Three friends from a small Texas town plan a poorly-thought-out crime spree. Anthony, recently voluntarily discharged from a mental hospital, joins his best friend, Dignan, who has mapped out a 75-year plan for their criminal endeavors. Along with their getaway driver, Bob, who only gets the job because he owns a car, their initial heist—a bookstore robbery—turns out to be as amateurish as their planning, but it emboldens them to pursue a life of crime. Believing they are now infamous outlaws, the trio goes on the run, hiding out at a motel, where friendships and loyalties begin to unravel as they prepare for their next big score.

While laying low, Anthony falls for a Spanish-speaking motel maid, Inez, complicating the group's dynamics. Romance distracts Anthony as Dignan becomes increasingly determined to pull off a more significant heist, a plan involving a local landscaper and small-time crook they met in prison while visiting a relative. The tension between the friends' personal lives and criminal aspirations grows, highlighting the naive and idealistic views they hold about being criminals versus the reality of the situation they are in. As they move forward with more ambitious plans, the flaws in their schemes and relationships become ever more apparent.