Marcy is an assistant to Senator John McGlory, who is having problems with a re-election campaign. Desperate for Irish votes, McGlory's chief of staff Nick sends Marcy to Ireland to trace McGlory's relatives or ancestors. Marcy arrives at the village of Ballinagra when it is preparing for an annual Matchmaking Festival. A well-dressed, handsome and single young lady, she become...
The film's prologue involves the death of an Irish commandant during the Irish War of Independence, who is shot by the Black and Tans. The film then skips forward a few decades, to the unveiling of a statue commemorating the war hero. When an Englishman arrives to settle in Ireland, the locals distrust him and soon blame him for the statue's destruction.
The creator of comic superhero Captain Justice, Abner Bevis, is in a rut, repeating old storylines. The comic's owners want to kill the strip off due to falling sales, and children are losing interest in it. This transfers itself to the world of the comic strip, Pleasantville, where Justice realises his adventures are repeats, and the characters of the world are starting to fad...
三十年代美国经济大萧条，市面上一片荒芜。家庭主妇Cecilia（米亚·法罗 Mia Farrow 饰）白天应对沉闷的服务生工作（由于经济崩溃 ，很快也失去这份工作），晚上面对毫无情趣的丈夫。身为狂热影迷的她日日走进影院观看一部叫《开罗紫罗兰》的电影，熟习到连台词表情都能记住，电影里没有经济萧条，电影里是上流社会的宴席与取乐。这日奇怪的事发生了，戏里面的男主角Tom（杰夫·丹尼尔斯 Jeff Daniels 饰）从荧幕上走了下来！直接走到Cecilia面前，和她私奔。而电影里的人物也跟着议论纷纷，剧情不按剧情走，而变成了讨论会。
Cecilia与Tom去游乐园，互诉衷情，虽然一开始很浪漫，但后来发现这并不能填饱肚子，男主角Tom在现实中的扮演者Gil（杰夫·丹尼尔斯 Jeff Daniels 饰）也出现了 ，同样为了夺得Cecilia芳心与Tom展开比...
