Nothing in Common

The film is about happy-go-lucky ad-exec David Basner, who recently got a promotion at his Chicago ad agency. He is care-free until his parents split up after 36 years of marriage. Now, he must care for his aging bitter father Max, and be his emotionally-sensitive mother Lorrane. To add insult to injury, Max has just been fired from his 35-year-long career as a children's clothing salesman. Meanwhile at work, David is developing a commercial for Colonial Airlines, owned by Andrew Woolridge. A successful ad campaign would likely promote David to partner in his company. David develops a relationship with Woolridge's daughter, no-nonsense Cheryl Ann Wayne (played by Sela Ward), but it is just one of many failed attempts at connection - this is a trait that ties David and his father together.