某年，土耳其大军压境，被围困的英国小城内，亨利剧团正在搬演吹牛大王拜伦·慕乔森的故事，岂料戏的中途慕乔森（John Neville 饰）真身到场，他宣称这次战争完全由自己和土耳其苏丹的一个赌局引起，凭借四名本领高强的仆从，慕乔森席卷土耳其皇室宝库，苏丹因此开战。话音未落，土耳其的炮火摧毁了剧场，慕乔森动员群众用衣裙制成热气球，带上剧团主之女萨莉（Sarah Polley 饰），踏上寻求四名仆从的历险。二人抵达月球，从月球之王手中救出飞毛腿，又在维纳斯（Uma Thurman 饰）的支援下拉走大力士，最后在巨鱼腹中汇合神枪手与顺风耳。五人来到战场，慕乔森引领仆从们战胜岁月的侵蚀重新焕发神力，大胜土耳其人……慕乔森的故事讲完了，剧场里的观众在他的带领下涌出城外，发现胜利真的奇迹般降临。

A philosophical and poetic portrait of the famous (or maybe infamous?) Baron Munchhausen. His crazy, yet very merriment, stories, views and behavior is what sets him apart from others. He becomes alienated from the society that failed to grasp his brilliance. In fact, his brilliance is what underlines the faults with the society itself. It's a beautiful yet tragic story that is filled with dense and intellectual dialogue