年过四十的男人大黑静雄（堤真一 饰）突发奇想，辞去原本还算安稳的工作，决心寻找真实的自我。早年离异的静雄一直和父亲志郎（石桥莲司 饰）以及17岁的女儿铃子（桥本爱 饰）生活在一起，辞职后他散漫度日，从没画过画的他突然决定以漫画家身份出道。只不过无趣的题材接连遭到退稿，在打工的快餐店又经常被比自己年轻的前辈训斥。日常里，同样离异的上班族好友宫田修（生濑胜久 饰）以及同在快餐店打工的问题青年市野泽秀一（山田孝之 饰）是陪他共同买醉的朋友。看不到未来的静雄，今朝有酒今朝醉，确实可以期盼出道的那一天…… 本片根据漫画家青野春秋的同名原作改编。
The main hero of the film is an electrician with a far greater effect on the people around him than his job defines. He is the last link in a huge energetic system and he becomes the binding bridge between the geopolitical problems of post-soviet space and the common people. The economic devastation of the country had an enormous impact on the industrial workers and yet despite the upheaval, these people did not seize to love and suffer, to have and be friends and to enjoy their lives… In particular our resilient electrician, who possesses a wonderful and open heart. He not only brings electric light (which is often out) to the lives of the inhabitants of this small city, but he also spreads the light of love, loyalty, life and mainly laughter.
尽管兰道夫（罗宾·威廉姆斯 Robin Williams 饰）身为儿童电视节目主持人，但他的真实性格和形象远远不如节目中所表现出来的那样善良与和蔼可亲。为了参加他住持的儿童节目，家长们必须向其行贿，与此同时，兰道夫亦与黑帮分子之间有着千丝万缕的联系。 东窗事发之后，电视台开除了兰道夫，为了弥补兰道夫的不良形象为电视台所带来的名誉损害，他们必须尽快找到一个可以信赖、身世清白的人作为替代，就这样，好运落在了一个名为莫普斯（爱德华·诺顿 Edward Norton 饰）的三流演员身上。让所有人没有想到的是，莫普斯居然就此一炮而红，这让生活一落千丈的兰道夫恨红了眼，他的心中只有一个想法，那就是除掉莫普斯。
