A self-proclaimed artist and genius who has elevated his drab existence
into a personal mythology organizes his final party, a living wake, in
director
Sol Tryon's absurdist black comedy. K. Roth Binew (
Mike O'Connell) is about to live his last day. Abandoned by his father (
Jim Gaffigan) as a young lad, Binew was raised by his nanny, Marla (
Diane Kagan),
and gradually grew to gain an appreciation for the arts. Though he
would personally never complete a single work of art, he nevertheless
considers himself an artist and has recently been told by his doctor
that he will shortly expire of some mysterious, unnamed disease. Upon
being informed of his dire situation, Binew boards his rickshaw and
requests that his biographer and driver, Mills Joaquin (
Jesse Eisenberg),
transport him around town so that he may make his final arrangements.
As the day wears on, Binew and Joaquin visit the local "liquirsmith" to
procure spirits, arrange a Viking-style funeral for the eccentric
"artist," and steal a goat for a personal picnic. Later, after Binew is
attacked by his neighbor (
Eddie Pepitone)
and has his attempt to donate books at the local library refused, he
hands out invitations to his final party. It is there that Binew will
perform a short piece for his audience, and summarily drop dead on the
spot.
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