It's Prohibition, and the boys wind up behind bars after Stan sells some of their home-brew beer to a policeman.
Jimmy Wakely and "Cannonball" Taylor protect shipments along a stage and freight line from villainous bandits.
A violinist, Lefteris, is constantly running around on account of his work - from the Symphonic Orchestra to the Church. One Sunday, an incident caused by the competition between two churches sends him to prison, where he tells the story of his life to a fellow-prisoner. He has had an eventful life, rich in both marriage and divorce.
奥尔良监狱里新来了两个“无辜”的罪犯:Zack(汤姆·威兹 Tom Waits 饰)和Jack(约翰·劳瑞 John Lurie 饰)。Zack是一个DJ,被女友抛弃后在街上浪荡的他接受了一个朋友的工作:把一辆车开到一个地方,路上他却被警察拦了下来随后在车后座发现了一具尸体;而Jack则被一个老朋友所说服,去见一个年轻貌美的妓女,就在他准备享受一番之时,警察破门而入将他带走。不久,监狱里又来了一个意大利杀人犯Bob(罗伯托·贝尼尼 Roberto Benigni 饰)。三人在一间牢房里闹了不少笑话。百无聊赖的他们计划逃狱,竟然成功了。三人艰辛走过沼泽地,穿过树林,来到了一个意大利女人Nicoletta(尼可莱塔·布拉斯基 Nicoletta Braschi 饰演)住的小屋。Bob和Nicoletta两个意大利人沉浸在爱河中,最后只剩下Jack和Zack继续上路,而他们两人又将在面对岔路口时走向何方...... 本片由美国独立电影导演吉姆·贾木许Jim Jarmusch执导,为一部黑白电影,参加了1986年的戛纳电影节。
戴夫(杰罗恩·佩瑟瓦尔饰)和肯尼斯(凯文·詹森斯饰)两兄弟在一次抢劫行动中落败。慌乱下,戴夫成功脱身而肯尼斯则被擒住,进了大牢。为了保护哥哥,肯尼斯独自扛下了所有罪名。肯尼斯四年后刑满出狱,一切都发生了翻天覆地的变化。哥哥的生活已步入常规,并想尽最大的努力来帮他回归。而当他得知自己日夜想念的女友(薇儿拉·贝坦丝饰)已和哥哥戴夫在一起过上了安慰的生活,甚至怀有身孕时,他用尽可怕的手段试图将她赢回。