Julius Caesar MacGruder (Anthony Michael Hall, who also directs) is -- what else? -- the lead singer of Hail Caesar, a rock 'n' roll band that covets it all: fame, fortune and chicks. But to get them, the band needs to land a recording contract with Easy Street Records (fronted by Robert Downey Jr.). There's only one small problem: This captain of capitalism is late for his day job … at the eraser factory!