Jill (played by Lily Mae Harrington) is a protagonist in Some Freaks.
Jill is a punk teenager who initially weighs 250 pounds and dates Matt, one of her closest friends. After moving to California for college, she secretly loses 50 pounds and embraces a healthier lifestyle, creating conflict with Matt. She rejects a humiliating fraternity ritual, ends her brief romantic encounter with Patrick, and later reconnects emotionally with Matt at the hospital. Matt (played by Thomas Mann) appears in Some Freaks.
Matt is Jill and Elmo's poor, one-eyed high school friend, recognizable by his skin-colored eyepatch. He dates Jill, works as a dishwasher, and uses his wages to obtain a prosthetic eye. Visiting Jill in California, he resents her transformation and tries to make her eat unhealthy food, causing their breakup before he seeks comfort beside her at the hospital. Patrick (played by Lachlan Buchanan) appears in Some Freaks.
Patrick is a popular and attractive former high school acquaintance of Jill. He repeatedly asks her out and brings her to a fraternity party where overweight women are publicly humiliated. When someone tries to weigh Jill by force, Patrick defends her, showing support despite the party's exploitative expectations. He and Jill later go upstairs, but their attempted sexual encounter does not happen.
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Characters
Jill
(played by Lily Mae Harrington) — protagonist
Jill is a punk teenager who initially weighs 250 pounds and dates Matt, one of her closest friends. After moving to California for college, she secretly loses 50 pounds and embraces a healthier lifest...
Matt
(played by Thomas Mann) — supporting
Matt is Jill and Elmo's poor, one-eyed high school friend, recognizable by his skin-colored eyepatch. He dates Jill, works as a dishwasher, and uses his wages to obtain a prosthetic eye. Visiting Jill...
Patrick
(played by Lachlan Buchanan) — supporting
Patrick is a popular and attractive former high school acquaintance of Jill. He repeatedly asks her out and brings her to a fraternity party where overweight women are publicly humiliated. When someon...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Patrick → Jill
(Potential Romantic Partners)
Patrick asks Jill out, sends a follow-up note, and gives her a second invitation to a fraternity party.
Jill → Matt
(Romantic Partners)
The plot states that Matt and Jill begin to date and explore their teenage sexuality.
Story Analysis
A coming-of-age drama follows damaged friendships, bodily transformation, social humiliation, and an unresolved attempt at emotional reconnection.
Plot Progression
Unlikely High School Bonds
Separate Paths Forward
The Visit That Breaks Them
A Dangerous Invitation
Wounds In The Waiting Room
Directed by Ian McDonald
Some Freaks (2016) · 6.1/10 · comedy, drama, romance
