A man in a canary outfit sits at the edge of a cliff behind a small desk. He watches as other people in animal outfits come up to the edge of the cliff and throw themselves off - making a tally in his book of what animal it was and treating himself to a jelly bean corresponding to the animal suit that just jumped.
Headrush is a crime comedy about two disillusioned youths, struggling through a haze of cannabis, who hope to solve all their problems by smuggling a consignement of drugs for a local gangster. It's set in the present day in Dublin, Ireland against the backdrop of the end of the Celtic Tiger: the bursting of the bubble of this economy boom that's supposed to have done wonders for us all.
Acidentalmente uma engenheira desperta um perigoso dragão, que estava adormecido há séculos. 20 anos depois o mundo foi devastado pela ação do dragão e o filho da engenheira, Quinn, é um dos responsáveis por derrotá-lo. Até que surge Van Zan, um misterioso homem que afirma saber como derrotar o animal e que se oferece a ajudar Quinn em sua batalha.