基尼斯扮演的角色发明了一种永不变脏也永远穿不破的神奇布料，这简直是人类的福音——因此，纺织厂老板和工会领导决定，要在所有人都失业以前干掉基尼斯。被追杀的基尼斯狂奔过黑暗的街巷，但是对他来说躲起来并不容易，因为他的衣服在黑暗中闪闪发光。

　　『1970年，全世界都知道贝尔法斯特是个分裂的城市，附近邻里都变成贫民窟了，但是我对这一切毫不知情。我的世界就只有这麽大而已——四面牆和几条安静的街道，不过那是在我认识米奇寳之前』
　　『1970年，全世界都知道贝尔法斯特是个分裂的城市，但是我对这一切毫不知情。直到事实像火车一样碾过……』
　　本片根据欧文麦卡菲帝著名的舞台剧拍摄而成，讲述了七十年代北爱尔兰两个少年的故事，一个来自天主教家庭，一个则是清教徒背景，原该水火不容的他们却跨越了边界，成为血盟结拜兄弟。他们学著当时正在上映的《虎豹小霸王》,决定离家抢银行做大事......

Classic British comedy adapted from a James Thurber story about a tweed manufacturer's elderly accountant who devises a plan to save the company from an American takeover bid. The arrival of an efficiency expert from the States causes enough of a stir but, when it turns out to be a woman, the old-fashioned number cruncher declares war. Man-eating businesswoman, Angela Barrows is sent by her US company to Edinburgh to investigate export opportunities. She meets businessman Robert MacPherson en route and he persuades her to help bring his company into the 20th century. The staff, lead by Mr. Martin, have other ideas and a battle between the old and new business methods breaks out.