Val pride po 28 letih iz zapora, kjer je odslužil kazen zaradi sfiženega ropa in ker ni hotel izdati svojih sodelavcev.Po 28 letih v zaporu nekdanji kriminalec Val (Al Pacino) znova sreča nekdanjega najboljšega prijatelja Doca (Christopher Walken). Ta ima nalogo, da do naslednjega jutra maščuje nesrečno smrt sina vodje kriminalcev in umori Vala. Ker se oba zavedata, kaj se bo zgodilo, skleneta v spomin na staro prijateljstvo preživeti zadnjo noč v velikem slogu. Ukradeta hiter avto, pobereta ostarelega prijatelja Hirscha (Alan Arkin) in skupaj se odpravijo po starih poteh popivanja, drog in lepih deklet. Toda nazadnje se je treba spopasti z resnico in dokazati, ali stari pesjani v sebi premorejo še kaj zvestobe in mladostne vročekrvnosti.
After 28 years, Val gets out of prison, and his friend Doc picks him up. The local mob boss, Claphands, wants Val dead (Claphands' son died in a robbery and he blames Val) and Doc has until morning to kill him. It's a long night: Val wants to party - they visit a cat house, Val needs Viagra, they break into a pharmacy. After midnight, they pick up Hirsch, their old wheelman, drive the city in a stolen car. They visit the cat house, help a woman in distress, bury a body, and eat at Doc's hangout, a café where the waitress, Alex, is cheerful. The sun rises, Claphands wants Val dead, and Val, who has figured out his fate, is resigned. Is there anything left to take care of?