Based on a true story dating back to 1985 when two Polish boys, a teenager and his little brother, escaped from communist Poland all the way to Sweden, hidden under a truck. In the movie, their destination has been changed to Denmark.
彼得(朗·里维斯顿 Ron Livingston 饰)对于自己目前的状况感到十分困扰,乏味而又枯燥的工作让他觉得前途暗淡,老板是个十足的混蛋可是作风十分严谨让人抓不到把柄,最最让彼得难过的是,他十分怀疑自己的女友给自己戴了顶绿帽子。而此时公司又传来了要裁员的消息。在接踵而至的坏事中,只有麦克尔(大卫·赫尔曼 David Herman 饰)和塞米尔(Ajay Naidu 饰)两个损友能给彼得带来一些快乐。 在女友的强烈要求下,精神越来越紧张的彼得去看了心理医生,没想到在催眠的过程中出了意外,这意味着在接下来的日子里,彼得都将在被催眠的状态下度过。没想到,一反常态的彼得居然得到了上司的亲睐,而他的两个好友却惨遭辞退。
曾是网球选手的博比(西恩•潘 Sean Penn 饰)最近霉运缠身,先是欠下赌债被债主砍去手指,继而在前往拉斯维加斯还债途中汽车竟然在一个偏僻的小镇苏必略抛锚了。然而,倒霉透顶的博比怎么也没有想到,他的恶运其实刚刚开始。 在苏必略,博比先是被修车工敲诈,强行扣下了他的车;然后,他在商店又遭到了抢劫,最后,万分郁闷的他甚至在酒吧喝闷酒都被一个不明所以的青年纠缠,硬是说他和自己女友有染,两人甚至大打出手。就在此时,博比遇到了一位神秘美女格雷斯(詹妮弗•洛佩兹 Jennifer Lopez 饰)。当他们正在进行好事时,撞见了格雷斯的丈夫杰克。出人意料的是,杰克竟然要求博比干掉格雷斯!怪事一桩接一桩,完全摸不着头脑的博比最终何去何从?
Bronco Billy McCoy is the proud owner of a small traveling Wild West show. But the business isn't doing too well for the past six months he hasn't paid his employees. At a gas station he picks up Antoinette, a stuck-up blonde from a rich family, who was left behind without a penny by her husband on their wedding night. Billy likes her looks and hires her as his assistant. She seems to bring them bad luck and the business gets even worse. In these hard times she loses her reluctance and starts to like her new way of life... and Bronco Billy. Written by Tom Zoerner