After leaving his small town Southern roots, Carter Simms heads for the big city of Los Angeles to make it in the corporate world. On the outside looking in, he apparently has it all: money, a beautiful uptown girlfriend, a great career, a luxurious car, and a penthouse. When Carter suddenly loses his job and his girlfriend – in the same hour one morning - he makes a decision to head back home where he finds his old friends are still going through the same motions Carter left: drinking, shooting guns, and shunning employment at all costs. But in time they show Carter the true meaning of happiness.