人人都知道乔安娜（歌蒂·韩 Goldie Hawn 饰）是个富有的女人，同样人尽皆知的，还有她那尖酸刻薄的坏脾气。每一日，乔安娜都和丈夫格兰特（爱德华·赫曼 Edward Herrmann 饰）待在他们那极尽奢华的游艇上，挥霍着时间和钱财。迪安（库尔特·拉塞尔 Kurt Russell 饰）是个平凡的木匠，在一次纠纷中，他不仅没有拿到乔安娜所承诺的报酬，还被她从船上推了下去。

专业摄影师米奇丹尼迷上了超级歌星切尔西，但一直希望抓拍她的计划却屡屡遭挫。当他最终夙愿以偿后，却发现那人并非切尔西本人而只是一个与她容貌相似的“替身”。更蹊跷的是，她与切尔西先后遭谋杀，而且自己竟成了头号嫌疑犯。米奇必须与时间赛跑，查清事实真相以示清白…… Paparazzi photographer Mickey Dane is obsessed with elusive pop singer Chelsea, and his attempts to capture her on film often land him in trouble. He jumps at the chance to photograph a Chelsea look alike, but when Chelsea and her double are found murdered, he becomes the main suspect. Discovering a clue in one of his old photographs, Mickey must race against time to prove his innocence and find out what really happened……