On a weekend getaway at a rundown cabin in the woods, Jason, a cautious teen, his crude best friend Colin and his fearless older sister Summer are forced to work together, grow up and save their hard partying parents from their predatory neighbour (Lauren Holly) who is intent on feeding them all to her undead family…
影片由家喻户晓的科恩兄弟导演,电影原声大碟获得第44届格莱美最佳年度专辑大奖。
30年代初,密西西比州荒野的监狱里,唠唠叨叨、油嘴滑舌的艾弗瑞特(乔治·克鲁尼 George Clooney 饰)整天打着各种逃跑的鬼主意。在成功说服了狱友——头脑简单的德尔玛(蒂姆·布雷克 ·尼尔森 Tim Blake Nelson 饰)和贼大胆的皮特(约翰·特托罗 John Turturro 饰)之后,艾弗瑞特的越狱大计终于得以实现,三个穿着犯人服、拖着手铐、脚镣的罪犯叮叮当当地踏上了通往自由之路。据艾弗瑞特说,在密西西比河边还埋藏有一大笔赃款赃物。
逃亡途中,他们不仅要对付各种各样令人棘手的突发事件,还要与追捕他们的执法官库利斗智斗勇。这个锲而不舍的家伙发誓要把这三个“脱网之鱼”送回监狱。这一路上意外不断,状况百出,究竟他们能否获得真正的自由?