Nick and Nora's hopes for a pleasant afternoon at the local race track are dashed when a jockey is found shot dead in the locker room. Nick's friend Lt. Abrams wants him to help out but Nick is enjoying the good life too much to get involved. However, he is subsequently approached by Major Scully to look into corruption and the role of organized crime in gambling. Others are killed but in the end, Nick gathers all of the suspects into a room and identifies the killer.
12岁的小尼克和莫瑞叔叔﹝杰森罗拔兹饰﹞同住，莫瑞总是希望多一事不如少一事，但麻烦却总爱找上他。儿童福利中心的社工们希望莫瑞能有个正常的家庭关系，否则就要将小尼克送走，他们该如何是好？
影片描述了一种反抗和犯罪的幻想、一种冲破束缚和摧毁一切的渴望。导演Herzog创造了一个全部由侏儒组成的奇异的革命世界，每个居民都是侏儒，当他们的朋友被富有的当权者挟持为人质时，大家决定要解救他，决定要反抗这个体制。随着时间的推进，整个行动从开始的解救行动渐渐变得混乱和暴力。看色情画报、放火、打坏东西、折磨动物，甚至把一辆汽车推入悬崖。随着侏儒们愤怒的大破坏和挂在脸上庆祝的微笑以及不停的大笑，奏起了非洲部落的音乐，映象奇异美丽之极……
