倒霉的比利（文森特•加洛 Vincent Gallo 饰）替人顶罪蹲了5年牢，今天，他出狱了。可是他的霉运似乎还没有结束，刚出狱的比利内急想上厕所小便时，不是厕所维修就是被拒绝；即使鬼鬼祟祟的躲到汽车后面想就地解决时汽车也马上开走了。比利和双亲的关系并不好，但他一直想修复与父母的关系。即使坐牢，比利也想方设法瞒着家里，他告诉他们这5年自己在外打拼，已功成名就，并承诺将带着女友回家。为了实现承诺，他“绑架”了一名女孩蕾拉作为自己的女友。 可是，当比利带着蕾拉回到家里时，事情并没有预想中顺利。

职业摩托赛车手巴德·克雷（文森特·加洛 Vincent Gallo 饰）独自驾车从新罕布什尔州出发，他将要参加五天后在加州举行的比赛。孤独的旅程让人心绪万千，关于那旧日爱人的回忆慢慢浮现脑中。黛西（Chloë Sevigny 饰），一个让他魂牵梦绕且愁绪满怀的名字，这个美丽如同妖精的女孩曾让巴德感受到爱的温暖，而如今她身在何方？巴德一路前行，邂逅了一个又一个充满个性、美丽温柔的女孩，她们短暂慰藉着他的心灵，却最终都被抛在身后。无论怎样，她们无法取代黛西的地位，一如那旧日回忆久久萦绕盘桓……

Shot in black-and-white, this fiercely independent film traces the steps a young photographer takes to fulfil the dying wishes of a beautiful young woman, including getting a job in a funeral parlour so he can oversee her cremation.

A talent agent is a person who finds jobs for actors, authors, film directors, musicians, models, producers, professional athletes, writers, commercial directors, photographers, and other people in various entertainment businesses. Agents make their money by taking a percentage of the money that their client is paid. Vincent Gallo's film The Agentis a thoughtful, revealing and honest portrait of a Hollywood talent agent. Sage Stallone stars as talent agent Ari Sheinwold. Vincent Gallo plays Sheinwold'stop client Vincent Gallo. Gallo appears one day for a meeting with his agent Sheinwold, which begins with some good news. When Sheinwold does not receive the response he expects from Gallo after telling him the "good news", the agent begins to reveal his true nature.