Within moments of meeting TV weatherman Clark Forrest (Jason Bateman)—a health-conscious alpha who traverses St. Louis on a recumbent bike—Floyd saves him from a flying stop sign as they cover a storm. This is not unusual for our soon-to-be-deceased hero, who regularly risks injury and embarrassment to help people. At group therapy with his troubled stepson, Richard (Arlan Ruf), Floyd bares his soul. “It’s OK, I also got C’s” in school, he tells the boy. He wants to prevent Richard from getting what he calls “grownup C’s,” i.e., an unsatisfying life. Frustrated with his finances, his body, and the widening gulf in his marriage, Floyd is evidently speaking from experience.