在哈里(小罗伯特·唐尼 Robert Downey Jr.饰)的旁白中,这个带着黑色幽默的故事开始了。他本来是一个衰运连连的惯偷,因为一次躲避警察追捕的缘故,闯入了好莱坞电影的选秀片场。可谓歪打正着,导演竟然一下子就看上了哈里,让他前往洛杉矶接受角色培训。 哈里就这样莫名其妙地成为了“准演员”,他将会出演一名神探。剧组专门安排哈里到真正的侦探佩里(瓦尔·基尔默 Val Kilmer饰)身边,体验真实的侦探生活。一桩命案等待着他们的调查,而死者是一名女士。这种惊险的生活真让哈里受尽了苦头,因为冷酷的佩里可不是一个容易应付的搭档。 而同时,哈里在派对上重遇了年少时的梦中情人哈莫妮(米歇尔·莫娜汉 Michelle Monaghan饰)。她已经在好莱坞摸爬滚打一番,仍然名声未扬,如今她的妹妹更是神秘自杀。为了赢得美人心,哈里开始调查这件事情,这时才慢慢发现,这和他们之前接手的命案竟然相关,而且背后还隐藏着一个不为人知的巨大秘密。
Cemal, a lonely hearse driver, has to transport the body of a young woman who has been murdered to her parents' home. During the trip, however, the body comes to life and when he sees her, Cemal falls in love with the undead woman. This is when he begins to commit murders in order to feed her, even if it means having to deal with the police's attempts to capture a serial killer...