痴迷脱口秀笑话表演的鲁帕（Robert De Niro 饰）梦想自己也能站在舞台上享受观众的欢呼，借疯狂粉丝玛莎（Sandra Bernhard 饰）创造的机会，鲁帕得以和脱口秀明星杰瑞交谈，鲁帕踌躇满志的自我介绍，虽然杰瑞敷衍了事，但鲁帕仍视自己为杰瑞的好友。为了能在心爱的丽塔面前出人头地，鲁帕不惜一些代价要获得与杰瑞同台表演的机会，另一方面杰瑞被鲁帕的纠缠搞到忍无可忍，将鲁帕与并不知情的丽塔赶...
Russell gives a moving performance as sister Elizabeth Kenny, the dedicated nurse who crusaded for the treatment of infantile paralysis. Academy Award Nominations: Best Actress--Rosalind Russell....
An advice columnist begins receiving threatening notes from an anonymous stalker; meanwhile, members of her group therapy session are being murdered by an unknown assailant...