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Rosamund Pike as Sam Chamberlain, Oliver's younger sister, whom Gary lusts after and Steven is in love with Timestamp: 0:43 | Scene: They decide to finish the Golden Mile after all. The whole city stares at the group of men. Seconds to Comply" (World's End Bomb Squad mix re-edit) – Silver Bullet (4:35) [ A re-edit of the Album Version mix actually appears in the film.]When Gary pulls the lever to pour himself a pint, the floor lowers into a hidden chamber. A disembodied alien entity, known as the Network, tells Gary and Andy that the Blank invasion is the first step to humanity joining a galactic community. The Network offers Gary eternal youth if he becomes a Blank, but he refuses. Along with Andy and Steven, who has survived, Gary calls out the tyranny in the Network's plan and demands that humanity be left to its own devices. The Network, exasperated, agrees to abandon the invasion. Sam rescues Gary, Andy, and Steven as the town is destroyed, but they are unable to outrun the pulse triggered by the departure of the Network, which deactivates Sam's car. The World's End: where to find the real pubs from the movie". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 22 October 2022 . Retrieved 22 October 2022. Find CinemaScore" (Type "World's End" in the search box). CinemaScore. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018 . Retrieved 3 August 2020. Reynolds, Simon (24 July 2013). " Monsters University holds off The World's End at UK box office". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 27 July 2013 . Retrieved 25 July 2013. .

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