杰瑞米·艾恩斯、杰克·休斯顿出演公路片《演员的自我修养》(An Actor Prepares,暂译)。杰瑞米·艾恩斯饰演的父亲是一名自视甚高的演员,杰克·休斯顿则饰性格迥异的儿子。因要从洛杉矶赶往纽约参加女儿的婚礼,身体不适的父亲不得不在儿子的陪伴下开始了一段“特殊旅行”。After suffering a heart attack, a world famous, hard-drinking actor is forced to drive cross country with his estranged son (who testified against him in his parents' divorce) on one last madcap adventure.