Summary
Ryland sees life as a screenplay, orders drinks out of westerns, lusts in noir, and is convinced he’s only one plot twist away from a box-office smash kind of life where he gets the girl in the end. Michael, flush with movie-star looks and punk-rock charm, could have it all—if it weren’t for a brooding nature that compels him to fight cops, obsess over his best friend’s girl, and take broken-hearted leaps from second-story balconies.
Through failing at life on their own, the brothers join forces in Hollywood and find fortune is on their side. Warner Bros. loves their pitch for a TV pilot based on Michael’s troubled youth! Michael is taken in by the celebrity in-crowd, even scores a gig for his imaginary band to play Dodger Stadium. And Ryland wakes from a panic attack to find he’s living in a historically-famous/somewhat-haunted Hollywood mansion.
But when Ryland falls for their producer’s mistress and Michael falls even deeper into his destructive ways, their dreams unravel faster than funding on a starless indie-flick. The bonds of brotherhood are pushed to the breaking point as they’re forced to question and reinvent themselves in a desperate attempt to salvage their future.
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