剧情灵感来自戴维森的真实生活，包括他那在911事件中去世的消防员父亲。主角为二十多岁的男子Scott，他跟妈妈住一起，梦想是当纹身师，但每天除了吸麻和朋友鬼混、暗暗勾搭青梅竹马之外无所事事。而妈妈找的新男友却引发了一系列事件，迫使开始Scott正视自己的人生。Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.