Nate's nervous mother chews gum at warp speed and has a bob that resembles Darth Vader's helmet. His icy father dabbles part-time in the death trade at a funeral home after working for a decade in the insurance racket. His older sister Holly is always lurking in the shadows or away at school. Nate, a creative, messy, and anxious teen, has chosen wrestler "Macho Man" Randy Savage as his hero. As he finishes high school, the world which Savage belongs is quickly losing its popularity, and Nate begins to see the wrestler's downfall mirrored in his own life.