Claudio Nervi, an eclectic director, and Lucia Neve, a disillusioned producer, are looking for a new actress who could help them with their latest feature film, a project that is undoubtedly adrift. During a meeting with one of the most promising candidates, Stella, the girl will reveal them that the script of the movie is pretty similar to a story she knows well: the story of how she died.
芝加哥又迎来了晴朗的一天，逃学高手菲利斯（马修•布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰）自然不会在这天选择枯燥的测验，他伪装病重骗过父母，令同校的姐姐珍妮徒劳嫉妒。菲利斯找来好友凯伦（阿兰•卢克 Alan Ruck 饰），两人联手骗过训导主任罗宁，驾驶凯伦父亲珍藏的法拉利将菲利斯女友思朗接出学校兜风，菲利斯娴熟的电话骗术在凯伦和思朗的配合下将众人戏弄的团团乱转，学生们反而受他的影响颇深，在校内发起给菲利斯谎称的手术捐款。罗宁不堪忍受菲利斯一次次得欺骗，“微服私访”去校外希望能将菲利斯捉个正形，而在城中四处游荡的菲利斯三人则展开了一场隐藏自己身份的冒险……