祖儿在非洲

　　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.

　　鲍威尔（安东尼•霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰）是一位专门研究黑猩猩的人类学家，他在卢旺达长期观察观察当地黑猩猩的活动。然而两年前，这位性情温和的学者突然性情大变，杀了两位当地的森林管理员以及伤害了多名管理员后神秘失踪。如今，他终于被逮捕归案，关押在美国高度戒严的精神病监狱。　　年轻的精神病专家卡尔特（小库珀•古丁 Cuba Gooding 饰）意图揭开鲍威尔精神失常之谜而一举成名，于是他深入到监狱直接与鲍威尔进行对话。鲍威尔一开始对这位访客充满敌意，身为人类学家的他在卡尔特面前一点也不落下风。随着对话的逐渐深入，卡尔特渐渐了解到了事件真相：鲍威尔杀害的管理员其实是偷猎大猩猩的恶棍……

　　本片讲述了一位在东京落魄的美国演员的故事。他受雇于一家日本家庭租赁公司，充当门面上的“美籍演员”，由此通过扮演他人生活中的各种角色，踏上了一段意想不到的自我发现之旅。