Trisha Rawlings (Lily Tomlin) is a wealthy, middle-aged Beverly Hills, California socialite suffering from loneliness following a separation from her philandering husband Stu (Bert Kramer). One day at a pharmacy, she meets Vick "Strip" Harrison (John Travolta), an indigent, suave young Vagrancy (people) whom she met briefly in the recent past when he worked as a Valet#Other valets. He develops an infatuation with her, following Trisha to her Malibu, California beach house, hanging around despite her cold demeanor and offering her Recreational drug use in an attempt to Courtship her.