Alan O'Black (played by John Ritter) is a protagonist in Sunset Limousine.
Alan is an aspiring stand-up comic who takes a limousine-driving job to prove to his girlfriend Julie that he can be responsible. He keeps rehearsing comedy while handling unusual passengers and becomes caught up in businessman Bradley Coleman's dealings. After losing his limo and job, he performs at the Laff Track, where his act and a brawl lead to a meeting with network executives. Julie Preston (played by Susan Dey) appears in Sunset Limousine.
Julie is Alan's girlfriend, who has kicked him out of their shared home because she feels he treats life as one long rehearsal. She follows him during the pursuit involving Bradley's dealings and the mobsters, and the two end up caught in the danger together. After Alan tells her what happened, they reconcile with a kiss. Bradley Z. Coleman (played by Martin Short) appears in Sunset Limousine.
Bradley is a businessman whose dealings draw Alan and Jay into a dangerous pursuit through Los Angeles. Alan loses track of him at a galleria and goes back to look for him. Bradley later explains that he obtained the goods through an inheritance and intended to donate them, and he narrowly escapes the Laff Track brawl with Alan, Julie, and Jay.
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Characters
Alan O'Black
(played by John Ritter) — protagonist
Alan is an aspiring stand-up comic who takes a limousine-driving job to prove to his girlfriend Julie that he can be responsible. He keeps rehearsing comedy while handling unusual passengers and becom...
Julie Preston
(played by Susan Dey) — supporting
Julie is Alan's girlfriend, who has kicked him out of their shared home because she feels he treats life as one long rehearsal. She follows him during the pursuit involving Bradley's dealings and the...
Bradley Z. Coleman
(played by Martin Short) — supporting
Bradley is a businessman whose dealings draw Alan and Jay into a dangerous pursuit through Los Angeles. Alan loses track of him at a galleria and goes back to look for him. Bradley later explains that...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Alan O'Black → Julie Preston
(Romantic Boyfriend)
Julie is Alan's girlfriend, and they previously shared a home before she kicked him out.
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Alan O'Black → Bradley Z. Coleman
(Narrative Unwilling Accomplice)
Alan and his buddy become involved in Bradley's shady dealings, and Alan later handles Bradley's goods by placing them at the post office.
Story Analysis
An aspiring comedian risks his new career and relationship while becoming entangled in a dangerous misunderstanding surrounding Bradley's goods.
