After experiencing the worst day of their lives, roommates Will and Ben - one a poorly paid law-clerk and the other a failing stand-up comedian - wake up to find a functional time machine on their coffee table.
In 1981 New York City, estranged childhood sweethearts, Ken Harper and Emma Law, reunite on the first day of school at a prestigious acting academy. As their term goes on and they are forced into closer collaboration, old feelings re-emerge that pull them together again.