Mark, a cameraman who aspires to work on serious Hollywood films but can only find work making porno loops, turns to murder when his personal and professional frustrations reach their breaking point.
Three vignettes involving protagonists seen and unseen illustrate ethical questions of the period about abuse, abortion, and racism.
The youngest daughter of a divorced woman seeks an independent career, resisting her mother's pressure to make herself desirable for marriage as her sister prepares for her own nuptials.