私家侦探史燕德,其侦探社门堪罗雀,唯有处处兼职维持生计。一日,实雄电影公司需要大批临时演员,史是其中之一,岂料女秘书错把史的名字加到了钟老板即将举办的酒会嘉宾名单之中,史闹出不少笑话。
钟老板向众人展示其近期购得的唐朝御用宝物——宝石尿壶,以炫耀家财。其太太安娜与武术指导刘家班早已布置好一个夺宝阴谋,却被糊涂的史破坏计划。安娜迁怒于史,故用诡计聘请史调查夺宝主使之人,再乘机除之。钟老板却怀疑安娜与史有不寻常的关系,制造机会对付二人。此次意外引起了保险公司的关注,特派女调查员May潜入当演员,史与May朝夕相处,犹如一对情侣。钟和安娜分别聘请了杀手对史下毒手,史却不知生命危在旦夕。。Made for only $350,000 in 1985 when no one wanted to fund or star in a movie about lesbians, Desert Hearts is widely considered the first full-length lesbian love story, and its success paved the way for the proliferation of lesbian films we enjoy today.
Directed by Donna Deitch and set in 1950's Reno, Nevada, Desert Hearts tells the story of a 35-year-old uptight female professor Vivian (Helen Shaver) who comes to town to file for divorce and ends up falling in love with a free-spirited 25-year-old casino worker Cay (Patricia Charbonneau).
Although Vivian left her husband because she had "drowned in still waters," she is not quite prepared for the tidal wave-effect Cay has on her life. As Vivian herself admits, her life is all about "order," and her image of herself as a scholar and a professional, upstanding woman does not include a relationship with a woman. Cay, meanwhile, is living at home with her stepmother, Frances (Audra Lindley) while she waits to meet someone who "counts"--and she almost immediately recognizes that Vivian is that someone.
Both women struggle with conflicting desires and a sense of obligation to others, and are ultimately drawn together not just because of their attraction to each other, but because each woman offers the other something she has been unable to find on her own.。Dinosaur fossils are worth their weight in gold in a market where serious scientists and fortune hunters vie to be first to the next big find. An eye-opening adventure documentary about bones, cash and big egos - and an absolute must for dinosaur fans. Dinosaurs became extinct around 65 million years ago. Today, their bones and fossils are coveted and sell for staggering sums o...。