Character Relationship Map: Buck Wild

Characters

• Billy Ray (played by Mark Leslie Ford) — supporting

  Billy Ray is a local gangster whose property Craig Thompson and the other hunters are warned not to enter. His gang captures and sexually humiliates one member of the party for amusement, then becomes...

• Clyde (played by Joe Stevens) — supporting

  Clyde is the group’s hunting guide. After a chupacabra bites him, he slowly turns into a zombie while showing the friends their cabin. Craig Thompson accidentally shoots him, but Clyde survives repeat...

• Lance (played by Isaac Harrison) — supporting

  Lance is the hedonistic member of the hunting party and Craig Thompson’s friend, though he is secretly having an affair with Craig Thompson’s girlfriend. After being bitten by a zombified woman, he at...

• Jerry (played by Jarrod Pistilli) — supporting

  Jerry is Craig Thompson’s mysterious relative from New York and a forceful, practical member of the hunting party. He recognizes Clyde’s zombification, knocks out an officer, rescues a party member fr...

Story Dynamics

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

• Billy Ray → Jerry (Conflict Enemy) — Jerry directly opposes Billy Ray's criminal group during the rescue attempt.

  Jerry goes to rescue a companion from Billy Ray's gang and helps fight the gang and the zombie townspeople.

• Billy Ray → Clyde (Conflict Territorial Rival) — Billy Ray's territory is presented as a dangerous area controlled by a local gangster.

  Clyde warns the hunters not to cross onto Billy Ray's property and identifies Billy Ray as a local gangster.

• Jerry → Lance (Alliance Teammate) — They begin as members of the same hunting party despite their later conflict.

  Jerry travels with Lance as part of the four-person hunting group and later returns with him to the cabin.

• Jerry → Clyde (Conflict Adversary) — Jerry identifies Clyde as a zombie and attempts to stop the threat.

  After Clyde survives several attempts to put him down, Jerry insists that Clyde has obviously become a zombie.

• Clyde → Lance (Conflict Hostile Acquaintance) — Clyde reacts with immediate hostility toward Lance after finding him with his daughter.

  Clyde angrily leaves with his daughter after discovering Lance making out with her in the next room.

Story Analysis

An improvised hunting trip turns into a zombie survival ordeal, forcing the remaining friends to confront betrayal, violence, and absurd disaster.

Plot Progression

1. An Unplanned Texas Hunt — The friends begin a hunting trip after their original outing is cancelled. Clyde introduces the cabin and warns them about Billy Ray's property.
2. Trust Begins To Fracture — Personal tensions surface when an impending marriage and an alleged affair are discussed. The hunt becomes dangerous after Clyde is shot and Jerry identifies him as a zombie.
3. The Zombie Threat Spreads — A roadside confrontation ends with an unconscious officer and Clyde's disappearance. Lance is bitten and confined after Jerry demands that he be killed.
4. Gang Violence And Collapse — Jerry enters Billy Ray's territory to attempt a rescue and confronts both the gang and zombie townspeople. Lance briefly becomes calm before reverting to violence.
5. A Bitter Escape — Lance is killed, the escape plan fails, and a companion is lost to the zombies. Jerry hotwires a cruiser, escapes, and concludes that the successful deer kill makes the hunt worthwhile.