Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results. Written by garykmcd

　　克拉克（切维·切斯 Chevy Chase 饰）带着妻子艾伦（比佛莉·德安姬罗 Beverly D'Angelo 饰）和一双儿女驾驶着一辆厢式货车，踏上了前往洛杉矶的旅途。这趟旅途对于克拉克来说期待已久，他希望能够通过此来增进同妻子之间的关系。　　然而，刚刚驶到圣路易斯市，克拉克一行人便遭遇了接二连三的挫折，想干的事情一件都没干成，不仅如此，行为古怪特立独行的艾德娜姑妈（伊莫吉恩·科卡 Imogene Coca 饰）带着她脾气暴躁的宠物狗还在半道上加入了这一家人的行列。哪知道祸不单行，艾德娜姑妈和她的狗接二连三的死去了，他们必须把姑妈的尸体送到她的儿子诺米那里，但事情并没有想象的那么简单。