| Movie DescriptionJoel Reynolds is the owner and founder of Reynold's Extract, a flavor-extract company. Although his business is successful, he is bored with a sexless marriage to his wife, Suzie, and hates going in to work. His best friend Dean, a bartender, tries to ease his mind with Xanax and various other drugs, but the straight-laced Joel refuses.
One day, a series of mishaps occurs at the extract factory, resulting in an employee, Step, losing a testicle. Cindy, a con artist and drifter, sees a news story about the accident and gets a job at the factory, flirting with Joel in order to find out more information about Step. Although Step initially decides not to sue the company, he changes his mind after a "chance meeting" with Cindy, and hires ambulance-chasing lawyer Joe Adler.
Joel entertains the idea of an affair with Cindy, but still loves Suzie and would not want to have any regrets. At the bar, Dean suggests hiring a male gigolo to seduce his wife, so that Joel can then have a guilt-free affair of his own. Joel initially balks at the idea, but - after his judgment is impaired by an accidentally administered dose of Special K - eventually accepts and the two hire Brad to pose as a pool cleaner and have an affair with Suzie. The next morning, Joel realizes what he has done and tries to stop Brad from going to his house, but he is too late; Brad and Suzie have begun an affair. After smoking marijuana with Dean and his friend Willie, Joel attempts to call Cindy, but soon realizes that he is calling Willie's number. Just then, Cindy walks into the apartment, and Willie punches Joel in the face.
Joel meets with Adler and his associates in the factory office to discuss the terms of the settlement. The workers, believing that the meeting is about a buy-out of the factory by General Mills, organize a strike. Frustrated by Adler's unflinching negotiations and the disrespect from his employees, Joel storms out and goes home, where Suzie admits that she had an affair with Brad. Joel admits he hired Brad to sleep with her, and leaves the house to escape her wrath.
Joel moves into a motel, where he spots Cindy staying in another room. When he goes to her room, he notices a purse stolen from one of his employees, along with other stolen items, and realizes that she is attempting to scam the company. He begins to call the police, but softens when Cindy breaks down in tears, and the two spend the night together. The next morning, Cindy disappears, but leaves the stolen items behind.
Step meets with Joel at the factory to tell him he is dropping the lawsuit, and Joel promotes him to floor manager. Meanwhile, while cleaning the pool herself, Suzie loses her temper with her annoying, overly talkative neighbor Nathan; just as she is finishing her tirade, he collapses and dies. Feeling that she may have caused his death, Suzie attends the funeral, where she runs into Joel. After a few awkward moments, the two share a ride home, hinting at a possible reconciliation. It is revealed that Cindy has scammed Adler and ends up stealing his luxury car, replacing it with Step's truck. |
