An oil-rigger who has cut himself off from his cultured, middle-class roots reluctantly returns to his family home, with his pregnant girlfriend in tow, after receiving word that his father is dying. However, the homecoming turns into a failure, as the psychological journey has a lasting impact on himself and those closest to him. Drama, with Jack Nicholson, Karen Black, Susan Anspach and Ralph Waite.

Robert Dupea spends his days doing various odd jobs, drinking and womanizing until an encounter with his sister makes him revisit his past.