Synopsis

The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg),a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo),and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan),on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.

The story of Eli Smith (Jesse Eisenberg),a piano prodigy, dealing with his troubled mother, Penny (Melissa Leo),and enlisting help from a hapless drug dealer, Sprinkles (Tracy Morgan),on the day he has an audition for a prestigious music program. Events spiral comically out of control as this gang of misfits faces the mistakes of the past, the challenges of the future, and the possibilities of love.