"Choke"startsoutpromising.AWealthybusinessman(Hopper)discovershisdaughterwastheculpritinahitandrunaccident.Ratherthanreportit,theydecidetostayquiet,becauseshewasdrinkingatthetime.Littledoesheknow,someoneoverheard.Blackmailingintotakingajobhedidn'tatfirstwantto,Hopperthendecidesit'seasierifhejustknocksofftheman-andbeforeyoucansay"coverup"-abodyispushedoutasecondstorywindow.Enter,Madsen,asastrangeman,whodrivesupinaclassiccar,claimingtohaveseenHopper'sact.Insteadofturninghimintotheauthoritiesthough-MadsenasksHopperintohiscarandtogethertheygocruisingonthehighways,stopping(constantly)totalkabouttheirevildeeds.It'sthis"stoppingandstarting",thatcauses"Choke"tocrumble.Attimes,it'sasifwearewatchingahomevideoofacoupleofactorstalking(mostofthetimeaboutnothinginparticular),forgettingthattheyaresupposedtobeentertainingtheaudience.ForMadsenandHopperfansonly.