A knight and his valet are plagued by a witch, and to repair the damage they make use of the services of a wizard. However, something goes wrong and they are transported from the 12th century to the year 2000. There the knight meets some of his family and slowly learns what this new century is like. However, he still needs to get back to the 12th century to deal with the witch, so he starts looking for a wizard. 其实它只是拾人牙慧。法国式的＂冷静＂幽默。让·雷诺的另一面。不喜欢这样的让.雷诺。 康德公爵（让•雷诺 Jean Reno饰）是12世纪的贵族，这天他前来城堡与公主订婚，却遭到奸人迫害。他的酒杯里被投下巫婆的毒药，让他喝下了迷魂药。神志不清中，康德杀死了公主，被抓入大牢。 仆人安德烈（克里斯汀•克拉维尔 Christian Clavier饰）去找巫师，让康德回到事件之前。但是，粗心的巫师却抓错了药，结果康德和安德烈去到了21世纪的芝加哥。他们遇上了康德的后人朱莉亚（克里斯蒂娜•艾伯盖特 Christina Applegate 饰），得知如果他们不及时回到12世纪，罗萨琳公主将无法复活，后人就会消失。但是安德烈却乐不思蜀了。他和一个女孩打得火热，并不大愿意回到12世纪。然而时间不等人，康德的归去越来越迫切，而安德烈却还在温柔乡里磨蹭。事情越来越棘手。
