康德公爵（让·雷诺 Jean Reno饰）是12世纪的贵族，这天他前来城堡与公主订婚，却遭到奸人迫害。他的酒杯里被投下巫婆的毒药，让他喝下了迷魂药。神志不清中，康德杀死了公主，被抓入大牢。 仆人安德烈（克里斯汀·克拉维尔 Christian Clavier饰）去找巫师，让康德回到事件之前。但是，粗心的巫师却抓错了药，结果康德和安德烈去到了21世纪的芝加哥。他们遇上了康德的后人朱莉亚（克里斯蒂娜•艾伯盖特 Christina Applegate 饰），得知如果他们不及时回到12世纪，罗萨琳公主将无法复活，后人就会消失。但是安德烈却乐不思蜀了。他和一个女孩打得火热，并不大愿意回到12世纪。然而时间不等人，康德的归去越来越迫切，而安德烈却还在温柔乡里磨蹭。事情越来越棘手。
乔（大卫·斯佩德 David Spade 饰）是一个众所周知的傻孩子，每天都调皮捣蛋招惹一堆的麻烦，终于有一天，乔的父母忍无可忍，于是决定将乔抛弃在一个陌生的城市之中。遭到抛弃的乔无依无靠，只能够凭借着本能在冰冷的城市中孤独的生存下去，好在他傻人有傻福，不仅顺利的长大了，还给自己找到了一份正儿八经的工作。
填饱了肚子的乔开始思念起自己的父母了，于是，他决定驱车去寻找他们。可是，这么多年的杳无音信，想要寻亲哪是这么容易的事情。一路上，乔遇到了不少的麻烦，却也结实了很多善良的朋友，漂亮姑娘布兰迪（布兰特妮·丹尼尔 Brittany Daniel 饰）更是“独具慧眼”，对乔青睐有加。
Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.
Leaving their hometown of Fulchester in the North of England, Sandra and Tracey head for the bright lights of London, shagging and boozing their way to fame and fortune.
A 'cave' boy with disruptive flatulence and his father live a cold life in the Alps, until the boy is sent outside and changes life forever.
Tom vows to love and protect his Zombie Wife 'til death do they part. Zombie Wife needs feeding, and Tom must fulfill her needs. Day after day, he risks his life to bring home the bacon that his Zombie Wife craves. They long for their life back: a family who used to sing and dance together. Family is unity, unity is power, and they were, and are, invincible when they dance.