花與蛇1974

　　The main character is Dr. Max Holst, a successful neurosurgeon. One day an intense little man named Steinmetz shows up, who has the real ability to create objects out of thin air, using only his mind. As no one believes him at first, he is held at a ward for mental patients, but manifests the key to his door and escapes. As he has a special interest in Dr. Holst, Steinmetz subsequently invites Holst to his large mansion, which is full of expensive paintings and sculptures, and proves to him that he can in fact materialise objects. Steinmetz’s abilities are evolving by leaps and bounds, and is progressing from being able to create objects only to being able to create living things. His ultimate ambition is to be able to create a human being. He tells Dr. Holst that if he will only perform a certain brain operation on him, Steinmetz will become able to attain his goal. He’s got all the necessary equipment set up in his basement. Dr. Holst, however, is too spooked by the whole thing to agree to this mad scheme, and refuses. Steinmetz then sets about manipulating Holst’s life, to pressure him into performing the operation. By then Steinmetz has become able to create a temporary human being, and in the hope that he can perhaps make his own creation perform the operation, he manifests a doppelganger of Dr. Holst. This double proceeds to take over Dr. Holst’s life, creating chaos for him professionally and personally. And then Dr. Holst starts fighting back. The ending has the dual virtue of being both unexpected and satisfying.

　　史考特（艾迪·墨菲 Eddie Murphy 飾）是一名反應機智、精通罪犯心理的資深警探，負責解救人質和談判與歹徒的交涉。一天，他突然被長官指派與毫無實戰經驗的菜鳥凱文（邁克爾·拉帕波特 Michael Rapaport 飾）合作辦案。史考特表面上接受了這個安排，但私下里仍然和老友山姆合作。然而，山姆卻在執勤中意外喪生?！　榱讼蚝糜褕蟪?，史考特只好與凱文合作展開行動。與此同時，殺害山姆的歹徒又搶劫了一家珠寶店。史考特和凱文追蹤到了這名歹徒，但沒想到他竟然越獄，并將史考特的女友作為報復對象鎖定。一場致命的游戲開始了，史考特和菜鳥凱文必須緊密合作，共同追捕這個危險的歹徒。

　　研究者對同年齡組的兩個家庭做了跟蹤調查：一對是IQ為130的天才組合，夫妻和睦，但是無嗣，正當兩人準備作試管嬰兒之時，男主人卻在自慰中意外死亡；另一個家庭，都是IQ 80的低能夫妻，天天吵架，不過卻人丁興旺，不僅三代同堂，而且家族甚大。根據這個調查，研究者選擇了一個自愿 者鮑爾斯（盧克?威爾遜 Luke Wilson 飾）做冷凍實驗，不想實驗出了差錯，500年后他醒來后，卻成為地球上最聰明的人。他被盲打誤撞地選做了總統的候選人，支持他的甚至還有5屆自由搏擊冠軍。在盛大的競選現場，他只能硬著頭皮面對選民演說，對于目前的種植、沙塵暴等問題，他提出的是灌溉這一看似離譜的解決辦法。而且，還得到了選民的擁護，然而這個美夢迅速破滅了，他開始遭到謾罵、攻擊，甚至是性命堪憂……