The film stars Pepper Binkley and Daniel Irizarry as two of the six social outcast protagonists who attempt to commit themselves to an insane asylum to spice up their lives.

Six introverted individuals, bored with their lives and trying to escape their daily routine, attempt to find a radical solution to their boredom by getting themselves admitted into a psychiatric hospital.

Among these individuals are Maud (Pepper Binkley), a bored trophy wife who feels trapped in a loveless marriage; Antoine (Daniel Irizarry), a sex-obsessed virgin; Alice (Stella Maeve), a woman whose only enjoyment comes from computers; Miranda (Camille O'Sullivan), a paranoid exhibitionist whose inhibitions make her dislike being the center of attention; Paul (Lee Wilkof), a fanatical right-wing conspiracy theorist; and Alan (Bill Dawes), an androgynous rapper.

The nurse proceeds to administer tests and contests, and whomever she deems the craziest and most insane will be declared the winner and committed to the institution.

In an interview with indieWire, director Rania Ajami stated that the idea for the film came from a recurring dream that her brother had about a "giant beard" that was trying to devour him.

From the premise of her brother's dreams, Ajami created a play titled The Giant Swearing Beard that told the story of six people trying to break into an asylum.

[3] The production team opted for the Red One because it offered significant financial savings over a 35 mm film camera while not compromising image quality.

However, Tatum criticized the movie for being too "bizarre" and "exhausting," stating his opinion was that "the surrealism should have been toned down" and concluded by calling the film "even more insane than its characters."