Aspiring actress Stacey Reiser seeks a big break in Hollywood and an even bigger break from her meddlesome, widowed mother Helen. Who would have guessed that Mom would follow her to LA, get a nicer apartment, a rich boyfriend and the starring role of a lifetime? What"s more, Stacey"s career sinks into oblivion after a bad review from insufferable film critic Jack Rawlins. But with Jack"s help, she discovers that Helen"s beau has a shady past-and that fame and fortune aren"t all they are cracked up to be.