 Based on real events then fictionalized the film is set in Los Angeles circa 1977 and chronicles the rise of two fast-talking hustlers Charlie Rainone and Jack Brenner from the streets of South Philly to the executive towers of the music business. Using every means necessary-manipulation, extortion, blackmail-they brought the kingpins of the record industry to their knees, creating a network that controlled Top 40 airplay across the country. Rainone s love affair with singing sensation Kelly McGuire whom he discovered and his near demise by the hands of his own protégé Vincent Riccola is the juice that fuels this roller coaster ride through two debauchery-filled decades of greed, sex, drugs and rock and roll.