In the middle of Nowheresville lives 16-year-old Mike who wants out of his crappy life - permanently! Spending his time devising ways to do himself in, he considers the fatal brain tumor in his head as a godsend. That changes when he meets a girl and falls in love for the first time - without even knowing what love is.
本(马修·布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰)希望能够成为一名儿童歌曲创作歌手,可现实是残酷的,他似乎并没有这方面的天赋。为了维持生计,本还从事着校对的工作,但在不久之前,他得到了解雇通知,这也就意味着,本彻底成为了无业游民。在事业一败涂地的同时,本也没能够扮演好一个父亲的角色。答应带女儿出去玩的他,留给女儿的只有不断的…