Character Relationship Map: The Foreigner

Characters

• Max Menace (played by Eric Mitchell) — protagonist

  A blond French secret agent arriving in NYC on an unstated mission. He waits at the Hotel Chelsea, wanders aimlessly through the city encountering various women and post-punk eccentricities, and is ul...

• Doll (played by Anya Phillips) — protagonist
• Fili Harlow (played by Patti Astor) — supporting
• Dee Trik (played by Debbie Harry) — supporting
• For Bag (played by David Forshtay) — supporting
• Fido Hex (played by Robin Crutchfield) — supporting
• Contact on beach (played by Klaus Mettig) — minor
• The 357 (played by Richard Merkin) — minor
• Son of Sam (played by James Crosby) — minor
• Fullee / Rumanian (played by Ana Marton) — minor
• Skratch / Rumanian (played by Pusante Byzantium) — minor
• Kit Bag (played by Kitty Sondern) — supporting
• Punk Thug (played by Poison Ivy) — minor
• Punk Thug (played by Lux Interior) — minor
• Mr. Kool (played by Chirine El Khadem) — minor
• Contact at gay club (played by Ronny Stefan) — minor
• R. (played by David Letray) — minor
• King Bag / Shake (played by Duncan Hannah) — supporting
• Mouse (played by Steven Kramer) — supporting
• Mo Bag (played by Susan Morris) — supporting

Story Analysis

A meandering exploration of alienation through a French agent's aimless NYC journey ending in murder.

Plot Progression

1. Arrival and Idle Waiting
2. Urban Encounters and Alienation
3. Meandering and Vague Tension
4. Battery Park Murder and Resolution