约翰（大卫•阿奎特 David Arquette 饰）是一位出卖自己的肉体来换取金钱的男妓。圣诞节快要到了，约翰拼了命的工作，外加借债，总算凑足了一笔钱。他决定要用这一笔钱来入住一间豪华的高级酒店，在每年一度的佳节里享受一下崇高的待遇。然而，让约翰感到无语的是，他藏着全部财产的鞋竟然不见了，所有和圣诞节有关的幻想都化为了泡影，在洋溢着节日气氛的大街上，约翰只能继续在寒冷中揽客。
唐纳（卢卡斯•哈斯 Lukas Haas 饰）是街上新来的男妓，初来乍到的他有着一股罕见的天真和乐观。唐纳喜欢上了桀骜不驯的约翰，而约翰却将他视为一个让他头疼的问题。

Three minor delinquints (Danes, Ribisi, and Epps) are recruited by a cop (Farina) working undercover to bust a cop/drug ring. When the officer who recruited them is killed, they go above and beyond the call of duty to solve the murder; and bust the drug ring. Suffering the jibes, and ridicule of fellow officers; they struggle to save their names, and that of their deceased benefactor.