A psychological drama centered around world-famous turn-of-the-century photographer, Eadweard Muybridge who photographed nude and deformed subjects, became the godfather of cinema, murdered his wife's lover, and was the last American to receive the justifiable homicide verdict.

影片由四个短故事组成，丹尼·德维托是个缺乏锻炼的中年男人；艾伦·波斯蒂恩则是个患病的盲老太；朱丽·德尔比饰演一位温和教导的母亲；格蕾塔·葛韦格则戴上眼镜变身宅女。众人对狗狗的态度不同，但共同点是，腊肠狗是他们生活中不可或缺的亲近的朋友。