Character Relationship Map: MaXXXine

Characters

• Maxine Minx (played by Mia Goth) — protagonist

  1985 Los Angeles adult film star seeking mainstream success and survival.

• Elizabeth Bender (played by Elizabeth Debicki) — protagonist

  Film producer and colleague who supports Maxine's career ambitions.

• Leon (played by Moses Sumney) — supporting

  Maxine's loyal friend and video store owner, targeted by the killer.

• Ernest Miller (played by Simon Prast) — supporting

  LAPD detective assisting in the serial murder investigation.

• Buster (played by Zachary Mooren) — minor

  Leather-clad killer impersonating Buster Keaton, hunting Maxine.

• Tabby Martin (played by Halsey) — supporting

  Adult entertainer and colleague who invites Maxine to a party.

• Amber James (played by Chloe Farnworth) — minor

  Adult entertainer and Maxine's friend, targeted by the killer.

• Molly Bennett (played by Lily Collins) — supporting

  Star of The Puritan II, provides industry insight to Maxine.

• Shepard Turei (played by Uli Latukefu) — minor

  Maxine's friend and associate who helps during the investigation.

• John Labat (played by Kevin Bacon) — supporting

  Private investigator blackmailing Maxine over past crimes.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Molly Bennett → Maxine Minx (Professional Industry Colleague)

  On the set of The Puritan II, Maxine meets Molly, the star of the first film, who discusses a similar Hollywood Hills party.

• John Labat → Ernest Miller (Professional Agent)

  Labat tells Maxine that he works for an employer and directs her to an address that leads to Ernest Miller's house.

• John Labat → Maxine Minx (Power Blackmailer)

  Labat tells Maxine that her previous crimes will be revealed unless she meets his employer at a specified address.

• Maxine Minx → Elizabeth Bender (Professional Director And Performer)

  Maxine auditions for and receives the lead in The Puritan II, while Elizabeth Bender directs the film.

• Ernest Miller → Maxine Minx (Family Estranged Father)

  Maxine discovers that the murders were committed by Ernest Miller, who is revealed to be her estranged father.

• Maxine Minx → Tabby Martin (Professional Colleague)

  Maxine meets Tabby, another adult entertainer, and Tabby invites her to the same Hollywood Hills party.

Story Dynamics

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

• Shepard Turei → John Labat (Conflict Ambush Opponent)

  Shepard helps Maxine and Knight ambush Labat and trap him in a vehicle destined for a junkyard compressor.

• Maxine Minx → Shepard Turei (Alliance Investigation Ally)

  Shepard joins Maxine and her agent in ambushing Labat and trapping him inside his car.

• Buster → Maxine Minx (Conflict Attacker)

  A figure dressed as Buster Keaton follows Maxine, corners her in an alley, and brandishes a switchblade.

• Amber James → Tabby Martin (Shared Social Circle)

  Amber and Tabby are both connected to the Hollywood Hills party and are later killed there.

• Maxine Minx → Amber James (Social Friend And Colleague)

  Maxine shares the news of her new lead with Amber James, and Amber invites her to a Hollywood Hills party.

• Maxine Minx → Leon (Social Loyal Friend)

  After receiving the police evidence VHS, Maxine asks Leon to find out where it came from.

• Ernest Miller → Molly Bennett (Conflict Murderer)

  Maxine finds Molly's dismembered body in a suitcase and learns that Ernest committed the murders with members of his ministry.

Story Analysis

A determined performer fights violence, religious fanaticism, and the stigma of her past to claim a mainstream Hollywood future.

Plot Progression

1. A Star Fights Through
2. Murder Among the Hills
3. The Cost Of Defiance
4. The Father's Sinister Gospel
5. Divine Intervention