In Los Angeles at the turn of the 1970s, drug-fueled detective Larry "Doc" Sportello investigates the disappearance of an ex-girlfriend.

An emotionally desperate investment banker finds hope through a woman he meets.

Two bounty hunters both pursue the brutal and sadistic bandit, El Indio, who has a large bounty on his head.

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do.