Meyer is filled with dread. His fading musical aspirations, his tyrannical CEO, his ex-wives, his ageing father, his beloved and troublesome children and his confused and bewildered life all bear witness to the sky that he is convinced will soon fall on his head. This is the story of a man adrift in anxiety, ill-fortune and comic mishap, buffeted by both the existential and prosaic concerns that modern life in Los Angeles inflicts.