Someone is out to murder Tynan Bryson. And who is Tynan Bryson? The biggest draw in the history of the movies, that's who. He's so big that he commands 100% of the gross of his latest film.

As the shooting on the film progresses and the attempts on Bryson's life grow increasingly ingenious, public interest and hysteria mount--after one close call even the stock market reacts alarmingly.

In Richard Condon's satiric romp, sex and violence are Hollywood's alpha and omega, the beginning and the end of all lines at the box office. "Condon has caught the essence of the world of Make-Believe. It is not a pretty picture (or a family one) but it is always spectacular entertainment." (Publisher's Source)