一直以来,科克(安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰)都希望成为能够独当一面的魔术大师,然而,理想和现实之间的距离的遥远的,时至今日,科克亦只能在老师的演出中充当龙套演员。 一次偶然中,科克发现了一个名为“菲兹”的木偶,之后,他学会了神奇的腹语术,成为了菲兹的主人。没过多久,科克和菲兹这对古灵精怪的搭档就获得了观众们的欢迎和认可,科克因此而实现了自己的梦想。然而,就在此时,科克震惊的发现,原本只是木偶的菲兹竟然渐渐开始有了自己的思想,不仅如此,它还试图控制科克,将科克变为了它的傀儡。在痛苦和矛盾中,科克会怎样回应自己这位“老朋友”呢?Magician's assistant Corky performs disastrously at his first solo appearance. He is given a ventriloquist dummy called Fats to improve his act and within a few years Corky is at the height of fame. However, Fats has developed a mind of his own and wants to control his master.