In Los Angeles, reporter Steve Lopez (Downey Jr.) befriends Nathaniel Ayers (Foxx), a brilliant but troubled musician and one-time Julliard student who currently lives on Skid Row. A true story, recorded 의해 author Steve Lopez.
A sex-addicted con-man pays for his mother's hospital bills 의해 playing on the sympathies of those who rescue him from choking to death. Hey, it's a Chuck Palahniuk novel. Whad'ya expect?