伊万(阿尔·帕西诺 Al Pacino 饰)是一名生活在纽约的剧作家,他所撰写的剧本就要开演了,最近,他为了工作的事情忙的焦头烂额,完全无暇顾及家里。伊万的妻子葛洛莉亚(塔斯黛·韦尔德 Tuesday Weld 饰)有着三任前夫,她和他们都生了孩子,再加上伊万的孩子伊吉(艾力克·古瑞 Eric Gurry 饰),伊万家中有五个小孩需要照顾。 伊万发现葛洛莉亚待在家里的时间越来越少了,每天都在外面逍遥,他知道妻子的“老毛病”犯了。葛洛莉亚无法忍受单调枯燥的婚姻生活,总是在安峰额几年以后就开始要想方设法的找点乐子。这下子,照顾五个孩子的重任全部堆到了伊万的肩上。Playwright Travalian feels pulled limb from limb these days. He has a Broadway play in rehearsal and they want rewrites. His tramp wife is leaving him, leaving him as well with four children from her previous marriages plus his own son. And his lead actress wants to move in with him but isn't used to kids.