Character Relationship Map: Killer Nerd

Characters

• Harold Kunkle (played by Toby Radloff) — protagonist
• Jenny (played by Lori Scarlett) — supporting
• Leelee (played by Tony Zanoni) — antagonist

  A punk who harasses Harold and participates in the violence that prompts his revenge.

• Sally (played by Heidi Lohr) — supporting

  Harold's coworker and crush, who rejects his invitation and is involved with someone else.

• Jeff (played by Richard Zaynor) — antagonist

  Sally's love interest and Harold's antagonistic coworker, whom Harold targets in his revenge.

Canonical Relationships

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

• Sally → Jeff (Romantic Love Interests) — Their romantic involvement is revealed when Harold finds them together at Sally's home.

  Jeff is described as Sally's love interest, and Harold sees Sally in bed with Jeff.

• Harold Kunkle → Sally (Romantic Unreciprocated Crush) — Harold's romantic interest in Sally is rejected, and seeing her with Jeff contributes to his despair.

  Harold has a crush on Sally and asks her on a date, but she makes an excuse to refuse. He later sees her in bed with Jeff.

Story Dynamics

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

• Harold Kunkle → Jenny (Conflict Complicit Trap And Revenge Target) — Jenny first appears kind to Harold but is present in the sequence that leads him to the factory assault; Harold later attacks her during his revenge.

  Jenny and another punk take Harold to buy marijuana from their friends at the abandoned factory, where Harold is beaten. During his revenge, Harold kn...

• Harold Kunkle → Jeff (Conflict Coworker And Revenge Target) — Their antagonism at work escalates into Harold's murder of Jeff after Harold discovers him with Sally.

  Jeff harasses Harold at work and is shown as Sally's love interest. Harold lures him outside Sally's home and kills him.

• Harold Kunkle → Leelee (Conflict Bully And Revenge Target) — Leelee's bullying and role in the factory assault lead Harold to target her in his revenge.

  Leelee harasses Harold with TJ and later takes him to an abandoned factory, where he is beaten. Harold returns and kills Leelee with TJ.

Story Analysis

A lonely, harassed man attempts reinvention, then turns to brutal revenge after rejection and betrayal.

Plot Progression

1. A Lonely Routine — Harold is introduced as lonely and socially awkward. He faces harassment from punks and rejection from Sally, while Jeff also antagonizes him at work.
2. A Failed Reinvention — Harold orders tapes promising to teach him how to be cool and gets a makeover. His attempt to win Sally over collapses when he finds her with Jeff.
3. Betrayal at the Factory — Harold meets Jenny at a nightclub and follows her group to an abandoned factory. The apparent welcome turns into a trap and a beating by the punks who bullied him.
4. Harold's Revenge — Harold turns his anger into a plan and attacks Jeff and Sally before confronting his mother. He then returns to the factory to take revenge on the punks.
5. The Factory's Final Violence — Harold kills Jenny and captures the remaining punks in an abandoned infirmary. He detonates dynamite strapped to their heads, and the film closes on the dead dream girl.