传教士沃利斯·德韦有着一个漂亮的妻子，他在德州传教，激励着大批信徒。但有一天他的生活发生了巨大变化：他发现妻子和另一年轻传教士偷情，一时气盛把年轻教士打成了植物人。他隐名埋姓，逃到很远的小镇，并从内心深处为自己的过去忏悔。在那里他又成了一个受人尊敬的传教士，不过后来还是被他妻子发现了。

Myron Breckinridge is waiting for his sex-change operation while a stoned surgeon stumbles into the operating room. Before the drugged doctor begins Myron's operation, he counsels him. Myron persists and the doctor goes through with it. An enthusiastic audience observing the operation applauds the medical achievement and rises in a standing ovation. After the operation, Myron arrives in Hollywood as Myra while in the rest of the film Myron pops up from time to time as Myra's alter ego. Myra goes to an acting academy owned by her uncle, Buck Loner, a former cowboy star. The real reason for Myra's arrival is to claim her half of Uncle Buck's estate, which she says she's entitled to. Buck Loner stalls by giving her a job teaching the history of motion pictures. Buck Loner has several friends. One of them is Letitia Van Allen, an ancient Hollywood talent scout. The sex-starved septuagenarian runs an acting agency "for leading men only."

西元2274年人类居住在由电脑控制的城市中，在这个城市中无优无虑，可自由毫无拘束的追求享乐；但到30岁时每一个人必须接受考验，一个探究永恒、重生的试炼……