During a cross-country lecture tour, notoriously acerbic radio personality Sheridan Whiteside slips on the icy steps of the house of the Stanleys, a prominent Ohio family, and is forced to recuperate in their home during…

年龄已届65岁的蒙蒂伍利被公司强迫退休，但他认为自己仍然精力旺盛，不肯言退，于是发动抗争，对公司主管力数退休政策的保守落伍，而他一席动人的演说更成为全国注目的焦点。