Drama 35% Action 25% Horror 15%

Setting: Contemporary, Various locations including a suburban area, a mansion, a beehive, and a corporate headquarters

Themes: Perception vs. Reality / Alien Invasion, Conspiracy and Paranoia, Human Psychology and Trauma, Corporate Corruption and Environmentalism, The Nature of 'Otherness' and Humanity, Sacrifice and Salvation, Gender and Power Dynamics, The Search for Truth and Meaning

Conflict & Stakes: The central conflict revolves around Teddy and Don's struggle against perceived alien influences and their desperate actions to protect themselves and confront Michelle, with high stakes involving life, death, and the fate of humanity.

Mood: Tense and foreboding, with moments of dark humor and introspection.

Standout Features:

  • Unique Hook: The intertwining of apiarist themes with a conspiracy narrative involving aliens and corporate manipulation.
  • Major Twist: The revelation that Michelle is not just a corporate figure but is involved in a larger alien conspiracy, leading to a dramatic climax.
  • Innovative Ideas: The use of bees and pollination as metaphors for human connection and societal collapse.
  • Distinctive Settings: The contrast between the serene beehives and the chaotic corporate environment highlights the themes of nature versus technology.

Comparable Scripts: The Lobster, Get Out, The Handmaid's Tale, Black Mirror (specifically 'White Christmas'), The Road, The Butterfly Effect, A Clockwork Orange, The Machinist, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Script Level Analysis

Writer Exec

This section delivers a top-level assessment of the screenplay’s strengths and weaknesses — covering overall quality (P/C/R/HR), character development, emotional impact, thematic depth, narrative inconsistencies, and the story’s core philosophical conflict. It helps identify what’s resonating, what needs refinement, and how the script aligns with professional standards.

Screenplay Insights

Breaks down your script along various categories.

Overall Score: 7.44
Key Suggestions:
To elevate 'Bugonia' from a solid script to a compelling masterpiece, focus on refining pacing issues in the middle sections and clarifying character motivations to ensure emotional beats land powerfully. Deepen secondary characters like Casey and integrate more subtle thematic elements through character interactions, drawing from the analysis to create a more cohesive and engaging narrative that balances its dark themes with moments of vulnerability and growth.
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Story Critique

Big-picture feedback on the story’s clarity, stakes, cohesion, and engagement.

Key Suggestions:
To elevate the script's creative potential, focus on simplifying the narrative structure to reduce convolution, particularly by cutting back on subplots involving alien conspiracies, and enhance character depth, especially for Michelle, to make motivations more relatable and emotionally resonant. Improve pacing through better integration of visual storytelling to minimize exposition-heavy scenes, ensuring a more dynamic flow that sustains tension and audience engagement throughout the story's arc.
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Characters

Explores the depth, clarity, and arc of the main and supporting characters.

Key Suggestions:
The character analysis reveals that while the script has strong emotional foundations, particularly in Teddy's and Michelle's arcs, opportunities for improvement lie in deepening backstories and emotional vulnerabilities to avoid stereotypical portrayals. For instance, enhancing Don's agency and independence would add balance, making his tragic journey more impactful, while exploring Michelle's fears and Teddy's coping mechanisms could create more nuanced conflicts and heighten audience engagement. Focusing on these elements will refine the script's craft, leading to a more resonant and layered narrative.
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Emotional Analysis

Breaks down the emotional journey of the audience across the script.

Key Suggestions:
To elevate the script's emotional depth and engagement, focus on diversifying emotional tones by incorporating moments of levity, introspection, and contrast to avoid repetition and fatigue. Enhance character empathy and emotional intensity distribution through nuanced development, such as adding reflective scenes and balanced pacing, to create a more immersive and resonant narrative that better serves the story's themes of conspiracy and human struggle.
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Goals and Philosophical Conflict

Evaluates character motivations, obstacles, and sources of tension throughout the plot.

Key Suggestions:
The script's goal analysis reveals a strong evolution in Teddy's character, driven by internal conflicts like trauma and environmental concerns, but could benefit from earlier and more nuanced development of these goals to heighten emotional stakes and make his descent into extremism more believable and engaging. Focusing on tightening the philosophical conflict resolution could add depth, ensuring that themes of humanity's redemption versus destruction are woven more seamlessly into character interactions, enhancing overall narrative craft and audience empathy.
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Themes

Analysis of the themes of the screenplay and how well they’re expressed.

Key Suggestions:
From a creative standpoint, the script's strength lies in its thematic depth, particularly in exploring perception versus reality through Teddy's unreliable narrative. To improve, focus on refining character arcs, such as making Teddy's psychological unraveling more gradual and relatable to heighten tension and emotional resonance, while ensuring the alien reveal doesn't undermine the human elements. Additionally, integrate the environmental and corporate themes more seamlessly to avoid feeling didactic, enhancing overall cohesion and audience immersion.
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Logic & Inconsistencies

Highlights any contradictions, plot holes, or logic gaps that may confuse viewers.

Key Suggestions:
From a creative standpoint, the script's inconsistencies highlight opportunities to deepen character arcs and tighten plot logic for a more immersive story. By ensuring that actions and revelations stem naturally from established motivations—such as making Teddy's outbursts a gradual escalation from his trauma—and addressing plot holes like unexplained technologies, the narrative can achieve greater authenticity and emotional resonance, transforming potential weaknesses into strengths that captivate audiences through earned twists and cohesive world-building.
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Scene Analysis

All of your scenes analyzed individually and compared, so you can zero in on what to improve.

Scene-Level Percentile Chart
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Other Analyses

Writer Exec

This section looks at the extra spark — your story’s voice, style, world, and the moments that really stick. These insights might not change the bones of the script, but they can make it more original, more immersive, and way more memorable. It’s where things get fun, weird, and wonderfully you.

Unique Voice

Assesses the distinctiveness and personality of the writer's voice.

Key Suggestions:
The script's voice effectively uses poetic narration and sharp dialogue to build emotional depth and thematic layers, but to enhance its craft, focus on tightening the integration of voice-over with character actions to avoid feeling didactic, ensuring that introspective elements drive plot progression rather than overshadowing key scenes. This would amplify the script's strengths in blending humor and tension, making the narrative more immersive and resonant for audiences.
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Writer's Craft

Analyzes the writing to help the writer be aware of their skill and improve.

Key Suggestions:
The screenplay showcases strong emotional storytelling and thematic depth, particularly in its exploration of conspiracy and human nature, but to enhance its craft, focus on refining dialogue for greater authenticity and subtext, developing character arcs to deepen emotional resonance, and improving pacing to maintain consistent tension and flow. By addressing these areas, the writer can create a more immersive and impactful narrative that better engages audiences.
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Memorable Lines
Spotlights standout dialogue lines with emotional or thematic power.
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Tropes
Highlights common or genre-specific tropes found in the script.
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World Building

Evaluates the depth, consistency, and immersion of the story's world.

Key Suggestions:
The script's world-building is richly detailed, effectively using contrasting environments to underscore themes and character development, but it could be refined by ensuring that elements like the rural vs. urban settings are more organically woven into the narrative to avoid overwhelming the audience with exposition. Focusing on subtler integrations, such as using visual motifs to reveal character backstories, would enhance pacing and emotional depth, making the story more engaging and less reliant on voice-overs for world explanation.
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Correlations

Identifies patterns in scene scores.

Key Suggestions:
Leverage your strength in emotional and confrontational tones to deepen character development, but address pacing issues by reducing reflective and tense moments early on to build urgency and avoid audience fatigue. Tighten dialogue to better integrate plot progression, ensuring a more dynamic flow that maintains engagement throughout, capitalizing on the script's escalating suspense for a compelling narrative arc.
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Loglines
Presents logline variations based on theme, genre, and hook.
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