长久以来，剧作家大卫（约翰·库萨克 John Cusack 饰）都过着郁郁不得志的生活，艺术家特有的清高让他对如今腐败混乱的话剧界充满了失望之情。为了讨好情妇奥利芙（詹妮弗·提莉 Jennifer Tilly 饰），黑帮大佬看中了名不见经传的大卫的剧本想要投资，作为前提条件 ，大卫必须让奥利芙饰演主角。虽然奥利芙唠叨的个性和蹩脚的演技让大卫深感抓狂，但在利益面前，他痛苦的屈服了。就这样，一个奇怪的剧组诞生了。...
A supernatural thriller in which a hitman, facing an existential crisis, decides to exit the game and leave town with the woman he loves, but his plans are disrupted by a mysterious young man and his ruthless former boss....
