Sherman Davies works at a major metropolitan bookstore in which he slaves away until he can fulfill his dream of being a writer. His life takes a crazy turn when he finds a cute girl stuck on his fire escape after a party. Is she The One he's been looking for or more trouble than he's ready for?
Meanwhile, his friend Ed gets a job as an assistant to Irving Flavor, a bitter, biting old cartoonist from comics' Golden Age. When Ed discovers Flavor's dark secret he has to has to make a tough choice. Also, if he doesn't lose his virginity soon he very well might shoot himself.
Roommates, dreary jobs, comic books, runaways, a psychotic landlady, nudity, profanity, kitty cats, rock and roll, ice skating and a yearning for bantha, Box Office Poison covers all aspects of the life of a twenty-something.
