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“Your ass stinks!”

- Alan’s catchphrase


“Randy: Are you that stupid?

Alan: Not as stupid as you, you little penis!”


"I'm not going back, Michael! EVER! Everyone's always picking on me!

- Alan in despair after he was assaulted by Mickey and yelled at by Frank


“Alan: [Talking about his pet frogs] They're my friends! They don't care if I was sick once. They like me, anyway.

Michael: Here we go, again. How long are you gonna milk this rheumatic fever bullshit?

Alan: The doctor said they'll always be effects.

Michael: Yeah, you'll always be an asshole.

Alan: At least I have an excuse.


"They're all so mean! Why can't they leave me alone?! WHY, WHY, WHY?! I never did anything to them! Michael, please, Michael, don’t you start picking on me too, please! I’m your brother! I need your help!”

- Alan pleading with his brother about being abused before he got beat up with a mallet by Michael for being misunderstood, almost killing him until Angela prevented him from doing so by grabbing the mallet away from him and skinned him alive, killing him.


Alan
Alan RtSC
Portrayed by Michael Gibney
Family/Friendship Michael (step-brother; deceased)
Role Camper
Status Alive
Appearance(s) Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)
Born 1989
Age 14
Gender Male
Love interests Karen
Friends Ronnie Angelo

Petey

Ricky Thomas

Charlie

Jenny

Isabella (not on movie)

Enemies

Mickey


Frank Kostic

Stan

Spaz

Jenny (formerly)

Mark

Billy

Eddie

Chooch

Randy

T.C.

Linda

Weed

Michael

Marie

Bella

Pee Pee


Karen (formerly)

Vinny


Background[]

Alan is a misunderstood 14-year-old boy with learning disabilities, ADHD, and autism. He attended Camp Manabe with his abusive step-brother Michael, who bullied him for being different. While Alan mocked some of the weaker kids, he was the constant victim of the older campers and some of the counselor's cruel pranks. Angela Baker observed this and was enraged over how these teenagers and adults treated a young teen with special needs, so she killed those who bullied him. Former Camp Arawak counselor Ronnie and a young woman named Petey would protect Alan and argue for him.

Personality[]

Alan is a naturally kind and happy-go-lucky kid who means well. He doesn’t always realize how he’s coming across to other people, however. He also has difficulty understanding sarcasm and sometimes mistakes taunting from others as friendliness. It seems that his bitterness comes from being neglected by his family. He’s also frustrated and angry by the fact that he knows he’s different, and he doesn’t know how to change. Being bullied by some of the counselors, the camp owner, and some older campers, including his step-brother Michael, also causes him to be bitter and to lash out and bully weaker campers. He develops a deep hatred toward all of his enemies. He seems to long for friendship with people, however, and to have a good relationship with his stepbrother, but Michael hates him and bullies him too. In short, Alan is a neglected special needs person with poor social skills, and he has the mind of a child, not a teenager. He has a very kind heart and a love for frogs and cares for them. Whenever people are friendly to Alan, he is always polite back to them and gives them respect. He is also always sweet and gentlemanly to a popular blonde girl named Karen, who he has a crush on. He offers to defend her honor when she tells him about when the camp’s assistant cook Mickey disrespected her.

Films[]

Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008)[]

He serves as the main protagonist of the film.

Character[]

Alan is almost the opposite of Peter/Angela Baker from the first Sleepaway Camp movie. He is also not only bullied by some of the older campers but by the camp owner and some of the counselors as well, and the rest of the counselors neglect him. While Angela is harassed for being shy and quiet, Alan is bullied mainly because of his unique personality, his weight, and his slovenly appearance. He also sometimes picks on the younger, smaller campers out of frustration and bitterness because it’s a behavior he learned from being a victim of bullying himself. He never hesitates to use the words "Your ass stinks!".

He has a contentious relationship with his stepbrother Michael, who abuses Alan. Alan’s romantic interest is Karen, who, despite not having any romantic feelings in return for Alan, is different from the other female campers as she doesn't participate in the teasing and bullying. Alan and Karen briefly bond over their dislike for Mickey, the immature and cruel assistant cook. Alan has a large group of frogs he likes being with. He treats them like pets. When Alan brings Karen and her friend to the woods near the lake, where he eats food and watches frogs, they find that several frogs have been skinned alive or killed. Michael pridefully boasts that he and his friend were responsible and did it to emotionally hurt Alan.

Alan is almost killed by his stepbrother, Michael when the latter suspects him of trying to kill Karen.

Ricky Thomas, Jenny, and Ronnie found Alan barely alive.

After almost being killed by his stepbrother Michael, Angela skinned Michael for all the cruel things he's done to Alan and his frogs, and Ronnie, Ricky, and Jenny found Alan barely alive. It is unknown whether Alan and Karen made up after they knew that Angela was behind all the murders.

Behind the Scenes[]

Director Robert Hiltzik said that the Alan character was based off a compilation of people he experienced.



https://www.autismspeaks.org/

https://www.stopbullying.gov/

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