Setin1990,alonelybachelornamedDavid(BrianLandisFolkins)searchesforanescapefromtheday-to-daydrudgeryofcaringforhisagingmother(KathleenBrady).Whileseekingapartnerthroughavideodatingservice,hediscoversastrangeVHStapecalledRent-A-Pal.HostedbythecharmingandcharismaticAndy(WilWheaton),thetapeoffers...
After attempting to trick someone already down on their luck in order to win a workplace competition, a telemarketer with the gift of gab will find out whether he can talk his way out of a hostage situation where his own life is on the line.