A misfit gang of runaways and orphans are taken in by a dark and charismatic father figure who together wreak havoc throughout swamps and trailer parks of central Florida....
The bizarre animated escapades of pseudo-heroic scientist Dr. Rusty Venture, his competent, high strung bodyguard, and his two over-enthusiastic sons....
杜立德医生（艾迪·墨菲 Eddie Murphy饰）拥有一个幸福的家庭，一个小有名气的诊所，没有人知道他曾经有着异常的经历，那就是能够听懂动物的说话。小时候，他就和猫狗马驴之类的动物交谈过，了解动物的需要，知道它们的心事。随着岁数增长，杜立德医生早已失去了这个“特异功能”。然而，他却因为一次开车差点撞上路边的小狗，似乎又能听到了小狗骂他笨蛋。这下子杜立德的生活可热闹起来了，因为他沉睡已久的动物语言...