Chris, a young actor, returns home from New York after his father, Stan, suffers a heart attack, to find his family in a state of chaos. His sister, Deirdre, has dropped out of school and wants to pursue a career in modelling, while his mother, Abby, is anxiety-ridden over their dire financial circumstances. And Stan, refusing to rest after his surgery, has taken on directing a production of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and he wants Chris to play the role of Biff. Despite questioning whether or not he wants to continue to pursue acting as a career, Chris agrees to the role for the sake of his father's health, while trying to find a way to save his family from themselves.