Determined to get married today at any cost without telling her parents Kristie Wynne borrows her mother's car and drives through the desert where she almost runs over a catholic priest and has an encounter with the police that lands her in a small desert town jail.

During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won't greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.

A hateful, overbearing mother chains her son up in her garage when she discovers a devastating secret about his life.