Two aimless middle-aged losers still living at home are forced against their will to become room-mates when their parents marry.
Terry Noonan returns home to New York’s Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. He hooks up with childhood pal Jackie who is involved in the Irish mob run by his brother Frankie.
Tim Lippe has no idea what he’s in for when he’s sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to represent his company at an insurance convention, where he finds himself under the guidance of three convention veterans.
Director Terrence Malick’s adaptation of James Jones’ autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.