曼森太太（艾尔玛·霍尔 Irma P. Hall饰）和她的猫一起度日，慈祥善良而又充满大智慧的她，却成为了一桩赌场金库劫案的绊脚石。劫案的主谋是盗名昭著的希金森教授（汤姆·汉克斯 Tom Hanks饰）。他自称来在密西西比大学，一举一动充满了诗人的神采，这招可骗过了曼森太太。在希金森的带领下，一大帮社会各色人等进驻曼森太太出租的寓所，在这里，他们佯装排练教堂歌曲，实质是在打通一条通往金库的地下隧道。当然，如此艰巨的任务，请来的各路神通也足够应付。有挖过隧道的将军，有片场的道具师，有赌场打杂的黑人，甚至有一个曾经的美式足球运动员。大家都在努力“工作”，眼看大计就要成功，却怎么也想不到，曼森太太将会成为他们的噩梦……...
The Gateway Meat is a disturbing and sadistic film, that strays far from the normal conventions of the horror genre. It is about a group of Satanists, living in a quaint, coastal fishing town. As the film progresses we get to know the character played by DeCaro himself, Markus. The film is mainly about how Markus struggles as he tries to deal with the great expectations that are placed on him after his fathers death. Markus' father, who was a Satanist, was trying to open up a portal into hell. Now that he is gone, Markus must take the reigns, and gain the power that his father wanted. With the help of his family and a couple of friends, Markus murders his way to power, as his young, preschool aged daughter watches."</p>...
长久以来，剧作家大卫（约翰·库萨克 John Cusack 饰）都过着郁郁不得志的生活，艺术家特有的清高让他对如今腐败混乱的话剧界充满了失望之情。为了讨好情妇奥利芙（詹妮弗·提莉 Jennifer Tilly 饰），黑帮大佬看中了名不见经传的大卫的剧本想要投资，作为前提条件 ，大卫必须让奥利芙饰演主角。虽然奥利芙唠叨的个性和蹩脚的演技让大卫深感抓狂，但在利益面前，他痛苦的屈服了。就这样，一个奇怪的剧组诞生了。...
