在饱受干旱困扰的小镇中，一个拉美裔家庭给他们唯一的儿子取名为“帆船”。帆船给他的家人带来了新的爱和希望。一天下午他带回了一把小吉他。从这一刻起，帆船和他的吉他形影不离。病重的祖母希望他为她写一首歌，帆船迎难而上，创作了有史以来最伟大的歌曲。

　　还记得《阿甘正传》一片中，阿甘与美国总统握手的电影特效吗？其栩栩如生的效果，曾在全世界引起了一阵风潮。其实早在此片之前，导演Carl Reiner就曾经尝试将当代喜剧演员们的演出、与过去知名演员演出的老片，剪接在一起。因此造就了这今天所说的部创意十足的爆笑喜剧片《大侦探对大明星(Dead Men Don''t Wear Plaid)》。
　　此片可说是对40年代的侦探电影致敬的作品，由Steve Martin与导演Carl Reiner共同编写，史蒂夫．马丁饰演一名私家侦探，受命调查一名科学家的死亡真相 ，但是在调查的过程中，他遇上了一大群稀奇古怪的嫌疑犯……
　　为了与那些经典老片中的影像片段剪接在一起，全片采黑白两色拍摄，如此片中新旧两代的演员，才能天衣无缝的连接在一起。影片利用巧妙的剪接和导演技巧，把好莱坞大明星集体搬上银幕，加以戏谑逗笑，对影迷而言实在是一种无上的娱乐。《刺鸟》女主角雷切尔·沃德，在片中扮演一名性感的客户。

　　海湾战争导致一批美国军人与平民被伊拉克俘虏，美国总统汤玛斯·本森（劳埃德·布里奇斯 Lloyd Bridges 饰）亲自下令解救人质，然而无厘头枪战过后，是营救队反被俘虏。距离总统大选只剩十天，于是人质能否得救尤显紧要，传奇英雄托伯•夏利（查理•辛 Charlie Sheen 饰）临危受命，自远东丛林回国又匆匆前往波斯湾营救同胞，在出发前，将参与此次秘密营救的CIA美女米歇尔与托伯激情相聚，为英雄的情史再添华彩。一行人抵达中东，与担任联络员的戴美达（瓦莱莉•高利诺 Valeria Golino 饰）汇合，托伯重逢旧爱，然而却因人质中有戴美达的丈夫德达（罗温·艾金森 Rowan Atkinson 饰）而不能逾礼……

　　老来相作伴的闺密去世后，老龄94岁的埃兰诺怀抱对挚友的思念，搬回纽约和女儿同住，但牙尖嘴利的她没几天就把母女关系搞僵，还直接被丢包到犹太社区中心上音乐课。一个不经意的瞒天大谎，让她误打误撞与新闻系学生妮娜成为忘年之交，在这座沟通匮乏的城市里，共享和抚慰彼此的拥有与失落。但随着谎言越滚越大，两人的友谊也岌岌可危⋯⋯

　　Society sleuths Nick and Nora Charles investigate a murder aboard a floating casino.
　　Nick and Nora Charles are attending a charity benefit aboard a gambling ship.
　　After a murder occurs, suspicion falls on Phil Brant, who had argued with the victim earlier in the evening.
　　When Phil and his wife seek help from Nick and Nora, Nick refuses to get involved.
　　But when shots are fired outside his own apartment, Nick begins to investigate, and he soon finds himself in a confusing case with numerous suspects.
　　Nick and Nora Charles were the ultimate screen couple, husband and wife detectives, always in step and never missing an opportunity to outwit one another as they solved each crime, which they did just in time for the movie's ending.
　　Myrna Loy was a fantastic Nora, the ideal wife and considering she made 14 movies with William Powell, she made it look like they were really married.
　　The Thin Man movies, all six of them, played more like sophisticated screwball comedies than murder mysteries, and their comic banter enhanced the proceedings.
　　Their little wire-haired terrier, Asta, quite often stole the scene as he helped sleuth out the guilty party.
　　He was a great little actor and rumor had it that away from the Thin Man movies, Asta was really Skippy.
　　However, the six Thin Man movies credit this cute pooch as "Asta."

　　讲述美国著名拳击手【乔治·福尔曼】的一生