The film chronicles the summer 1989 afternoon when the future President of the United States of America wooed his future First Lady on a first date across Chicago's South Side.

This historical drama is an account of the early life of the future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill ( ), including his childhood, his time as a war correspondent in South Africa during the Second Boer War and culminating in his first election to Parliament.

In the annals of Hollywood film since the artistic glories of the New Hollywood era, few have a better reputation and body of work in the field of the suspense film exploring the contemporary darkness in American life than Brian De Palma. Here, the great film writer and director takes us through his professional life in his own words of a career that would redefine film horror and suspense. All the while, he also confesses the challenges of working in Hollywood and the price paid even the great artists pay for being a part of it.