性格古怪不善言辞的大叔盖伊·垂尔比（杰森·贝特曼 Jason Bateman 饰）早已人到中年，色偷而少年时辍学的阴影却让他一直耿耿于怀。美国教育界举办了一场只针对中小学生参赛的拼字比赛“National Spelling Bee”，色偷所有参赛选手都是八年级以下的学生。偶然间，盖伊发现了这场全美拼字比赛规则中的巨大漏洞。他利用注册的盲区参加了这次全国青少年组的拼字比赛，凭借自己超人的单词记忆力入围总决赛。然而盖伊高龄的岁数却遭到外界质疑声连连，指责他破坏了比赛规则。比赛过程中，盖伊与一位天资异禀的印度男孩结下了深厚的友谊。然而随着比赛的进行，越来越多的人开始阻碍他的参赛，而盖伊参加此次比赛的真正目的也随之浮出水面。本片是男主角杰森·贝特曼自编自导的荧幕处女作。
金世晃
回复 :加里·格兰特在片中扮演一位画家，秀兰·邓波儿饰演一个纯真的年轻姑娘，玛娜·洛伊扮演年轻姑娘的姐姐。年轻姑娘深情不渝的爱上了魅力四射的画家，但画家只想利用这种关系来接近小姑娘的姐姐。但这位生活稳定的女记者却出于傲慢和对其妹妹感情的双重顾虑而拒绝接受画家的爱。最后画家利用其过人的幽默感把这原本很糟糕的情势化为了快乐的结局。
罗震环
回复 :在续集中，亲爹沃尔伯格和继父法瑞尔决定把他们的分歧放在一边，携手为孩子们打造一个完美的圣诞节，这时候，孩子们的两个爷爷也到了（也就是两个爸爸的爸爸）。这一次，性格好强的爷爷吉布森遇到了极度敏感的爷爷利高特，一场大战也将掀起。
陈鹭虹
回复 :Ray 'Harley' Davidson is a hustler. With flash clothes and a fast mouth, Harley lives life in the fast lane. With his passion for all things gambling, money runs like water through Harley's hands and as quickly as he makes a killing he takes a beating, normally at the poker table. Nominally an illegal prize-fight manager, Harley hasn't produced a live one in months, until Charles Buchinsky literally wanders into his life. Charles Buchinsky, street fighter extraordinaire. He's from out of town looking for a fight and the chance to tie up a few loose ends. Keeps himself to himself, lets his fists do the talking and his word is his bond. Victor Maitland, top illegal fight promoter and porn baron. Hates losing and loves the prestige of managing the best hitter in town. Harley dreams of bringing Maitland down and after seeing Buchinsky at work, engineers a fragile partnership...
