本片以主人公大卫·布莱恩架车游历美国得克萨斯州过程中所见所闻为主线,透过一个个具有鲜明个性的小人物及发生在他们身上的故事,展示了当地人对于生活和爱情的独特理解。该片值得称道的是将歌舞与写实完美结合,大量旋律优美的乡村民谣,歌曲成为片中最耀眼的亮点,也是导演大卫·布莱恩对电影艺术的创新之举,是一次成功的探索。David Byrne of Talking Heads fame visits a typical (and fictional) Texas town, on the eve of the town's celebration of the state's sesquicentennial. He meets various colorful local characters, most notably Lewis Fyne, a big-hearted bachelor in search of matrimony.