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SamsonShillitoe,afrustratedpoetandamagnetforwomen,isbehindinhisalimonypayments,andliveswithRhoda,awaitresswhostandsbyhimthroughallhistroubles.SamsonbecomesbelligerentwhenhecannotfindtheinspirationtofinishhisbigpoemsoRhodatriestogethimtoseethepsychiatristDr.West,whoclaimstobeabletocurewriter’sblock.Samsonendsupbeingpursuedbyvariouswomenwhiletryingtoevadethesubpoenaserversandfinishhispoem.