Aldo (阿尔多饰)，Giovanni(吉欧瓦尼饰)和Giacomo(吉阿克默饰) 是三个积极上进的剧场演员，他们心中正设想着一个美丽的蓝图：要在将来哪一天上演属于他们自己的特别版本的《大鼻子情圣》（Cyrano de Bergerac）。为了这一天早日来到，他们开始在各种各样的演出场所争取表演的机会：Aldo在盛大的歌剧上客串演出，Giovanni在电视电影上扮演一些跑龙套的角色，还有Giovanni站在百货大楼前当人体模特……

Con man Aldo breaks out of jail and seizes a car at gunpoint, taking its passengers—bumbling police officer Giacomo and nitpicking civilian Giovanni—hostages. An unlikely friendship blossoms.

An elderly shepherd takes on big business when he becomes the only holdout against property developers building a luxury resort in his tiny Sardinian village.