Sarah is a struggling young actress who works as a waitress at Big Taters while trying to make it in Hollywood. Her roommate and friends are actresses, actors and filmmakers all looking for their big break. They're more friends of convenience than real friends since they can't keep her secrets, and one girl constantly makes passive aggressive comments meant to undermine her self esteem. When Sarah gets an audition for a movie at a well known studio, her friends are jealous. But the audition doesn't go well and Sarah ends up in the bathroom screaming and tearing her hair out. One of the casting directors catches Sarah in mid fit, and asks her to repeat this in the auction room. Sarah does but leaves feeling confused since they seem just as unimpressed as when she did her reading.
When Sarah gets a call back and is then invited to meet the producer, she is thrilled. They tell her this is a gateway role. She'll be the star and her face will appear on all the posters. But there's a catch and it involves the casting couch. Sarah is horrified and bolts.
But later that night as she hangs out with her crappy friends, she begins to rethink her decision She's selling her soul working at dead end jobs, so what's the difference between that and selling herself for the stardom she wants? Oh poor misguided, delusional, mentally fragile Sarah. This isn't going to end well.
Sarah's transformation, or disintegration, is pretty gross. While she's a fragile character, she's too messed up to be sympathetic. At times you feel bad for her, but she's willing to do anything to get what she wants.
