Character Relationship Map: Bye Bye Monkey

Characters

• Gérard Lafayette (played by Gérard Depardieu) — protagonist

  Man who discovers a baby chimpanzee in a movie prop and raises it as his own son.

• Luigi Nocello (played by Marcello Mastroianni) — protagonist

  Co-star in the comedy-drama, participates in the chaotic chimp-raising storyline.

• Andreas Flaxman (played by James Coco) — supporting

  Comedy character entangled in the surreal events of the chimp-raising narrative.

• Angelica (played by Abigail Clayton) — supporting

  Comedy character interacting with the main cast during the chimp storyline.

• Paul Jefferson (played by William Berger) — minor

  Minor character in the comedy-drama, part of the supporting ensemble.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Andreas Flaxman → Paul Jefferson (Professional Persuader And Client) — Paul persuades the initially resistant Flaxman to replace the sculpture's face with John F. Kennedy's.

  Paul Jefferson approaches Flaxman on behalf of the State Foundation for Psychological Research and convinces him to alter the Julius Caesar sculpture'...

• Gérard Lafayette → Angelica (Romantic Partners) — Their relationship develops into a shared domestic life, then breaks down when Lafayette does not respond to Angelica's pregnancy.

  The plot says Angelica becomes enamored with Lafayette, moves into his flat, and helps care for the infant chimp. She leaves after he fails to respond...

• Gérard Lafayette → Andreas Flaxman (Professional Employer And Employee) — Their working relationship deteriorates into hostility after Flaxman objects to Lafayette's attachment to the chimp; their final fight ends as the museum burns.

  Lafayette works for Flaxman at the waxwork museum. Flaxman warns Lafayette that keeping the chimp will cost him his freedom, and they later fight duri...

Story Dynamics

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

• Gérard Lafayette → Luigi Nocello (Social Friends And Coworkers) — They share work at the museum, and Luigi is with Lafayette when the group discovers the abandoned baby chimpanzee.

  The plot describes Luigi as Lafayette's friend and says they work together at the waxwork museum.

Story Analysis

In a surreal, depopulated New York, Lafayette's attempt to care for an abandoned chimp intersects with unstable relationships and ends in loss and destruction.

Plot Progression

1. A City of Wax and Eccentrics — The film introduces a mostly deserted New York and Lafayette's work at Flaxman's Roman-themed waxwork museum. A theatre group's provocative rehearsal gives way to Lafayette's encounter with Luigi and...
2. The Chimp Enters Lafayette's Life — Lafayette adopts the baby chimp and brings it to the museum, where Flaxman warns him about the cost of keeping it. Meanwhile, Paul persuades Flaxman to alter the face of the Julius Caesar sculpture.
3. A Fragile Household — Angelica moves into Lafayette's flat and helps care for the chimp. When she reveals her pregnancy and Lafayette does not respond, she leaves.
4. Loss and Destruction — Lafayette finds the chimp dead after rats have eaten it and falls into despair. His break-in at the museum leads to a fight with Flaxman and a fire that consumes them both; Angelica is later shown wit...