Two garbage truck drivers in Hollywood become celebrities overnight after they find a lost Oscar statuette, and suddenly their lives go topsy-turvy.
Lenny and Abbott are garbage truck drivers who service the homes of movie stars in Beverly Hills and Hollywood. They deal with the likes of Daryl Hannah, William Baldwin and Ben Stiller on daily basis. During a routine landfill trip, they discover Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Jerry Maguire (1996)". As they trace their steps back to Cuba's house, wondering how the Oscar got in the trash, the news breaks out in the media and they become overnight celebrities. As they get sucked into the Hollywood scene and celebrity world, Lenny starts to dream big and loses it completely when he sees his dreams go up in smoke, while jeopardizing his friendship with Abbott, their jobs and their lives.—Phil
In rich and glamorous Hollywood, the hard-working and down-to-earth garbage truck drivers, Lenny Eaton and Abbott Smith, pick up the trash of mega-stars such as Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, William Baldwin and Ben Stiller. However, fortune will smile on them, when unexpectedly, they make an extraordinary and highly coincidental discovery: Cuba Gooding Jr.'s shiny Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in "Jerry Maguire (1996). As a result, the humble duo will become overnight celebrities, rubbing shoulders with all those who once looked down on the anonymous garbage workers. Inevitably, a new status equals a new life and an entirely new set of problems. Are Lenny and Abbott willing to sacrifice their friendship for the ephemeral allure of fame?—Nick Riganas