 Ray Bilderman is a frustrated screenwriter living in a small town, where the closest he s ever come to Hollywood networking is a tiny art house theater where he works as Assistant Manager. His best friend, Simon, convinces him that his quirky Sci-Fi script  DON QUIXOTE ON MARS  could be a winner if they pitch it to legendary producer, Peter Sykora. Fast talking Simon proposes a trip to Cannes and promises a meeting with Sykora. But, Ray and his wife, who barely survive, living paycheck to paycheck, argue over the idea. She wants Ray to focus on something more stable like a promotion at work. Frustrated, Ray throws his script out the window, but then bumbles his way into getting fired the very same day his wife announces she s pregnant. With no choice but to join Simon and get to Cannes on a last-ditch effort to sell his script, the adventure begins! However, unable to get a flight into Cannes, they join Essee, a Gothic filmmaker in Paris, who drives them down in her old Citroen. Along the way, the old jalopy breaks down during the last stretch of this humorous road trip, causing them to miss their meeting with Sykora. But the trio rely on their wits to engineer another meeting as they navigate the glamorous world of Cannes. Meeting obstacle after obstacle, Ray, Simon and Essee inch closer to the prize; a film contract, but in the end, it arrives in the most unexpected form.