 Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) has been in jail, but his parents think that he s married and successful. When he can t find anywhere in Buffalo where he can pee, he runs desperately into a dance studio to use the washroom. He winds up kidnapping a dance student, Layla (Christina Ricci) to bring home and show off to his parents (Angelica Huston & Ben Gazzara). The parents just barely remember their son or care about him, but Layla falls for him.