Corky Curtis (played by Robert Blake) is a protagonist in Corky.
Corky is a Texas race-car mechanic whose obsession with racing and reckless behavior repeatedly damage his life. After his boss replaces him as a driver, Corky deliberately causes a crash that injures Steve and is fired. He abandons his wife and children, squanders his race winnings, and later shoots mechanics at Randy’s garage before dying in a car fire while fleeing police. Corky's Wife (played by Charlotte Rampling) appears in Corky.
Corky's wife, Peggy Jo, is left to support herself and their two children after he abandons them. Randy gives her Corky's back wages and a job, and she also finds a second job and takes classes to work toward a high school diploma. When Corky returns penniless, he accuses her of having an affair with Randy, though the plot describes her working for him. Randy (played by Patrick O'Neal) appears in Corky.
Randy is Corky's boss and the person who replaces him with another driver because of Corky's costly, reckless behavior. After Corky deliberately causes a crash and is fired, Randy recognizes that Peggy Jo has been left without money or prospects. He gives her Corky's back wages and a job, prompting Corky's later accusation that she is having an affair with him. Billy (played by Christopher Connelly) appears in Corky.
Billy is Corky's friend who travels with him toward Georgia in Corky's pink Plymouth Barracuda. He objects when Corky insults people offering help to their disabled vehicle. After Corky punches him, Billy leaves with the strangers, ending his journey with Corky.
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Characters
Corky Curtis
(played by Robert Blake) — protagonist
Corky is a Texas race-car mechanic whose obsession with racing and reckless behavior repeatedly damage his life. After his boss replaces him as a driver, Corky deliberately causes a crash that injures...
Corky's Wife
(played by Charlotte Rampling) — supporting
Corky's wife, Peggy Jo, is left to support herself and their two children after he abandons them. Randy gives her Corky's back wages and a job, and she also finds a second job and takes classes to wor...
Randy
(played by Patrick O'Neal) — supporting
Randy is Corky's boss and the person who replaces him with another driver because of Corky's costly, reckless behavior. After Corky deliberately causes a crash and is fired, Randy recognizes that Pegg...
Billy
(played by Christopher Connelly) — supporting
Billy is Corky's friend who travels with him toward Georgia in Corky's pink Plymouth Barracuda. He objects when Corky insults people offering help to their disabled vehicle. After Corky punches him, B...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Corky's Wife → Corky Curtis
(wife)
Corky Curtis → Randy
(Professional Employee And Boss)
Randy employs Corky as a race-car mechanic and replaces him as a driver because of his costly, reckless behavior.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Corky Curtis → Billy
(Alliance Travel Companion)
Corky leaves Texas for Georgia with Billy in the pink Plymouth Barracuda.
Story Analysis
A reckless racing obsession destroys Corky's work, relationships, family stability, and finally his life.
