[1] The cast includes Tom Hulce, Susan Dey, Cheech Marin and Michael Bowen.

Her next-door neighbor August, a bodybuilder, wants to become a worthy successor to his hero, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

They live in a district of Los Angeles known as Echo Park, not far from Dodger Stadium, and dream of a better life.

As he entertains her young son, Henry, she goes out to pursue an acting opportunity that has come along, only to discover that it involves disrobing in private residences, delivering "strip-o-grams."

May gives the strip-o-grams a try and August tries to meet his idol at a reception at the Austrian embassy, while Jonathan worries that the two are more than mere neighbors.