Character Relationship Map: Home Team

Characters

• Mr. Butler (played by Steve Guttenberg) — protagonist

  A former professional soccer player with a history of partying and gambling, sentenced to one year of probation as a handyman at a dilapidated boys' home. He initially conceals his athletic skills but...

• Karen (played by Sophie Lorain) — protagonist

  The head of a boys' home caring for eleven children. She organizes and persuades the boys to form a soccer team called the Home Team to give them a meaningful outlet and purpose during their time at t...

• Cookie (played by Michel Perron) — supporting

  The cook at the boys' home who enjoys betting on horse races. He places a wager with a Las Vegas bookie that the Home Team will win the championship, hoping the potential payout will secure a new hous...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Karen → Cookie (Professional Home Staff Colleague) — They are staff members serving the same boys' home.

  Karen runs the boys' home, and Cookie is identified as the home's cook.

• Mr. Butler → Karen (Professional Workplace Colleague) — They work within the same boys' home, with Butler performing assigned maintenance work.

  Mr. Butler is sentenced to probation that includes working as a handyman at the boys' home, which Karen runs.

Story Dynamics

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

• Mr. Butler → Cookie (Alliance Shared Team Support) — Their separate efforts support the same team and its chance to obtain a new home.

  Mr. Butler coaches Home Team while Cookie makes a wager that Home Team will win the championship.

Story Analysis

A disgraced former soccer player helps a boys' home team grow into a source of unity and possible renewal.

Plot Progression

1. Probation At The Home — Mr. Butler's partying and gambling lead to a one-year probation sentence. He begins handyman work at Karen's dilapidated boys' home.
2. The Team Finds Its Coach — Karen creates Home Team to give the eleven boys a meaningful activity. Although the team is initially terrible, Butler's concealed soccer ability leads him into coaching.
3. Fire And Possible Separation — Home Team improves while Cookie places a championship wager. A fire then damages the home beyond repair, threatening to separate the boys.
4. The Rematch And New Hope — The adults work to keep the boys together as the team prepares for a rematch. Home Team wins, and Cookie's wager may provide money for a new house.