Gilbert es un chico del pequeño pueblo de Endora atrapado allí por las obligaciones familiares. Tras el suicidio de su padre, debe hacerse cargo de su hermano menor, que es deficiente, de sus dos hermanas y de una madre obesa que pesa más de 200 kilos. Su aburrida vida transcurre entre el colmado donde trabaja, su familia y la relación que mantiene con una mujer casada. La llegada al pueblo de una joven optimista llamada Becky cambiará su rutina.

A documentary on Jan Slovak, a 55-year-old welder, who fell in love with acting. His desire began, when he got the lead role in a theatrical adaptation of the worst movie of all time, Plan 9 From Outer Space by Ed Wood Jr. The passion for theater became his destiny.

Nine-year-old Harwood isn't like other boys in 1977 Texas. After losing his brother in a tragic car crash, his mother takes up drinking, and Harwood finds comfort in his best friend -- fellow-nine-year-old Billy, the mentally-handicapped girl from down the street. Together, they watch the famous blimp fly overhead, and craft a "blimp trap" to catch it for their very own. They're teased for their special game, and their friendship, until one day, something miraculous happens.