42-year-old Isaac Davis is a famous television writer in Manhattan. In the nightclub, he took his 17-year-old girlfriend Trish and his friends Yells and his wife to talk about life, marriage, and art. Isaac's second ex-wife is writing a book about the breakdown of their marriage. Isaac hopes that his ex-wife will give up this plan, but it fails.
Yale's marriage is not happy. Once, Isaac ran into him with his girlfriend Mary. Mary is the editor of "Insight" magazine, and many of her arguments on art make Isaac very uncomfortable. Isaac hated boring TV shows more and more, so he quit his job at the TV station. At the party, Isaac and Mary met. After talking with Mary, Isaac gradually discovered Mary's smart and likable side.
Isaac's ex-wife took her child Willie to live with a lesbian, and continues to describe her marriage life with Isaac and her happiness as a homosexual in the book. After the book was published, Isaac was regarded as a monster. Only Trish still admires and loves him. But Isaac always thinks that the age gap between the two is too big, and even encourages Trish to study in London. And develop the drama career.
Yell decided to sever relationship with Mary and maintain his marriage. Later, Yell began to encourage Isaac and Mary to associate, but Isaac discovered that Mary and Yell loved each other deeply. So Isaac blamed Yale for his weakness, and broke off friendship with Mary. Isaac began to write novels, but it always didn't go well. Isaac suddenly realized the importance of Trish to him, so he went to Trish's apartment. But it was too late, and Trish had decided to leave. However, she promised to come back in half a year.
