一个音乐剧版本的查尔斯·狄更斯的《圣诞颂歌》，一个吝啬的厌世者被带上了一个神奇的旅程。

　　在外太空探险的美国“天鹅号”太空船，由冷酷严峻的蓝刻博士领导，他有著一个狂妄的科学计画，正阴谋进行中，机缘巧遇的“天鹅号”找到了宇宙最神秘的禁地——黑洞，他们不顾一切的闯入，经历了人类前所未有的冒险历程。

　　British Army radiation drills at a remote Scottish base attract a subterranean, radioactive entity of unknown nature that vanishes, leaving two severely radiation-burned soldiers... and a "bottomless" crack in the earth. Others who meet the thing in the night suffer likewise, and with increasing severity; it seems to be able to "absorb" radiation from any source, growing bigger and bigger. What is it?? How do you destroy a thing that "feeds" on energy?

　　Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.

　　故事讲述迪克·朗死了，其友人泽克和厄尔不想让任何人知道是怎么回事，但事与愿违，因为在阿拉巴马州的小镇上消息总是传得很快。

　　故事设定于18世纪90年代，在英国崎岖山路上，“龙卷风”（木村光希 饰）发现自己陷入了危险境地。她与父亲在木偶剧巡回演出路上，遇到了残忍的犯罪团伙，并发生了冲突。该团伙由舒格曼（蒂姆·罗斯 饰）和他的儿子小舒格曼（杰克·劳登 饰）领导。为了获取新的生活，“龙卷风”抓住机会，偷走了犯罪团伙最近一次抢劫的金子，并奋力逃脱。