在一所普通的高中内,生活着一对“废柴”父子。父亲兰斯克•莱顿(罗宾•威廉姆斯Robin Williams 饰)渴望成为名利双收的畅销作家,然而书稿却无法逃脱退回的命运。他所教授的诗歌鉴赏课听者寥寥,虽然和同校的的艺术课女老师克莱尔•里德(阿丽克谢•吉尔莫 Alexie Gilmore 饰)谈恋爱,但恋情始终无法公开。兰斯的儿子凯尔性格孤僻古怪,这个正处在青春躁动期的男孩处处与父亲作对,每天惹是生非,性格内向的小男生安德鲁(Evan Martin 饰)是他唯一的朋友。凯尔对学习、音乐、电影全不感兴趣,唯有色情和手淫主宰着他的生活。...
迈克斯(罗伯特•德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰)因为强奸而遭到起诉,他找来了律师萨姆(尼克·诺尔蒂 Nick Nolte 饰)为自己辩护;他有所不知的是,萨姆是一个女权主义者。出于义愤,萨姆在辩护是故意隐瞒了一项对迈克斯有利的证据,最终导致了迈克斯被多判了6年。本来不懂法律的迈克斯在狱中通过自学法律发现了萨姆对他的背叛,发誓一定要找萨姆报仇。...
When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningless detail. He guesses right the victims must be street whores, and doesn't need long to work his way trough a pawn shop, an aristocratic family's stately home, a hospital and of course the potential suspects and (even unknowing) witnesses who are the cast of the gradually unraveled story of the murderer and his motive....