Lily (played by Megan Fox) is a protagonist in Passion Play.
Exotic sideshow performer with wings on her back. Initially cold but sees Nate as a way out. Flees with him to escape the carnival owner. Enters a relationship with Nate, gets abducted by Happy Shannon, and is later displayed in a theater. Ultimately discovers she can fly, catches Nate during a rooftop chase, and carries him into the desert. Nate (played by Mickey Rourke) is a protagonist in Passion Play.
A struggling jazz musician and recovering heroin addict. Survives a desert mugging and assassination attempt. Meets Lily at a carnival, flees to the city, and falls in love. He repeatedly attempts to rescue her from gangsters, jumps off a building, and is saved by Lily, later seeing his own corpse which implies his journey was a dying dream. Happy Shannon (played by Bill Murray) appears in Passion Play.
A wealthy gangster who ordered Nate's death over an affair with his wife. Initially skeptical of Lily's wings, he later abducts her, keeps her captive by threatening Nate, and shoots the sideshow owner. He publicly showcases Lily in a theater before chasing her and Nate to a rooftop.
Passion Play (2011) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Lily
(played by Megan Fox) — protagonist
Exotic sideshow performer with wings on her back. Initially cold but sees Nate as a way out. Flees with him to escape the carnival owner. Enters a relationship with Nate, gets abducted by Happy Shanno...
Nate
(played by Mickey Rourke) — protagonist
A struggling jazz musician and recovering heroin addict. Survives a desert mugging and assassination attempt. Meets Lily at a carnival, flees to the city, and falls in love. He repeatedly attempts to...
Happy Shannon
(played by Bill Murray) — supporting
A wealthy gangster who ordered Nate's death over an affair with his wife. Initially skeptical of Lily's wings, he later abducts her, keeps her captive by threatening Nate, and shoots the sideshow owne...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Lily → Happy Shannon
(Power Captive And Captor)
Happy abducts Lily and keeps her compliant by promising not to harm Nate, then confines her in a theater display.
Nate → Lily
(Romantic Lovers)
Nate and Lily begin to form a relationship, have sex at a motel, and Nate realizes that he is in love with her.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Nate → Happy Shannon
(Conflict Enemy)
Happy Shannon ordered Nate killed after Nate slept with his wife, and Nate later repeatedly tries to rescue Lily from him.
Story Analysis
A doomed musician and a winged performer seek freedom, love, and transcendence through a violent dreamlike escape.
Plot Progression
A Musician In The Desert
Wings At The Sideshow
A Dangerous Arrangement
Captivity And Pursuit
The Flight Beyond Death
Directed by Mitch Glazer
Passion Play (2011) · 4.7/10 · drama, fantasy, horror, romance
