Character Relationships in Shakma

Sam (played by Christopher Atkins) is a protagonist in Shakma. Medical student and owner of the baboon Shakma. He refuses to euthanize the creature after a failed experiment by Professor Sorenson. Trapped in a deadly LARP orchestrated by Sorenson, Sam fights to survive, searches for his missing classmates, and ultimately sacrifices himself to burn Shakma in an incinerator. Tracy (played by Amanda Wyss) is a protagonist in Shakma. A fellow student participating in Sorenson's LARP. She collaborates with Sam to evade Shakma, retrieves a strobe light to temporarily blind the beast, and helps clear obstacles. She is ultimately killed in a sixth-floor restroom during their escape. Kim (played by Ari Meyers) appears in Shakma. Richard's younger sister and the designated target on the top floor of the LARP. After Sam warns her, she leaves a note and ventures out to locate her brother's body, where she is killed by Shakma. Gary (played by Robb Edward Morris) appears in Shakma. A student participating in the LARP. He is killed while using the elevator, an event that inadvertently grants Shakma access to the sixth floor. Bradley (played by Tre Laughlin) appears in Shakma. A student participating in the LARP. He ventures into the fifth-floor specimen room and is killed by Shakma, triggering the first fatal incident of the game. Shakma (played by Typhoon) appears in Shakma. Richard (played by Greg Flowers) appears in Shakma. A student participating in the LARP. Ordered by Sorenson to investigate Bradley's disappearance, he is killed by Shakma. His body is later discovered by Tracy and Kim. Laura (played by Ann Kymberlie) appears in Shakma. Richard's girlfriend. Her car is parked outside the locked building. Sam attempts to attract her attention to call for help, but she leaves before she can be reached.

Character Relationship Map: Shakma

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Shakma (1990) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.

Characters

Canonical Relationships

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

Story Dynamics

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

Story Analysis

A failed medical experiment turns a locked student game into a lethal struggle between Sam and the animal he cannot abandon.

Plot Progression

  1. The Failed Cure
  2. The Locked Game
  3. Blood on the Fifth Floor
  4. The Failing Escape
  5. Fire and Final Victory

Directed by Hugh Parks

Shakma (1990) · 5.5/10 · horror, science-fiction

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