Director Harry Stone (Danny Aiello) is in a jam. Facing fiscal ruin after a trio of box-office bombs, he compromises his artistic integrity helming a sci-fi flick about some teens and their space-traveling gherkin. Returning to New York City for the premiere, Harry spends the next 24 hours on a gastronomic, alcoholic and sexual binge trying to suppress memories of his life's failures as anxiety mounts over the film he's sure will end his career.