Twenty-nine year old struggling screenwriter Carter Morris finally gets the opportunity to pitch to a Hollywood executive when he learns that producer Buddy Paxton is flying into Philadelphia - tonight. Concocting a scheme to pitch Paxton his passion project, Carter carjacks a taxicab and heads for the airport. Moments after stealing the cab, Carter looks into the mirror to find "Shades," an elderly woman alone in the back seat. Together the two unlikely acquaintances embark on a citywide misadventure, and learn a little something about life along the way.
—Phillip G. Carroll Jr.