两个从美国来到德国旅游的年轻女孩林赛和简妮在前往某俱乐部的路上迷路，车爆胎。又冷又怕的二人徒步穿越树林，来到一处人迹罕至的居所求救。主人海特医生退休前是世界上首屈一指的连体婴儿分离手术专家，退休后则致力于一项耸人听闻的反向医学研究，到处巡捕猎物，试图通过手术将人体首尾相连，造就“人体蜈蚣”。林赛和简妮的到来令海特医生大喜过望，在杀死一位肌肉组织不够搭配的实验对象之后，他又用麻醉枪捉来一位日本游客，正式开始实验。

马丁和母亲住在英国伦敦一个灰暗的房子里。那里喧闹的邻居以及拥挤的生活条件，无时无刻不让马丁倍感压抑。他是地下车库夜班保安，每天一遍又一遍地欣赏《人体蜈蚣》，剪贴板上充满了电影的纪念品，电影中的变态德国医生，成了他疯狂迷恋的科学家。母亲对他的辱骂，使他的精神临近崩溃的边缘。他租了一个仓库开始模拟德国医生，实施他的“伟大”的人体蜈蚣计划。他开始囚禁无辜的人，甚至杀死自己的母亲，同时打晕了楼上大嗓门的邻居、两个醉鬼、两个妓女、一对恋人，一对夫妇，一个孕妇，一个好色徒，把他们几个弄在一块做成“人体蜈蚣”。但马丁缺乏手术技巧，医疗器械和手术室。他只有胶带、榔头、螺丝刀等根本不能称之为手术器材的家用工具。而他是否能把把这个变态的计划实施下去呢？

拉瑟在片中饰演一位性格暴躁的典狱长，他统领的这所州立监狱的囚犯暴动次数、医疗支出和狱警调动次数全都排名全国第一。更关键的是，他认为这些囚犯和州长没有给他应有的尊重。他尝试过许多惩罚手段，依然无法让这些囚犯守规矩，州长也给他下达了最后通牒：要么就管好囚犯，要么就关掉监狱。在自己得力助手德怀特(劳伦斯饰演)的建议下，他想出了一个极具“创意”的想法，这样可以管理好囚犯，还能省下数百万美元，而这个创意正是来自于《人体蜈蚣》电影！

In the twenty- sixth century the inhabitants of Utopia have so lost their individuality , which vary in number. They live in glass houses ( this was written before the invention of television) , which allows the political police , called "Keepers " can easily supervise them. They all wear the same uniform and usually turn to each other or as a " cipher -so " or " UNIFEM " ( uniform). They feed on artificial food and rest hour marching in fours in a row the anthem of the One State, pouring out of the loudspeakers . As they are allowed to put a break on the hour (known as the " sexy time "), draw the curtains of their glass houses. At the head of the One State is one called The Benefactor , which are replaced every year the whole population , usually unanimously. The guiding principle of the State is that happiness and freedom are incompatible .

本影片由派翠西亚·海史密斯的一部快被人忘记却相当有趣的小说改编而成。蒙冤坐牢五年的丈夫刑满释放，可回到家中，他却发现了一系列与妻子有关的秘密，旋即坠入嫉妒泥潭，不可自拔。影片巧妙地展现出被嫉妒之火毁灭的过程，悲伤的结局令人唏嘘不止。影片中男女主角的表现堪称精准，令人佩服。

After Martin Lamm's wife Esther announces that she hired someone to kill him, the famous writer's life changes rapidly. Just hours later Esther is found at the bottom of a river.