因演出《迷走星球》而走红的Dax Shepard，将在片中扮演一个倒楣透顶的当家之主，外忧内患纷纷扰扰，刚丢了饭碗回到家却发现多年不见的老妈(黛安·基顿饰)，搬了满满家当硬要与他同住，而妻子(丽芙·泰勒饰)则是求子不成，每天闷闷不乐，这个闷透了的一家之主，要如何启口自己被炒鱿鱼，还能摆平这个生命中唯一的女人，让这个天翻地覆的家恢复平静...

Newly engaged, Ben and Sadie can't wait to start their life together and live happily ever after. However Sadie's family church's Reverend Frank won't bless their union until they pass his patented, "foolproof" marriage prep course consisting of outrageous classes, outlandish homework assignments and some outright invasion of privacy.

When Phil and Debbie Winslow relocate from their native Kansas to the sunny climes of Orange County, their big-hearted, havoc-wreaking Great Dane gets a taste of the dog's life, California-style.