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Three best friends—Nick Hendricks, Kurt Buckman, and Dale Arbus—find their lives spiraling into misery due to their respective nightmare employers. Nick is a hardworking junior executive whose promotion is stolen by his sadistic, manipulative boss, Dave Harken. Kurt, a decent accountant, is devastated when his kind mentor dies, leaving the company in the hands of his cocaine-addicted, sociopathic son, Bobby Pellitt. Meanwhile, Dale, a dental assistant, is relentlessly sexually harassed by his unhinged boss, Dr. Julia Harris, who threatens to expose him to his fiancée unless he sleeps with her.Over a night of heavy drinking, the trio concludes that their lives would be infinitely better if their bosses were permanently removed from the picture. They jokingly discuss murder but soon decide to commit to the plan. Lacking criminal expertise, they attempt to hire a professional hitman. They meet a man named Dean "MF" Jones, who agrees to consult on the logistics of their crimes. He advises them to study their targets' daily routines to ensure the murders look like accidents.The plan quickly descends into chaos. Nick attempts to break into Harken’s home to plant incriminating evidence, only to discover Harken is already involved in illegal activities. Kurt tries to sabotage Bobby’s life, but finds himself entangled in a corporate conspiracy involving the illegal dumping of toxic waste. Dale, struggling to fend off Julia’s advances, inadvertently records her confessing to various crimes. As the lines between justice and criminality blur, the three friends find themselves trapped in a web of blackmail and high-stakes tension.The climax forces the men to work together to outsmart their tormentors. They realize that killing their bosses would only ruin their own lives, so they pivot to a strategy of exposure. Through a series of frantic, slapstick-filled confrontations, they successfully gather enough evidence to implicate their bosses in their respective illegal schemes. The movie concludes with the bosses facing legal ruin or imprisonment, while the three friends regain their freedom. Despite the trauma of their ordeal, the bond between Nick, Kurt, and Dale is solidified, leaving them to navigate their futures with a newfound sense of autonomy and the shared secret of their wild, desperate escapade.