As it turns out, Nick does have stuff to do. He's got just three weeks to live, so he enlists Terry and his money to take him on a vacation. In return, Nick promises to kill Terry when the vacation is completed. This joining of two desperate souls is something of a marriage of convenience, but one that proves fruitful for both of them. Terry is a stiff-as-a-board widower whose only source of pleasure is through voyeurism, whereas Terry is too flighty for his own good.

Terry and Nick drop acid, bowl with prostitutes, and then repair to Nick's hometown so that he can make amends with his father and visit the girl who broke his heart. As is to be expected of a buddy film about death, both Nick and Terry attain a certain amount of emotional release. But Taylor, who wrote and directed this film, adds enough quirky touches to keep it interesting. Among them is Cathy Moriarty as Nick's aging stripper aunt and his old pal Don (Patrick McGaw), who's had an incredible run of bad luck.