Saul Schwartz, a prosperous businessman who is married, finds himself disenchanted with his mundane existence and decides to make a change. He divorces his wife, leaves his job, and heads to Hollywood to chase his dream of becoming a movie star. However, he quickly discovers that achieving stardom is more challenging than he anticipated. Hollywood isn’t eager to embrace an overweight, 50-year-old New Yorker with the appearance of a lawyer. Saul realizes he must undergo some transformations to fit into this new world.