Kan en helt gjennomsnittlig fyr og en smart, blond babe finne ekte lykke sammen? I denne elleville komedien opplever Kirk, en helt alminnelig fyr, toppen av lykke når den vellykkede og smellvakre Molly forelsker seg i ham. De bråkjekke vennene hans, den sprø familien og ikke minst den plagsomme eks-kjæresten er minst like sjokkerte som han er selv. Kirk er villig til å gjøre - alt inkludert hårfjerning for viderekomne - for å få forholdet til å fungere.

Following a ridiculously awful flight that leads to his pet's death, Nashawn Wade files a lawsuit against the airline, and wins a multimillion-dollar settlement. Determined to create a better flying experience, Nashawn starts his own airline, one that caters to an African-American clientele. Going into business with a tricked-out plane piloted by the smooth Capt. Mack, the airline hits a snag when it has to deal with the family of Elvis Hunkee.

Marilyn Jordan, an American, lives in Stockholm with her Swedish husband and family. Her behavior is bizarre, perhaps mad: she poisons the dog's milk and advises the dog not to drink it; she sets the sheets afire as her husband sleeps; she crawls under the dining table to sing. While detained at airport customs for carrying pruning shears, she meets a young Yugoslav woman and goes with her to a Gypsy enclave where she's fought over, takes a lover, helps with the sordid entertainment at a bar, and returns home more dangerous than before. The film also tells parallel stories of Marilyn's daughter becoming a junior homemaker as the young immigrant practices her striptease.