When her Brazilian, senator father is arrested for involving his entire family in campaign finance fraud, a spoiled, rich, Brazilian socialite must suddenly start a new life in America without friends, money, a place to live or a greencard.
The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid. They send an invasion force (in chain mail, armed with bows and arrows) to New York and they arrive during a nuclear drill that has cleared the streets.
After his girl leaves him for someone else, Herbert gets really depressed and starts searching for a job. He finally finds one in a big house which is inhabited by many, many women. Can he live in the same home with all these females?
Mary and her friend, Rachel, are new students at St. Francis Academy, a boarding school run by the iron fist of Mother Superior. The immature teens grow bored and begin playing pranks on both the unsuspecting nuns and their unpleasant classmates, becoming a constant thorn in Mother Superior's side. However, as the years pass, Mary and Rachel slowly mature and begin to see the nuns in a different light.
Mike Donnelly (Chris Farley) ile tanışın! O, herkesin sevdiği, komik ve başına bela açmaya hazır bir sakarlık makinesi. Büyük kardeşi Al’in (Tim Matheson) Washington eyaleti valiliğini kazanmasına yardım etmeye kendini adamıştır, ancak her oy kazanma fırsatını utanç verici bir felakete dönüştürmeyi başarır. Kampanya ekibinin tembel yardımcısı Steve Dodds (David Spade), Mike’a göz kulak olmayı gönüllü olarak üstlenir. Mike, mevcut valinin bir sahtekâr olduğunu keşfedince, iyi niyetli yıkımı yepyeni bir seviyeye taşır. Tommy Boy’un yıldızları Chris Farley ve David Spade, neden “90’ların en iyi komedi ikilisi” olduklarını bir kez daha kanıtlıyor!