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In Los Angeles, the lives of intertwining characters are shown. Among them are an older couple, about to renew their wedding vows; a theatre director and architect navigating a new beginning; a young woman looking for a good time; a gay man dying of AIDS and his mother who had not been close; a couple having an affair and her husband exploring ways to break through the staleness of their marriage.

Unhappily Married Hugh

Unhappily-married Hugh regularly hits on women with an array of lies: that he has killed his wife and son in a car accident; that his wife and kids leave him on the same day he is fired; that he has cheated on his wife with her brother. Hugh runs into improv classmate Valery in a bar, telling her he performs better in real life than in class.

Paul and Hannah’s Anniversary

Paul, suffering a brain tumor, and Hannah are planning their 40th-anniversary party and renewing their vows. Despite Hannah’s best efforts, Paul refuses to address that he’s dying. Hannah considers canceling her televised cooking show, but Paul won’t let her. When Hannah confronts Paul over a picture of another woman on his desk, he admits he never slept with her because he was in love with her.

Lonely Theatre Director Meredith

Lonely theatre director Meredith dates architect Trent. Both are divorced; Meredith has been burnt many times before, and Trent still wears his wedding ring four years on. Trent convinces Meredith to invite him over and cook him dinner. Meredith panics once he arrives, first telling him they will not be having sex, then asking him to leave, saying it’s to avoid the inevitable heartache. However, Trent gets a do-over, and they connect at his place.

Gracie’s Struggling Marriage

The spark has gone from Gracie’s marriage. She deals with this by meeting her lover Roger in hotel rooms before returning home to her distant husband Hugh. Roger wants their relationship to develop beyond just sex, but Gracie is firm on things staying the way they are. Gracie brings spontaneity to Roger’s life for the first time.

Mark’s Gravely Illness

Mark is gravely ill with AIDS and being looked after by his mother Mildred who, after years of estrangement, finally learns he is gay through his diagnosis. He asks her to recite Goodnight Moon to him as he dies.

Joan’s New Relationship

Twenty-something clubber Joan flirts with Keenan after having a very final, vocal breakup with her ex via payphone. After complaining about how terrible her relationship was, Joan propositions Keenan to see a film only to be rebuffed as he ‘doesn’t date’. Even so, Keenan turns up at the movies as Joan proposes. Joan and Keenan admit their feelings. He reveals his former girlfriend contracted AIDS from sharing needles and died, and that, as a result, he is HIV-positive. Promising to be careful, they start a relationship.

Mildred calls Meredith for Mark’s funeral, as he was her high school sweetheart, then husband, who left her for a man. Returning home with Mildred, Meredith goes next door to her parents – Hannah and Paul – where the anniversary preparations are well on their way. Sister Gracie appears to help, and little sister Joan breezes in at the last moment. Roger officiates the ceremony, and we see all three sisters on the dance floor with their men and their parents. Even Gracie and Hugh seem to have reconciled.

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