恐怖的吸血鬼一直是影坛极爱采用的题材,但是这个题材交到搞笑见长的艾迪墨菲手上,却有不一样的新意。"我"片中墨菲饰演能随意幻化外貌的吸血鬼麦克斯,为了繁衍下一代,他来到世界之都-纽约,找寻合适的对象。女警丽塔是麦克斯看中的对象,他使出混身解数展开追求,但却遭到百般阻挠···。本片中墨菲变换了数种面貌、造型变化多端,令观众时时刻刻都有惊奇,而吸血鬼题材向来所见的惊悚感,配上本片刻意营造的喜剧特色,综合出一般又惊又喜的感受。Maximillian is the only survivor from a race of vampires on a Caribbean Island, and as a vampire, he must find a mate to keep the line from ending. He knows that a child had been born to a woman who had a vampire father, and he searches for her in Brooklyn. Rita's mother, who has died in an asylum, was that woman and Rita has nightmares that she does not understand. Not knowing that she is part vampire, Max woos her and attempts to bring her to her blood sucking destiny. Even though Rita has strange dreams and actions, Justice, her partner, has feelings for her and does not want her involved with this stranger Max. But it is Rita who must decide her destiny.