本片是由曾执导过《美国狼人在伦敦》的约翰．兰迪斯导演，是一部风格特异的悬疑惊险片。还邀请了《魔鬼克星》的丹．艾克罗伊德、摇滚乐巨星戴维．鲍伊、大导演保罗．马泽斯基等人。 剧中讲述一个住在洛杉矶的工程师艾德，在赌城拉斯维加斯巧遇美女黛安娜。黛安娜正受人之托准备把宝石秘密交给别人，但收货人却被人暗算，残暴的杀手组织对黛安娜仍紧追不放，这使她和艾德陷入危机四伏的处境中。

　　Nick Pearson is a life-long bachelor who is finally settling down. On the brink of his wedding he is surprised to find he has a 13 year old son who has come to find his him through the help of a psychic. The problem is Nick can't stand kids and would happily send the boy back to live with his biological mother, except that no one has any clue who that might be. Having nowhere to turn Nick must hit the road with the boy and the neurotic, inept psychic to track down dozens of his disgraced ex-flings to whom he must ask the awkward question - with very mixed results.