Louie De Palma este un dispecer de taxi acerb și irascibil din New York. Încearcă să mențină ordinea asupra unei colecții de personaje variate și ciudate care conduc pentru el. Pe măsură ce îi hărțuiește și îi insultă din siguranța „cuștii” sale, ei formează o legătură specială între ei, devenind prieteni și sprijinindu-se reciproc prin încercările și necazurile inevitabile ale vieții.
After witnessing Bobby playing a lumberjack in a beer commercial, the guys are inspired to go camping and rough it in the woods for a week. They opt for a hunting cabin 100 miles away from civilization in the middle of winter, and their guide is justifiably concerned they won't make it, but they reassure him that they're fine and to come back for them in a week. They soon regret their decision when they learn that there is no electricity in the cabin. To keep their food from spoiling, they put their groceries outside in the cold, but animals eat them during the night. Somehow they make it through a week, starving, unshaven, and barely coherent, but due to a snowstorm, their guide doesn't come back for them. They decide that they'll need to hunt for food to survive any longer, but the guys can't bring themselves to shoot anything. Finally when a wild turkey walks into their cabin, Alex rises to the occasion and shoots it. Jim says a prayer over the turkey dinner, which consoles Alex, up