Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot

John Callahan is a young Portland man whose heavy drinking ends in a car crash that leaves him paralyzed from the neck down. He resists sobriety and struggles with pain, anger, shame, and the need for help. An AA sponsor named Donnie pushes him to face his past and take responsibility. John slowly rebuilds his life by drawing sharp, rude cartoons that turn his pain into a career. The movie moves between dark comedy, sad memories, recovery meetings, and moments of hope.

The clearest identity element is Donnie, an openly gay man who appears often as John's sponsor and guide. The film also shows a mixed recovery group with women and a black member, but the group serves the recovery plot instead of becoming its own identity story. John is the main focus, and the story centers on addiction, disability, forgiveness, faith, and art. Callahan's cartoons often mock political correctness and offend Catholics, feminists, lesbians, disabled people, and others. Its social message is mainly about personal recovery and human connection rather than modern activist politics.