Hilarly und-couple / road film / polis film / aksyon komedia paketeh ing bebarengan. Robert De Niro adalah Jack Walsh, an sing dibuwang polisi Chicago saiki kerja dadi pejuang, sing tekad mawa accountant-jumpting Jonathan Mardukas (Charles Grodin) sing dibuwang jutaan dolar saka Mafioso Jimmy Serrano (Dennis Farina). Pancèn, kuwi ora mung gampang, FBI lan Mob ana ing track - lan seluruh stor snowball ing accounting perseveran antar lines "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" as Walsh and Marduka really digawing langsung transporasi.