Barnaby and Maxine Pierce’s son is getting married in California and they decide to drive across the country to attend. Along the way they reflect on their tattered relationship and the events that transpired to create the estrangement.
本片依据1968年的同名电影及2001年的同名百老汇歌舞剧改编而成。会计师雷欧·布鲁姆（马修·布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰）来到纽约百老汇最糟糕的制作人迈克斯（内森·连恩 Nathan Lane 饰）的办公室为他处理帐务，无意中提及他可通过制作一部最失败的歌舞剧来贪污两百万美元投资。
