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因为犯了交通事故，塔利被处以十五年有期徒刑，于是他一气之下杀害了一名加州警察。为了逃避追捕, 塔利和他的女同伙多琳私闯进了沃克一家的郊区农场，他们是这个街区唯一的黑人。农场主人沃克先生必须要说服失去理智的塔利饶自己和家人一命……

After declaring that he's going to film himself committing suicide for a school project, Archie videotapes his surprising interactions with worried family members, interested classmates, unreliable medical experts and the hottest girl in school.