Dreamy dreams of becoming a movie star, she has been working hard for years but has not been able to get beyond day player gigs. Her father gives her tremendous pressure and her family tries to convince her to quit. Only her boyfriend Charlie remains supportive. On a movie set, Dreamy runs into Marco is washed-up now and his low self-esteem has turned him into a manic depressive. He torments Dreamy relentlessly. She continues to do her job enthusiastically, but finally cannot endure the repeated knocks on her dream and decides to give it up, go back to her parents and find a steady job. But then she gets the call: she has aced the audition she had done for a famous director for a leading role in his major film. Dreamy is now caught between her dream and reality…

一直有个明星梦的小镇大龄女青年如梦跑龙套多年未果。她和父亲关系紧张，亲友都劝她放弃，只有男友查理还支持她。在剧组，如梦遇见了年少时启发她演戏的男演员马可。但此时过气多年的马可却因内心自卑而性情狂躁，对如梦百般折磨。如梦仍乐观坚持演戏，然而一次比一次沉重的打击却接踵而来，最后她决定放弃梦想，回到父母身边找了份稳定工作，但却得知自己入围了知名导演新片的大型选角。如梦陷入艰难抉择…