What if somebody told you that one of your very best friends from High School, someone you were really close to, had lost his mind and disappeared. Without a trace. Would you believe it? Would you wonder how it all came to pass?
Would you look for him?
These
are the questions that face Stan and Daniel, the two lifelong friends at the center
of WENT TO CONEY ISLAND ON A MISSION FROM GOD...BE BACK BY FIVE. They've heard a
rumor that a childhood buddy, Richie, with whom they've lost touch over the years, has
been sighted, apparently insane, actually living out at the amusement park on Coney
Island. Dubious at first, but looking for a reason to skip out on work, they decide that
the only way to know for sure is to go and find him. What follows is a quirky tale of love, self-discovery, secrets, and betrayal. On a wintry day, we follow Stan and Daniel as they search the boardwalks and the arcades, the defunct remains of the once- glittering amusement park, for the lost Richie.
In their travels, they come across a philosophical skee-ball attendant, a most unlikely pair of lovers, a photographer with a tale of woe, and a less than freaky Freak show. In the process, we discover that Stan and Daniel are dealing with some demons of their own.
Stan's drinking is bringing him to the brink of losing everything he loves,
while Daniel is harboring the memory of a disloyalty that he first thought was petty, but
that he now realizes, may have been more important than he could have possibly imagined.