The death of Hollywood talent agent Ivan Beckman (Danny Huston) causes a minor shake-up in the industry, leading to a subtle power-play between various friends and colleagues. But how did Ivan die? Everyone assumes it to be the result of a drug overdose, yet a flashback reveals that Ivan has been diagnosed with cancer, and over the rest of the film we follow him during his final days, attempting to tell his friends and family about his condition, putting together a final movie deal, and also stepping up his party-hard lifestyle.