When young drifter Chris returns to Pittsburgh, he meets model Lynn by chance. The pair hit it off, and he soon begins to rely on her for both emotional and financial support. But with their wildly contrasting outlooks on life, it soon becomes clear that the couple is doomed from the outset.

George A. Romero may be synonymous with horror, but he did occasionally step outside his preferred genre. Made after Night of the Living Dead, There’s Always Vanilla is an offbeat romantic comedy charged with countercultural zeal and a distinct empathy for the doldrums of middle-class American life.