Character Relationships in Bad Manners

Girl Joey (played by Pamela Adlon) is a protagonist in Bad Manners. A tough-talking tomboy and one of the adolescent trouble-makers befriended by Piper in solitary confinement. She joins the core group in planning and executing the daring rescue of Mouse from his adoptive home. Mr. Kurtz (played by Murphy Dunne) is a protagonist in Bad Manners. The cattle-prod wielding head-master at the Home of the Bleeding Heart orphanage. He is one of the cruel authority figures the orphans must outwit to escape the oppressive facility. Sister Serena (played by Anne DeSalvo) appears in Bad Manners. The stern head-mistress of the Catholic orphanage. Along with Mr. Kurtz, she embodies the loathsome authority that the teenagers rebel against and must evade during their journey to Santa Barbara. Whitey (played by Joey Coleman) appears in Bad Manners. A platinum blonde teenager and the self-appointed leader of the orphanage's trouble-makers. He participates in the group's scheme to outwit the staff and rescue Mouse. Mouse / Bartholomew (played by Michael Hentz) appears in Bad Manners. The smallest, youngest, and cutest orphan in the group. His sudden adoption by the Fitzpatricks shatters the rebellious family of orphans and triggers the central plot as his friends plan his dramatic rescue.

Character Relationship Map: Bad Manners

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Characters

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

Story Analysis

A rebellious orphan group crosses institutional and suburban barriers to recover one of its members and preserve its chosen family.

Plot Progression

  1. Behind Orphanage Walls
  2. The Family Is Threatened
  3. A Dangerous Escape
  4. Road To Santa Barbara
  5. The Rescue Attempt

Directed by Robert Houston

Bad Manners (1984) · 5.8/10 · comedy

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