最让奈特（克里斯托弗·沃肯 Christopher Walken 饰）感到自豪的无疑是他那得天独厚的悭钱本领了，“五美元就能过一天”是他经常挂在嘴边的座右铭。令奈特感到万分遗憾的是他和儿子弗林（亚历桑德罗·尼沃拉 Alessandro Nivola 饰）之间的关系，除了“降到了冰点以下”外也找不到别的语句来形容了。一次不期而至的疾病让奈特打起了和弗林重修旧好的念头，无独有偶，此刻的弗林也正在经历他的人生低谷，就这样，两个郁闷的男人开着一辆破车踏上了求医之路。
　　一路上，奈特充分的贯彻了自己的人生原则——能省则省，这让弗林感到无法忍受，而在一连串的冲突和误会之间，父子二人的关系也渐渐的热络了起来。

　　迈尔斯·特勒将出演生存题材新片[一线希望](Not Without Hope，暂译)。本片由鲁伯特·温莱特执导，根据同名小说改编，E. Nicholas Mariani撰写剧本，讲述2009年发生的一起划船悲剧，4位朋友在墨西哥湾遭遇狂风暴雨后，不得不在团队合作和耐力的终极考验中奋力求生。

　　Tin Men is one of my favorite movies of all time. The thing that always strikes me whenever I watch this movie is that while the characters of Richard Dreyfuss and Danny DeVito are seemingly feuding non-stop throughout the movie, in reality they are actually kindred spirits. It's like they see themselves in the other but don't really like what they see. Barbara Hershey is great as the haggard housewife who looks for something more fulfilling in her life. All the supporting cast is excellent. I love the diner dialog which is reminiscent of Barry Levinson's previous film "Diner." The background scenes of Baltimore landscape add to the realistic atmosphere of the movie. Overall, I think this movie is vastly underrated. I'd love to see a sequel with Dreyfuss and DeVito as partners in a VW dealership.

　　电影改编自同名小说，讲述15岁少女Minnie因陷入与妈妈的男友Monroe秘恋，而逐渐迷失自我的故事。