歌女夏荷偶然邂逅富商司恒,司恒为夏荷的自尊自爱所动,执意娶夏荷为妻。夏荷为其真诚所动,嫁入豪门,一夜之间成为轰动全城的灰姑娘。。狠心舅父陈有(黄秋生 饰)串同贼人绑架外甥小宝(小柏林 饰),小宝不幸遇害。其父母伤心过度,决定移民离开这个伤心地。临行前他们为屋子装上先进的防盗锁,而巨额赎金和小宝的鬼魂则留在屋中。
陈有千方百计想要拿到赎金,却因防范严密而屡屡失手。情急之下,他重金聘请热心电子仪器的咪表收银员亚伟(梁朝伟 饰)和亚肥(郑则仕 饰)潜入屋中,偷盗藏有赎金的玩具猫,二人不知底细,欣然同意,却在屋中遭到小宝的戏弄,却也籍此知道了小宝遇害的始末……。Herzog takes a film crew to the island of Guadeloupe when he hears that the volcano on the island is going to erupt. Everyone has left, except for one old man who refuses to leave. Herzog catches the eeriness of an abandoned city, with stop lights cycling over an empty intersection.。