Davie Szyanski is a high school boy dealing with the recent passing of his mother. His father, Ron, a failed musician and athlete, having lost his job in the steel mills, took a job as a janitor in an exclusive prep school to provide Davie with a better education. It is there that they both experience a world which pushes them further apart. Davie becomes a compulsive liar to fit in and although lacking in talent, dreams of being a rock star. Together they deal with their losses and discover that the one thing they will always have is each other.

When four dangerous criminals forge a pact to steal millions of dollars worth of diamonds, they soon discover that pulling off the heist was the easy part. As they begin to realize that each of their plans involve very different objectives, the cut becomes far less important than the clarity.

Ex-archeologist turned alien hunter Dr. Leslie Cole teams up with the Sheriff of a small Arizona town to track down a menacing creature from outer space.