Ben is a film-maker who constantly gets fired from jobs due to his tendency to turn them into action movies. His friend Lucy tries to keep him grounded, but Ben struggles to prioritize his friendships over his filmmaking ambitions. After a series of misadventures, including a disastrous stint at a retail job and a catastrophic attempt to work in a science lab, Ben finally learns the value of friendship and decides to start his own film company with Lucy.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Ben Dexter is a film-maker who wrote and directed a script.
2. Ben gets fired from multiple jobs.
3. Ben works with his friends Kate and Lucy.
4. The trio tries to make it in the film industry together.
5. Ben applies for a job at a science laboratory.
6. The laboratory is run by a man named Bill Tedderson.
7. Ben is tasked with calling a man named Dave who has a nine-inch duck.
8. Ben's camera is fixed by Bill Tedderson using gun parts.
9. The camera becomes illegal in 98 counties after the repair.
10. Ben considers giving up film-making to get a real job.
11. Ben initially wants to become a male escort, thinking it's a type of postman.
12. Ben and his friends decide to start their own film company.
13. Ben's friends become his bosses in the new company.
14. The company's name is not yet decided, but suggestions include Cake Bomb, Turbo Punch, and Crash Zoom.