Cindy Bandolini (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a protagonist in Harvard Man.
Alan's girlfriend who manipulates him into throwing a basketball game for money, secretly dealing with undercover FBI agents instead of her mob father. Alan Jensen (played by Adrian Grenier) is a protagonist in Harvard Man.
Harvard student and basketball point guard whose desperation for money leads him to throw a game, ingest a massive dose of LSD, and become entangled with both the mob and the FBI. Chesney Cort (played by Joey Lauren Adams) appears in Harvard Man.
Alan's philosophy lecturer and second girlfriend who intervenes to save him from his hallucinations and facilitates his legal escape through blackmail. Teddy Carter (played by Eric Stoltz) appears in Harvard Man.
Undercover FBI agent posing as a mob associate, tasked with tracking the game-throwing ring and apprehending suspects. Kelly Morgan (played by Rebecca Gayheart) appears in Harvard Man.
Undercover FBI agent and Carter's assistant who actively pursues Alan, apprehends Cindy, and helps resolve the case. Al Franken (played by Al Franken) appears in Harvard Man.
Al Franken's Daughter (played by Thomasin Franken) appears in Harvard Man.
Harvard Man (2001) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Cindy Bandolini
(played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) — protagonist
Alan's girlfriend who manipulates him into throwing a basketball game for money, secretly dealing with undercover FBI agents instead of her mob father.
Alan Jensen
(played by Adrian Grenier) — protagonist
Harvard student and basketball point guard whose desperation for money leads him to throw a game, ingest a massive dose of LSD, and become entangled with both the mob and the FBI.
Chesney Cort
(played by Joey Lauren Adams) — supporting
Alan's philosophy lecturer and second girlfriend who intervenes to save him from his hallucinations and facilitates his legal escape through blackmail.
Teddy Carter
(played by Eric Stoltz) — supporting
Undercover FBI agent posing as a mob associate, tasked with tracking the game-throwing ring and apprehending suspects.
Kelly Morgan
(played by Rebecca Gayheart) — supporting
Undercover FBI agent and Carter's assistant who actively pursues Alan, apprehends Cindy, and helps resolve the case.
Al Franken
(played by Al Franken) — minor
Al Franken's Daughter
(played by Thomasin Franken) — minor
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Al Franken's Daughter → Al Franken
(daughter)
Chesney Cort → Kelly Morgan
(Romantic Sexual Partner)
Chesney reveals that she is in a sexual threesome with Carter and Morgan.
Chesney Cort → Teddy Carter
(Romantic Sexual Partner)
Chesney reveals that she is in a sexual threesome with Carter and Morgan.
Teddy Carter → Kelly Morgan
(Professional Partners)
Kelly Morgan is identified as Carter's assistant, and both are undercover FBI agents working on the case.
Cindy Bandolini → Kelly Morgan
(Professional Funding Contact)
Cindy approaches Teddy Carter and Carter's assistant, Kelly Morgan, for funding.
Cindy Bandolini → Teddy Carter
(Professional Funding Contact)
Cindy goes to Teddy Carter, described as her father's associate, to obtain funding for the deal.
Alan Jensen → Chesney Cort
(Romantic Second Girlfriend)
The plot identifies Chesney as Alan's other girlfriend.
Alan Jensen → Cindy Bandolini
(Romantic Girlfriend)
The plot explicitly identifies Cindy as Alan's girlfriend. Cindy persuades Alan to throw a basketball game for money.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Kelly Morgan → Alan Jensen
(Conflict Law Enforcement Adversary)
Morgan is an undercover FBI agent involved in pursuing the game-throwing scheme while Alan is entangled in it.
Teddy Carter → Alan Jensen
(Conflict Pursuer)
After Alan throws the game and experiences the LSD trip, he is pursued by Carter.
Story Analysis
A desperate student enters a game-fixing scheme and struggles to escape the combined consequences of crime, law enforcement, and a massive psychedelic experience.
