In 1971, twenty-four male students are selected to take on randomly assigned roles of prisoners and guards in a mock prison situated in the basement of the Stanford psychology building.

A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.

Stu, a regular guy with commitment problems, whisks his girlfriend away on an island vacation, where he plans on popping the question. Also vacationing on the island is a spy (Brosnan) who sets his eye on Stu's woman, and becomes her tough-to-beat suitor.