A hotshot Hollywood studio executive starts receiving death threats from a rejected writer.

A 16-year-old girl visits her gay half-brother and ends up seducing his boyfriend, thus wreaking havoc on all of their lives.

Raoul Duke and his attorney Dr. Gonzo drive a red convertible across the Mojave desert to Las Vegas with a suitcase full of drugs to cover a motorcycle race. As their consumption of drugs increases at an alarming rate, the stoned duo trash their hotel room and fear legal repercussions. Duke begins to drive back to L.A., but after an odd run-in with a cop, he returns to Sin City and continues his wild drug binge.

The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.

Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.