何能克因失业，通过当红的电影明星丁聪介绍，当上一名临时电影演员，俗称“茄喱啡”。毫无电影拍摄经验的何能克，被指定在拍摄的时候攀高堕下，又要在河水中饱尝拳打脚踢，受尽苦难的折磨。但由于生活逼人，又因其自幼就暗怀明星梦，加上暗恋另一位临时演员小芳，所以坚持下来。与此同时，何克能与小芳的爱情有了进展。一向对小芳图谋不轨的丁聪，设计强奸小芳，幸好何克能及时发现，救了小芳，并且向丁聪之妻揭露其丑行。

Hakky Ho (James Yi Lui) holds on to his love of acting and dreams of being a star despite the chaotic, brutal, low-paying, hilarious reality of life as an extra. He falls in love with fellow extra Siu-Fong (Idy Chan), but the star (Kenneth Tsang) wants her for his next extra-marital conquest.