在曾经的青葱岁月中,罗米(米拉·索维诺 Mira Sorvino 饰)和米歇尔(莉莎·库卓 Lisa Kudrow 饰)是校园里靓丽的风景线,作风张扬又别具一格的两人在吸引众人眼球的同时也遭到了不少非议。如今,早已经走入社会的两人依旧维持着当初的友谊,只是,她们离曾经的梦想和梦想中的生活却很远很远。 即将举办的高中同学会犹如一道闪电照亮了两人平庸的生活,在虚荣心的驱使下,她们决定乔装打扮一番,企图再度找回做“女王”的感觉。不幸的是,在同学会上,曾经的死对头希瑟(詹尼安·吉劳法罗 Janeane Garofalo 饰)毫不留情的拆穿了罗米和米歇尔苦心营造的假象,就在两人窘迫不已之时,一度被嘲笑为“书呆子”的男孩桑迪(艾伦·卡明 Alan Cumming 饰)变身百万富翁出现在了她们的面前。
At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.