A tenuously linked group of nobodies trudge through their woeful existence in dreary Winnipeg. A sickly middle-aged man in a failing marriage, a stand-up comedian whose sets are met by utter indifference, a stoner couple who share only trivial exchanges, and a young loner unsympathetic to his caring mother are each living lives lost in translation, detached from their surroundi...。比尔很是反感其父母整日出入于阶级社会打交道,自从他的朋友理查德死于车祸后,其家人的行为越来越奇怪,比尔决定暗中调查他们,结果却发现一个惊天秘密 (这部精彩的电影是活魔人原班人马制作,1990年布鲁塞尔奇幻电影节最佳化妆特效奖得主, 片子对当代社会的讽刺可谓是前无古人后无来者,赤裸裸地揭露了资本主义的邪恶本质,乃当今恐怖迷必看影片之一)。一个老人在妻子去世后一直独自过着孤独而平淡的生活。一日,他的子女门突然收到他的邀请去参加他的家庭聚会,并声称自己有个重大消息要告诉他们。子女来到后,发现老人是要同一个比自己年轻30岁的女子结婚。于是众人展开了一场财产争夺,也在一定程度上变成了亲情和财产的选择。。