The film focuses in particular on Christopher Dennis, Jennifer Wenger, Joseph McQueen, and Maxwell Allen, who portray Superman, Wonder Woman, the Hulk, and Batman, respectively.

The film tells the life story of its four main subjects, all aspiring actors who have very different backgrounds.

Wenger was a small-town cheerleader before moving to Hollywood to become an actress.

McQueen moved to Los Angeles during the Rodney King riots and was homeless for four years before performing as the Hulk; he is the most successful of any of the subjects in the film, winning a small role in Justin Lin's Finishing the Game.

Allen claims to be a former mobster with a murderous past, though his wife casts doubts on his stories in the film.