The host of a failing children's science TV show attempts to fulfill his childhood dream of being an astronaut by building a rocket ship in his garage, all while trying to makes sense of surreal events around him.
17岁的迈克（扎克·埃夫隆 Zac Efron 饰）是校园风云人物，在一次关键性的篮球冠军赛上，他决定放弃前途，向怀有身孕的女友斯佳丽求婚。20年后，人到中年的迈克（马修·佩里Matthew Perry 饰）生活事业两失意，妻子斯佳丽（莱斯利·曼恩 Leslie Mann 饰）决定与迈克分居，一双儿女也对他形同路人，迈克只好搬入科技新贵...
