A conversation about guilty pleasures turns into one man's quest to find others on a library waiting list, while simultaneously examining the fate of the famous Hollywood bomb Ishtar (1987).
It is now summer in the Parker family and the usual number of events is happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the perfect top to use to beat the school bully, the Old Man is in battle with their hillbilly neighbors (the Bumpuses) while eagerly awaiting the discovery of the perfect fishing spot, and Mother is attempting to collect all of the pieces of a gla...
假装是神经病的老千布恩斯被精神病院的医生贝尔德看穿，准备将他送到重刑犯监狱服刑。此时，在比佛利山执业的精神病名医和电台叩应节目主持人乔治．梅特林因长期工作劳累而要放长假，乃电召贝尔德医生代替他执行业务。不料这一通电话被布恩斯拦截，他乃使用巧计离开精神病院，到比佛利山换身变成名医，并趁机狮子大开口赚取看病和主持酬劳，以便早日存够钱逃亡到墨西哥。迈克尔·
里奇导演的这部病狂喜剧对精神病医生的职业和富有人家的价值观都有所讽刺，但作得并不深入，主要仍是依赖丹·艾克罗伊德的精彩演出来搞笑。老牌笑匠沃尔特·马修扮演看穿布恩斯诡计的朋友。
