2. The Cast of Characters
Johnny, Lisa, Mark, Denny, and every other character who makes some sort of appearance stands out for us for a variety of reasons. Letʼs start with Mark, who is Johnnyʼs best friend (itʼs mentioned throughout the movie) and is having an intimate affair with Lisa on the side. Thereʼs no mention of Mark actually working a full time job and there are numerous times when Mark tries to convince Lisa about ending the relationship, but fails. Speaking of Lisa, the future wife acts as the pseudo antagonist since she manages not only to ruin Johnnyʼs life, but also the lives of Mark and Denny. The life in the computer business must have gotten to Lisa as she suddenly stops loving Johnny, even though he provides for her, and is more than willing to continue lying to everyone around her. And then thereʼs Denny, the lovable and slightly slow college student who lives in the same apartment complex as Johnny and Lisa. Not only does he like to watch Johnny and Lisa make love, he also gets involved in drug deals that never get addressed, but outside of that, he views Johnny as a father figure to him. And then thereʼs Chris R, Peter, the many random people at Johnnyʼs birthday party, the list goes on and on.