Character Relationships in Rivals

Christine (played by Joan Hackett) is a protagonist in Rivals. An uptight, recently widowed art gallery owner venturing back into dating. She misinterprets Peter's annoying behavior as charm, falls in love with him, and remarries, triggering her son's jealousy. Peter (played by Robert Klein) appears in Rivals. A wacky free spirit who runs a New York tour for locals. He persistently courts Christine, mistaking his obnoxiousness for charm, and eventually marries her, becoming Jamie's stepfather. Jamie (played by Scott Jacoby) appears in Rivals. Christine's 10-year-old son with a pathological attachment to his mother. After she remarries, his overwhelming rage and misery drive him to plot the murder of his new stepfather.

Character Relationship Map: Rivals

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Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Analysis

A widow's new marriage transforms her son's pathological attachment into a violent rivalry with his stepfather.

Plot Progression

  1. Widowhood and New Beginnings
  2. A Misread Courtship
  3. Remarriage and Disruption
  4. The Stepfather Becomes the Target

Directed by Krishna Shah

Rivals (1972) · 5.6/10 · drama

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