Slacker Josh, who has failed to make it as a musician in the big city, buys, as a suprise present for his father, a chair that reminds him of his own childhood and sets off on a cross-country drive, with his emotionally demanding girl-friend and brother in tow, to pick it up.
If you've heard the term 'mumblecore' in reference to a new genre of American independent cinema then this is a prime example.