零零恭、零零喜、零零发（周星驰 饰）、零零财是宫廷四大高手，专职保卫皇帝（张达明 饰）的安全。虽号称四大高手之一，零零发实际上只会搞些小发明完全不会武功，某次因为未完成皇帝交办的捉拿江湖四大怪杰的任务，他被开除出宫。回家后，零零发开了一家妇科诊所，时常会用一些小发明讨得老婆（刘嘉玲 饰）心花怒放，日子也算怡然自乐。 金国以“天外飞仙”尸体为由将皇帝从宫中骗出，并伺机杀死了紧跟皇帝的三大高手，关键时刻，零零发用他发明的“直升机”和“机关枪”救皇帝一命。不死心的敌手随后派来名妓琴操（李若彤 饰）引诱零零发，零零发与老婆将计就计演起双簧。Set in Imperial China, Stephen Chiau plays Fat, a guard in the Forbidden City. But unlike his colleagues he doesn't know anything about Kung Fu or other martial-arts, because he uses his time to make futuristic inventions. So when the emperor is kidnapped and the world most beautiful geisha comes to town Fat has to use his brain to get things done.
