简介：Afteralifetimespentactingintelevisionandfilm,MackCameron(TimothyBottoms),appearstohaveeverything:fame,wealthandasuccessfulcareerinHollywood.Butdespiteitall,heismiserableandhedoesn'tknowwhy.Longhours,relentlesstravelandconstanthustlingfornewjobskeephimfromhiswife,Liz(MeredithBaxter),andtwoyoungsonsTylerandJoe.Tomakemattersworse,hispushypublicist-andmother-Beverly(PollyBergen)hasanuncannyknackforappearingwhenMackfeelsmostaggrieved,gratinghisnervesraw.Mackacceptsrolesintwofilmswithoverlappingschedules,abigactionflickfilmingonlocationinCanadaandalowbudgetindependentfilmshootinginhishometownofLittleton,Texas.Theindiedoesn'tpaymuchbuttheprospectofspendingqualitytimewiththefamily-whilestillworking-isreasonenoughforMack.FarawayfromthelightsofHollywoodinLittleton,CJKinney(BenEstus)isstrugglingwithhisownproblems.Althoughagiftedperformer,heismisunderstoodbyjustabouteveryone.Bulliesroughhimupatschool,whilehisrancherdad,Cal(BrandonSmith),pusheshimtoplaybaseballlikeotherboyshisage.Calisconvincedtwelve-yearoldCJwillgrowupandtakeoverthefamilybusiness-evenhiswifeBetsy(SherylLee)cannotpersuadeCalotherwise.CJ'selectrifyingdanceroutineisenoughtoprovetoeveryone-includinghisfather-heisdoingwhathetrulyloves.CJgetshisfirstshotatthebigscreenwhenheiscastoppositeMackCameron.Liz'spatiencerunsthinduringtheshoot.ShelovesMack'sboyishcharmbutsometimeshemissesthemarkasafatherandhusband.Whenheloseshisjuicyroleinthebigstudiopicture,helashesoutateveryoneonset,tumblinghisrelationshipsandalmosttakingCJ'sburgeoningcareerasacasualty.Liz,furiouswithMack'sbehavior,grabsthekidsandheadsbacktoLAleavingMackalonewiththeonepersonhedoesn'twanttosee-hismother.Heisforcedtoconfronthisshortcomingsasahusband,asafather,asanactorandasaman.Mackrealizesforthefirsttime-afterwitnessingCJdancewithaforgottenjoy-hehasbeenpursuingsomeoneelse'sdream.ItisthroughCJ'sinnocenteyesthatMackseesanewpathunfoldingbeforehim.AsMackdiscovers,allroadsleadbacktoLittleton,hisownpieceofParadise…