奇利·帕尔默是谁？说出来别把你吓着。这位昔日黑帮数一数二的人物可是品味的代言人，西装革履、风度翩翩的他早就金盆洗手，干起了艺术行当，如今的大佬已经是好莱坞知名的电影制片人。知道吗？这年头，像教父一样呼风唤雨已经不吃香咯！

最近，在好莱坞混烦了的奇利又打起了进军乐坛的主意——自他之后，好一帮黑帮喽啰们都开始往电影圈里转，多没意思啊！当然，大佬是一定不会自己出马的，在圈子里找个合适的搭档，力捧一位有潜力的新秀，奇利的如意算盘打得还不错。

大佬做事，当然雷厉风行。很快，他不仅找到了搭档——刚刚接手亡夫唱片公司的艾迪，还搞定了长相甜美性感、很具音乐天赋的黑人新秀琳达，眼看奇利的音乐事业就风升水起了。可凡是总少不了周折，疯狂爱钱的琳达的经理人拉吉、拉吉那个令人闻风丧胆的强悍保镖、一伙俄罗斯的暴徒和曾经也混黑帮的音乐兼职全都成了奇利音乐事业的拦路虎。

After one triumph and one flop, Mafia Ioansharkturned-Hollywood producer Chili Palmer (last seen in Get Shorty) is desperate for another hit...of the celluloid sort. And when a similarly relocated former mob associate takes a hit of the bullet-in-the-brain variety while they're power-lunching, Chili begins to see all kinds of story possibilities. The whacked recording company mogul's midday demise is leading Chili into the twisted world of rock stars, pop divas,and hip-hop gangstas, which is rife with drama,jealousy, betrayal, all the stuff that makes big box office. Tinsel Town had better take cover, because Chili Palmer's working on another movie. And that's when People tend to die.