24 year old Michael Becker, brash and naively confident, has arrived in New York convinced that he will be successful. He has a lucrative internship for the summer, an impressive graduate school program for the fall, and a plan to make a name for himself. But his plans hit a wall when the DotCom Bubble claims another victim, his father. Stuck without funds, but still convinced he can be successful, Becker defers school for a year and searches for other options. He meets his former friend from high school, the savvy and napoleonic Preston, who convinces him that the world of film production...