Ana salah siji film lelucon- nanging film sing jenengé.1940 gumshoe Rigby Reardon{Steve Martin} éntuk kelompokan karo sultry klien Rachel Ward sing bapakku kelakon. Sakliyané kuwi dimulai.Set in and kiro 40s LA, film iki gawe Martin sing interaktif karo clips karakter lan gambar saka 40s noir.Nye éntuk naséhat saka Marlowe- clip sing sebeneran Bogart dibuktikan lan sing numpak ing film. Seneng cara, kok kok isa interaksi karo Alan Ladd{This Gun for Hire} Barbara Stanwick and Fred Mac Murray{from Double Indemity}, Burt Lancasters{ Killers, anyo kecad OK dinggo {Barton.