“大年(big year)”是观鸟爱好者的一种竞赛,参赛者需要用一整年的时间和精力,记录自己观察到的鸟类种类数量,数量最多者取胜。布莱德、斯图和肯尼就是三位铁杆观鸟爱好者。布莱德(杰克·布莱克 Jack Black 饰)是个一事无成的大龄宅男,因此决定花掉一大笔钱参加“大年”时,他父母觉得他疯了;斯图(史蒂夫·马丁 Steve Martin 饰)是一家大公司的总裁,所以当他决定放下手头百万生意,跑去参加“大年”,他助理觉得他疯了。此一老一少在竞争中相识,很快成为朋友,决定共同对付他们最强的对手——上一届“大年”的得胜者肯尼(欧文·威尔逊 Owen Wilson 饰)。只有鸟友才懂,放弃整整一年的事业和生活意味着什么,三个“鸟友”在大年中奋力竞争,最终要回头面对的还是生活中的问题…… 影片改编自1998年马克·欧布马克西(Mark Obmascik)的同名小说。
Natty Gann (played by Meredith Salenger) is a twelve year old Depression era girl whose single-parent father leaves her behind in Chicago while he goes to Washington State to look for work in the timber industry. Natty runs away from the guardian she was left with to follow Dad. She befriends and is befriended by a wolf that has been abused in dog fights, hops a freight train west, and is presumed dead when her wallet is found after the train crashes. Dad gets bitter and endangers himself in his new job. Meanwhile Natty has a series of adventures and mis- adventures in various farmhouses, police stations, hobo camps, reform schools, and boxcars.