Chicago weatherman David Spritz (Cage) is living the life most of us dream of: he's a celebrity, makes a six figure salary working two hours a day, and is on the short list for the meteorologist job on a national morning show. But his professional successes are over-shadowed by his personal failures. He's divorced from his wife, his kids are slipping away from him and even his Pulitzer Prize winning father (Caine) won't take him seriously. Part AMERICAN BEAUTY, part ABOUT SCHMIDT, THE WEATHERMAN takes a closer look at living a meaningful life in a fast-food world.