When Will, an inner-city teenager from Philly is sent by his mother to live with his relatives (the Banks') in Bel-Air, everybody is in for a surprise. It is funny how influence can go both ways... Written by Steve Richer {sricher@sympatico.ca}

The Banks family, a respectable Californian family, take in a relative - Will Smith, a street-smart teenager from Philadelphia. The idea is to make him respectable, responsible and mature, but Will has got other plans...

本片根据华莱士-肖恩（Wallace Shawn）的剧作改编而成。故事发生在24小时里，主人公是一对纽约的夫妇，妻子玛丽打算跟丈夫布鲁斯离婚，两人就此争吵不止。而争吵的内容主要就是翻旧账，提起婚姻中的种种往事，包含了爱情、憎恨、关心、承诺等等这些两性关系中的陈词滥调。