BrothersSamuelandBeckettEmersonarebarelyscrapingby.Theirfather,Warren,continuestogambleanddrinkawayanymoneytheybringhome.Withallthehavocthatisconstantlygoingonintheirlives,thefamilymemberseachfindsolaceinhisownway,throughShakespeare,comicbooksandimpossibleloveaffairs.Beckettseizestheopportunitytomakesomeeasymoneybycounterfeitinginhopesofrepayinghisfather'sdebts.WhenBeckett'splangoesawry,thefamilymustdecidetochangetheirwaysorpaytheultimateprice