故事开始于1937年，年轻的乔伊（弗吉尼亚·麦肯娜 Virginia McKenna 饰）前往肯尼亚度假，在肯尼亚热带森林里，乔伊目睹了各种各样的珍奇异兽，这些灵动的生命深深的吸引了乔伊，她果断的和丈夫离了婚，嫁给了当地的禁猎监督管乔治（比尔·特拉弗斯 Bill Travers 饰），就此留在了这片神奇的土地之上。一天，乔治在巡逻期间遭到了一头母狮的攻击，为了保命，乔治不得不开枪击毙了母狮，之后，他发现母狮留下了三只无人照料的小狮子，于是，乔治将其中两只比较健康的送到了动物园，剩下一只体弱多病的留给了乔伊照料，夫妻两人给它取名艾尔莎，就这样，艾尔莎成为了两人真正的孩子。

《笑笑笑》鲍方是乐天知命的父亲，深爰中国相声艺术；在抗战中的天津，他带领一家人坚忍卓绝地渡过艰辛岁月，维系伦情于不倒。一些处境，如女儿石慧背地里替父亲通宵改作业簿，反被误解，很有“少年笔耕”的悲情感触：加插的滑稽相声表演亦甚有讽笑趣味、李萍倩导技圆熟、感情饱满，悲喜交集得恰如其份，首儿场节口气氛场面尤见情凋。整体颇能体现中国传统乐天积极的生命哲学。

Robert Altman offers his unique take on the institution of marriage with this raucous comedy about a wedding reception that quickly turns chaotic. When the Corellis and Brenners--two completely opposite families--convene to watch their children tie the knot, everything seems too good to be true. But when the Brenner family matriarch dies before the reception has even begun, the boozing Dr. Jules Meecham (Howard Duff) decides that they better wait to break the news to friends and family, and as everyone continues to celebrate, it becomes evident that things aren't what they appear to be on the surface. Affairs are initiated and alcohol is ingested, leading up to a thunderstorm--and the most shocking secret of all. Altman assembles a who's who of American comediennes with this star-studded farce in which he compassionately mocks marriage and family life.

供职于东和油脂公司的朝仓哲也（松田优作 饰）表面是工作兢兢业业、谨小慎微的小职员，内心却包藏着巨大的野心。他模仿三亿日元惊天抢劫案，抢得一亿日元现金，然纸币号码被记录在案，朝仓铤而走险，通过一场危险的交易将现金换成海洛因。另一方面，东和油脂高层领导串通侵吞公款，被东京经济研究所所长铃木（安部彻 饰）的外甥樱井光彦（千叶真一 饰）得知，樱井利用桃色事件勒索东和高层，引发一连串的暴力争斗。而朝仓则在暗处静观事态发展，伺机行动……根据大藪春彦（《该死的野兽》）同名小说改编。