Character Relationships in Humpday

Ben (played by Mark Duplass) is a protagonist in Humpday. A heterosexual man and central protagonist who proposes a mutual dare with his friend Andrew to create a gay pornographic film as an art project. He lies to his wife Anna about his role, films intimate scenes with Andrew, questions the project's validity, ultimately cancels it, and leaves to apologize to Anna. Andrew (played by Joshua Leonard) is a protagonist in Humpday. Ben's heterosexual friend reunited after ten years. He agrees to the dare and art project, discusses the plan with Ben's wife Anna while drunk, and participates in filming kissing and hugging scenes with Ben. After finding the experience awkward, he reviews the recorded footage before leaving. Anna (played by Alycia Delmore) appears in Humpday. Ben's introverted wife and a record store clerk. Initially skeptical of the porn project, she drinks with Andrew, becomes upset and confused upon learning the details, confronts Ben, but ultimately consents to the project the following morning.

Character Relationship Map: Humpday

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Characters

Canonical Relationships

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Story Dynamics

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Story Analysis

Two old friends test friendship, marriage, and artistic ambition through an experiment they cannot complete.

Plot Progression

  1. A Dare Reopens Old Friendship
  2. The Marriage Meets Secrecy
  3. A Drunken Revelation
  4. Consent Before the Camera
  5. The Experiment Falls Apart

Directed by Lynn Shelton

Humpday (2009) · 5.4/10 · comedy, drama

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