In 1971, a car crash and funeral bring newlyweds Jerry and Marie Maruskin back home to Youngstown, Ohio to help out with Marie's family. They are guilt-tripped into living with and caring for Marie's Italian Grandfather, who strongly disapproves of Jerry. What is supposed to be a temporary solution turns out to be the most trying and outlandish year-and-a-half of Jerry's life. In the midst of all the madness, Jerry reconnects with Clay, a college friend, who helps him work out his frustrations on his 1966 Dodge Charger. Jerry and Clay discover that their lives have some uncanny parallels. Before long, Jerry finds that he must make some difficult decisions that place him at odds with not only his wife but also his best friend.