Character Relationship Map: Popcorn

Characters

• Maggie (played by Jill Schoelen) — protagonist

  A film student and screenwriter who organizes a horror movie marathon to fund her project. She suffers from recurring dreams of a fire and later discovers she is actually Sarah Gates, the survivor of...

• Toby (played by Tom Villard) — protagonist

  Maggie's classmate who proposes and hosts the horror festival. He is secretly the killer, seeking revenge for his mother's death in a cult fire years ago. He murders attendees by re-enacting scenes fr...

• Suzanne (played by Dee Wallace) — supporting

  Maggie's aunt who secretly rescued her from a fire years ago. She receives a threatening call and is attacked at the theater. Toby captures her and encases her in a full-body cast before she is rescue...

• Mark (played by Derek Rydall) — supporting

  A fellow student who investigates Toby's apartment after discovering cult memorabilia and facial reconstruction photos. He rushes back to the theater and saves Maggie by using a giant mosquito prop to...

• Dr. Mnesyne (played by Ray Walston) — supporting
• Bud (played by Malcolm Danare) — supporting

  A student who uses a wheelchair. He prepares electrical props for a screening but is captured by the killer, strapped into an electric chair prop, and electrocuted to death, which also shuts off the t...

• Mr. Davis (played by Tony Roberts) — minor

Key Relationships

• Mark → Suzanne (Alliance Rescuer)
• Bud → Maggie (Social Classmate)
• Mr. Davis → Bud (Professional Colleague)
• Dr. Mnesyne → Maggie (Professional Lender)
• Dr. Mnesyne → Toby (Professional Lender)
• Mark → Toby (Social Roommate)
• Mark → Maggie (Alliance Rescuer)
• Toby → Suzanne (Conflict Enemy)
• Maggie → Suzanne (Family Aunt)
• Maggie → Toby (Alliance Teammate)

Story Analysis

A film student uncovers her traumatic past while surviving a serial killer's revenge during a horror movie marathon.

Plot Progression

1. The Cursed Proposal
2. Night of the Marathons
3. Shadows of the Past
4. Final Reckoning