迷人的保姆

　　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.

　　霍华德（瑞安·奥尼尔 Ryan O'Neal 饰）是一名音乐学家，他带着自己的未婚妻尤妮丝（玛德莲·卡恩 Madeline Kahn 饰）前往旧金山，霍华德发现了一块火成岩石标本，这个标本能够证明音乐的起源，霍华德想要凭借着这个标本获得拉雷比基金会颁发的奖学金。　　霍华德和尤妮丝住在一间名为布里斯托尔的旅店中，同样下榻酒店的，还有霍斯金斯太太（Mabel Albertson 饰）、史密斯先生（迈克尔·墨菲 Michael Murphy 饰）和霍华德的狂热追求者朱迪（芭芭拉·史翠珊 Barbra Streisand 饰）。巧合的是，他们四个人所拎的行李箱竟然一模一样。接待员弗里斯（斯特凡·吉拉什 Stefan Gierasch 饰）想要霍斯金斯太太箱子里的珠宝，间谍琼斯（菲利普·罗斯 Philip Roth 饰）觊觎史密斯先生手里的秘密文件，阴差阳错之下，一场大乱斗开始了。

　　自编自导才子型导演诺亚·鲍姆巴赫正在纽约拍摄新片，达斯汀·霍夫曼、艾玛·汤普森、亚当·桑德勒、本·斯蒂勒等人加盟。影片围绕纽约一个家人之间关系冷漠的家庭展开。亚当·桑德勒、本·斯蒂勒饰演一对兄弟，艾玛·汤普森则有可能饰演一个酒鬼。这也是本·斯蒂勒第三次出演鲍姆巴赫执导的影片。