约翰（乔恩·费儒 Jon Favreau 饰）一直渴望能够成为一名演员，踏上光芒万丈的星光大道，可现实是苍白的，在娱乐圈混迹了许久，约翰依然只能在片场跑跑龙套。不仅如此，他还在不知不觉之间欠下了巨额债务，无奈之下，他只得暂时放弃自己的理想，成为了电影公司的送片员。 一天，约翰接到了一份油水很足的工作——将一个神秘的手提箱送到加州，这份工作有着和它的难度并不匹配的丰厚报酬，就这样，约翰踏上了旅途。让约翰没有想到的是，这一路上，有着数不尽的麻烦和困难在等待着他，不仅如此，他还震惊的得知，自己的委托人竟然甚至都不是地球人。Would be-Hollywood actor John Person always considered his bizarre neighbor Neely a conspiracy theory nut-case. Still he accepts a simple task to wipe out his over $27,000 debt: delivering a blue suitcase to some Cowboy at Baker, in the empty desert. The place proves a nest of weirdos, including extremely jealous Randy and his girl Ruthie, who seduces John. He learns Neely was murdered, and FBI agent Banks grills him as prime suspect. Yet the weirdest is still to come once Cowboy turns up.
