Offbeat fashion student Betsy Hopper and her straight-laced investment-banker fiancé Jake Lovell just want an intimate little wedding reception, but Betsy's father Eddie, a Long Island construction contractor, feels so threatened by Jake's rich WASP parents that he blows the ceremony up into a bank-breaking showpiece, sending his wife Lola into a financial panic.

Respected liberal Senator Joe Tynan is asked to lead the opposition to a Supreme Court appointment. It means losing an old friend and fudging principles to make the necessary deals, as well as further straining his already part-time family life. But it could be a big boost to his career, so he takes it on. Helping him prepare the case is pretty southern researcher Karen Traynor, and their developing relationship further complicates and compromises his life.

麥可（亞倫艾達，「1600火線悍將」）完成了一部關於美國大革命的歷史小說，並順利地賣出電影版權，然而參與拍片的人對這部電影不斷提出各種意見，讓作者不禁一個頭兩個大：演員們對自己的角色有意見、導演想重設戰爭場景、而麥可本人則迷上了飾演女主角的費絲（蜜雪兒菲佛，「哈里遜福特之危機四伏」）。
此外，麥可還有個認為惡魔躲在她家廚房的瘋狂老媽，他的女朋友則不斷逼麥可許下承諾…參與演出的還有曾入圍奧斯卡的鮑伯霍金斯（「蒙娜麗莎」）、以及榮獲本屆奧斯卡最佳男配角的米高肯恩（「心塵往事」），飾演麥可的亞倫艾達則身兼本片的編、導、演三職。

史提夫热衷于工作却冷落了妻子杰姬，杰姬为此深感不满并提出离婚，从此，这对中年男女各自开展他们的爱情新生活，但如何开始呢？毕竟他们已有二十多年没有和别的异性约会啦！擅长描绘都市中年人爱情心态的艾伦．阿尔达，继大受好评的《四季》与《甜蜜的自由》后再次自导自演一部刻画中年离婚夫妇尝试第二春的浪漫喜剧，并与常葆青春的女猫王安．玛格丽特搭档演出，在美国上映时大受欢迎。

Three middle-aged wealthy couples take vacations together in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. Along the way we are treated to mid-life, marital, parental and other crises.