刚刚走出大学校门的本恩（达斯汀•霍夫曼DustinHoffman饰）对前途十分茫然，偏偏在这时遇上了风流的鲁滨逊太太（安妮•班克罗夫特AnneBancroft饰）。虽然不再年轻，但鲁滨逊太太却一再勾引本恩，二人发生了关系。他们在约会过程中，本恩遇上了太太的女儿伊莱恩（凯瑟琳•罗斯KatharineRoss饰），被她的纯真青春深深吸引。本恩吐露了爱意，与伊莱恩开始了正常的恋爱关系，却遭到了鲁滨逊太太...

　　Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead...