With his father, Sam (Peter Dinklage), in prison and his mother, Natalia (Justina Machado) working long hours, Lenny, age 11, is burdened with the responsiblity of looking after his younger brother, Joey. Lenny plans to celebrate his twelfth birthday with friends at Coney Island on the Cyclone rollercoaster. Lenny's mother goes to Atlantic City for the weekend and leaves Lenny in charge.
