胡格（杰森·罗巴兹 Jason Robards 饰）遭到了信赖的朋友塔格里（L·Q·琼斯 L.Q. Jones 饰）和布温（斯特罗瑟·马丁 Strother Martin 饰）的背叛，身无分文险些丧命。在一片荒漠之中，胡格意外的发现了一处水源，于是，他打起了卖水的主意。 牧师约书亚（大卫·沃纳 David Warner 饰）指责胡格不应该将公共资源据为己有，于是胡格前往附近的小镇，将这片地买了下来，紧接着，他又凭借着三寸不烂之舌说服了当地的银行家投资兴建旅店。与此同时，胡格邂逅了被小镇上的居民居住出镇的妓女西堤（斯黛拉·斯蒂文斯 Stella Stevens 饰），胡格收留了她，两人之间产生了真挚的感情。
Gilang is an extra actor who has been in the film industry for 10 years. Gilang always gives too much extra effort so he is blacklisted by many directors and casting directors. Excessive effort makes Gilang always run out of money to invest in his extra r
Inspired by a true story, the action-comedy follows a wild man state cop (Scott) who shows up in a small town with a big meth problem and immediately butts heads with a strait-laced local deputy (Simmons) as they attempt to solve a murder.
