Dr. Gregory Butler is a supporting character in the horror comedy Happy Death Day (2017) and the main antagonist in its sequel Happy Death Day 2U (2019). He is played by Charles Aitken. Despite his limited screen time in the first movie, he plays big role in the overall story of the film (as his affairs cause the main villain's motivation to kick off). While he is simply an unfaithful husband in the first film, his other dimensional counterpart in the second movie is a serial killer who murders in order to cover up his affairs.
What Makes Him a Hate Sink? (first film)[]
- He cheats on his wife with one of his students (protagonist Tree), and openly calls her a "buzzkill" when she is mentioned.
- He is also said to have slept with Lori, likely meaning that having affairs with students is somewhat common with him, this also implies he purposely starts affairs with his students (being the one to come onto them).
- Although he is murdered in one time loop, this isn't portrayed sympathetically at all and is brushed over very quickly.
- He is implied to like cheating on his wife, as he seems to like the thrill of not getting caught.
- Once Tree admits that seeing him is wrong and she ends the affair, he insults her, claiming she read her lines from a "lame find yourself book" and threatens to drop her out of class.
- Although he claims to care for Tree, he only really likes to keep her around for his sexual pleasures and to fulfill his "fun" of cheating on his wife.
What Makes him a Hate Sink? (second film)[]
- Much like his main dimensional counterpart, he is cheating on his wife Stephanie with Lori Spengler (his student).
- He releases John Tombs, planning to murder Lori to hide is affair, which would of endanger tons of people.
- He says sexist terms and remarks to both girls (Tree and Lori).
- He kills Carter for being a to witness his plan (who wasn't involved at all with anything going on between him, his wife, and Lori).
- His wife Stephanie was willing to help him cover up his affair (as she didn't want to have her life ruined by a student of his), and Gregory in return shoots her with the gun she handed him to finish Lori and Tree off, saying he wants a divorce.
- His actions are never played for laughs, and he becomes worse and worse as the movie progresses.
External Links[]
Dr Gregory Butler at the villainsfanonwiki