Ben Hood (Kline) is having an affair with his neighbour Janey (Weaver). His
wife (Allen) is fast losing patience with his clumsy lies. meanwhile his
daughter Wendy (Ricci) is finding new 'games' to play with boys next door
and son paul has escaped to the city to try and seduce an alluring rich
girl. As night falls and the members of the family embark on their seperate
sexual odysseys, an ice storm hits the east coast, the worst for 30 years.
The events of that night, both comic and tragic, force the hood family to
come face to face with the harsh realities that exist in their lives...