Fubar II (2010) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Terry Cahill
(played by David Lawrence) — protagonist
A pipeline worker who initially thrives in the high-paying job but struggles financially after layoffs. He dates waitress Trish, moves in with her, and faces relationship strain when she reveals a pre...
Dean Murdoch
(played by Paul Spence) — supporting
A pipeline worker who fakes an injury for workers compensation but struggles with the payout and heavy drinking. His cancer returns aggressively, leading to a suicide pact with Tron. After losing his...
Trish
(played by Terra Hazelton) — supporting
A waitress at a local strip bar who dates Terry and quickly moves in with him. After Terry faces financial hardship, she reveals she is pregnant. The situation complicates when Terry infertility is di...
Wade's Daughter
(played by Sage Lawrence) — supporting
Wade's daughter, a supporting family character in the film.
Wade's Son
(played by Oliver Lawrence) — minor
Wade's son, a minor family character in the film.
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Wade's Daughter → Wade's Son
(daughter)
Dean Murdoch → Trish
(Family Possible Father) — Dean may be the biological father of Trish's child.
The plot states that Dean drunkenly slept with Trish and that Terry is infertile, making Dean the likely father of her baby.
Terry Cahill → Trish
(Romantic Partner) — Their relationship develops rapidly from dating into cohabitation.
Terry starts dating Trish, a waitress at the local strip bar, and quickly moves in with her.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Terry Cahill → Dean Murdoch
(Social Best Friend) — Their long friendship is tested by financial stress, resentment, and Dean's self-destructive behavior.
Terry and Dean are described as old friends who face unemployment and hardship together. Terry later ends the friendship after Dean vandalizes his tru...
Story Analysis
A darkly comic story about friendship, illness, financial collapse, and finding reasons to survive.
Plot Progression
From Eviction To Opportunity
— Terry and Dean struggle with low-paying work and eviction in Calgary. A high-paying pipeline opportunity gives them a chance to escape their financial problems.
Work, Romance, And Excess
— Terry succeeds at the pipeline site while Dean pursues compensation through a fake injury. Terry begins dating Trish and quickly adopts an expensive domestic lifestyle.
Layoffs And Broken Trust
— Layoffs destroy Terry's financial security just as Trish announces her pregnancy. Terry's infertility makes Dean the likely father, while Dean learns that his cancer has returned.
Christmas At The Edge
— Terry rejects Dean after a destructive drunken incident, leaving Dean isolated and suicidal. Learning about Dean's worsening condition prompts Terry to bring him home for Christmas.
A Wedding After Survival
— Dean abandons suicide after a bizarre Christmas confrontation and a renewed sense of possibility. He later performs at Terry and Trish's wedding, ending the film with a family photo.
