zack brown and miri linky are stuck living together in a run down apartment in monroeville, pennsylvania. they have been unable to keep up with their monthly rent, causing the landlord to shut off electricity and water in their apartment. in this dire situation, zack and miri turn to making pornography as a means of paying back their rent. zack turns to a longtime friend and co-worker for some money to kick start his career in pornography. they hire a group of talented actors and actresses, who are seeking to advance themselves in the movie industry. like many new movie directors, zack encounters some difficulties during the first few weeks of his movie career. the room that he rents out to movie his pornographic masterpiece is destroyed.