A man in his mid-40s is killed by a truck just after receiving a prescription against death from his doctor. He then regains consciousness in a video store, and with some further difficulties, receives a film of his life. Although full of factual inaccuracies, it is an enjoyable examination of his birth, youth, marriage, family and death. Unfortunately, his request for a sequel is denied, and as he advances down the corridor to God, technical difficulties are experienced.

Edgar, un père de famille quinquagénaire et végétarien qui mène une vie extrêmement paisible, quasiment banale, se fait heurter violemment par le camion du boucher. Cet accident lui est fatal. Sur le point de trépasser, il voit défiler le film de sa vie. Mais, à sa grande surprise, le film est truffé d’erreurs monumentales. Offusqué, Edgar ne sait plus vers qui se tourner afin de corriger cette parodie de sa vie.