After failing to become an actor in Hollywood, Tommy turns to selling cocaine to make ends meet. A botched drug deal leaves him with a large debt to a ruthless drug dealer and scrambling desperately to come up with the cash to pay for his freedom.

Before its economic decline, Detroit was a major metropolis. Now, in the 2000s, the young people of the Motor City are making it their own DIY paradise where rules are second to passion and creativity. Johnny Knoxville tours the city to meet some of the people who are creating a new Detroit on their own terms, against real adversity.