Two life-affirming stories of young ingénues coming of age, one a love-sick young man in present-day Philadelphia, the other a young woman star-struck by her namesake in Splendor in the Grass.

Natalie ventures to Los Angeles in search of an acting career where coincidence reunites her with Brody, her high school first love. They both work together at the Decent Nookey, a retro dive bar in Santa Monica where the customers are more than they seem and Hollywood opportunities may not be either.