波莉认为自己是一个严肃的演员，正在等待最适合她的人才的角色。 但是当她的同胞双胞胎艾米在HBO节目中扮演主角时，她的表演梦开始崩溃，并开始与合作明星杰瑞德莱托约会。 一次灾难性的洛杉矶之旅对于事情的帮助并不大，但当波莉发现她…

The film describes the events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults' irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children's future.