A quick witted young man from the streets of South Central must rush a lily-white USC fraternity to recover a stash of stolen money.
A man awakens stripped of all of his possessions and trapped in a bare room. Aided by a primitive computer, he must learn to survive in his new isolated existence where entertainment is the only currency.
His marriage and band falling apart, John Lennon recruits comedian Albert Brooks and musician Harry Nilsson for a raucous 24-hour journey through 1973 Los Angeles to try to save a lost album and himself.