袓是名美麗善良的美髮師，雖然每次幫客人剪髮時，可能不只剪掉頭髮，但上每位男士還是甘冒血光災的風險，只為了一親香澤一次剪髮時基利被袓削去半邊耳朵，不過因禍得福，成為她入幕之賓。正當兩人初次翻雲覆雨時，卻傳來一個惡耗，原來基利未來岳母，正是他失散多年的親娘！不得了，那麼祖便是他的親妹，事情怎樣收科？Everythinginearnest,youngGillyNoble's(ChrisKlein)lifeisfinallygoingright.He'sgotajobheenjoys,he'smarryingJo(HeatherGraham),thegirlofhisdreams,andhe'sjustastepawayfromfindinghisbirthparents.Butallthatcomestoacrashinghaltandayearlater,afterlosinghisjobandhisgirl,GilsetsouttogetbackJoandmakehisliferightagain.Theproblemis,Johasgottenengagedintheirtimeapart,andherwealthyhusband-to-beandsocialclimbingmother(SallyField)arenotabouttoletGillytakeherbackwithoutafight.Chaosensuesasourherofindshimselfinonecomicalpredicamentafteranother,allthistowinbackhistruelove.