Character Relationship Map: For Your Consideration

Characters

• Marilyn Hack (played by Catherine O'Hara) — protagonist

  Marilyn Hack is a character actress playing the dying matriarch in Home for Purim, a drama about a Jewish family in the 1940s South. When Oscar rumors begin, she secretly longs for a nomination while...

• Victor Allan Miller (played by Harry Shearer) — protagonist

  Victor Allan Miller is a veteran actor who plays the husband of Marilyn Hack’s character in Home for Purim and has also worked as a kosher hot dog mascot. Oscar rumors lead him to demand higher pay an...

• Callie Webb (played by Parker Posey) — supporting

  Callie Webb is an ingénue playing the lesbian daughter in Home for Purim; her character’s return home with her girlfriend drives the film’s story. As Oscar rumors spread, Webb breaks up with Brian Chu...

• Brian Chubb (played by Christopher Moynihan) — supporting

  Brian Chubb is an actor in Home for Purim who plays the son of the family, and he is dating Callie Webb. Webb breaks up with him amid the Oscar excitement. He sleeps through the morning the nomination...

Canonical Relationships

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

• Brian Chubb → Victor Allan Miller (Professional Co-Stars) — Their characters belong to the same fictional family, and their actors experience sharply different outcomes when nominations are announced.

  Brian Chubb plays the son, and Victor Allan Miller plays the husband of the matriarch in Home for Purim.

• Brian Chubb → Marilyn Hack (Professional Co-Stars) — They portray members of the same family in the production; Chubb is the only one of the four actors identified in the plot as receiving an Oscar nomination.

  Brian Chubb plays the son in Home for Purim, while Marilyn Hack plays the family's matriarch.

• Callie Webb → Brian Chubb (Romantic Dating Couple Turned Exes) — Their relationship ends as Webb becomes caught up in the award speculation; Chubb later receives the nomination that the others had expected.

  The plot states that Brian Chubb is dating Callie Webb and that Webb breaks up with him amid the Oscar excitement.

• Victor Allan Miller → Callie Webb (Professional Co-Stars) — Their characters are part of the same fictional family, and both actors are swept up in the film's Oscar buzz.

  Victor Allan Miller plays the husband of the matriarch, and Callie Webb plays their daughter in Home for Purim.

• Marilyn Hack → Callie Webb (Professional Co-Stars) — They portray mother and daughter in the production and are both among the performers rumored to receive Oscar nominations.

  Marilyn Hack plays the family's matriarch, while Callie Webb plays her daughter in Home for Purim.

• Marilyn Hack → Victor Allan Miller (Professional Co-Stars) — Their characters are spouses in the film within the film, and both become preoccupied with the Oscar rumors surrounding its cast.

  Marilyn Hack and Victor Allan Miller play a married couple in Home for Purim.

Story Analysis

A satirical ensemble story follows performers whose hopes and behavior are transformed by Oscar rumors, then unsettled by an unexpected nomination result.

Plot Progression

1. A Troubled Production — The cast works on the low-budget Home for Purim amid unusual directing choices and disagreements over the screenplay. The inexperienced producer adds to the production's disorder.
2. The Promise of Oscar — An unattributed rumor predicts nominations for Marilyn, Victor, and Callie. Their reactions range from concealed longing and career demands to a breakup, while Hollywood Now brings attention to the se...
3. A New Title, Bigger Hopes — The studio changes the film's title to Home for Thanksgiving because it considers the original too Jewish. Oscar buzz nevertheless intensifies, and the performers make increasingly conspicuous promoti...
4. The Nomination Reversal — The nominations disappoint the performers widely expected to be recognized: only Brian is nominated, and he sleeps through the announcement. Victor returns to commercial auditions, Callie tries to rev...