 Newly graduated psychiatrist Sam and his fiancee Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam s residency, into Sam s mother s house in upscale Laurel Canyon. Only problem is, Sam s mother is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she s producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. She seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working, though. Alex doesn t mind, but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused on her work (finishing a dissertation on genomics), but is soon distracted by the rock- n-roll lifestyle going on around her. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by beautiful Israeli intern Sara.