Acomiccelebrationofdreamersandtheirdreams,LIVINGINOBLIVIONisthesecondfilmwrittenanddirectedbyTomDiCillo.WithatonethatteeterssomewherebetweenKafkaandtheMarxBrothers,itchroniclesthehilariousmisadventuresofagroupofpeoplewhohavejoinedtogethertoaccomplishoneofthemostdifficultgoalsimaginable-themakingofalow-budgetindependentfilm.Withaninnovativeandsurprisingstructurethatshiftsfluidlybetweenthemoviebeingmadeandthosemakingit,thefilmoffersarareandaccurate--ifcomicallyheightened--lookbehind-the-scenes,withthepeoplewhomakethescenes.Howtheymakethem--andthefactthattheymanagetomakethematall--iswhatLIVINGINOBLIVIONisallabout.　　StarringSteveBuscemiasdirectorNickReve,LIVINGINOBLIVIONhighlightsadayonthesetofNick'sfilmwhereeverythingthatcouldpossiblygowrong,actuallydoes.Strugglingagainstever-escalatingoddstomaintainhisintegrityandhissanity,Nickisbothhelpedandhinderedbyhisbumbling,ifwell-intentionedcrew,headedbyhiscinematographerWolf(DermotMulroney),acameramanwhoseleathergearsuggeststhatheismoreinspiredbyBillyIdolthanSvenNykvist;aleadinglady,Nicole(CatherineKeener),atalentedbutneuroticactresswhoisinvolvedinaromanceandarivalrywithherleadingman,ChadPalomino(JamesLeGros);aniron-willedassistantdirector,Wanda(DanielleVonZerneck);and,forthefirsttimeeveron-screen,aGaffer.

强尼（布拉德·皮特BradPitt饰）做梦都想成为一名摇滚明星，为了实现这个梦想，强尼全力以赴，完全不在意周遭的世界已经发生了翻天覆地的变化，更没有好好的想过自己实现梦想的可能性有多少。某日，强尼邂逅了名为德雷特（AlisonMoir饰）的波西米亚女子，两人很快就走到了一起，度过了一段疯狂的日子。　　然而好景不长，随着兜里的钱越来越少，强尼的生活陷入了窘境，为了能够填饱肚子，强尼不得不强忍着悲痛卖掉了钟爱的吉他，可是一切并没有好转，就连德雷特也离开了他。之后，在好友德科（卡尔文·莱弗斯CalvinLevels饰）的帮助下，强尼赎回了吉他，两人还组建了一支乐队。

一个警探在一家快餐馆中未能阻止一个有自杀倾向的人的大屠杀而深感自责。为此努力恢复自尊和公众形象的故事。

Les,asmall-timecelebrityphotographer(Buscemi)desperatetomakeitbigbefriendsToby,ahomelessyoungman(Pitt)withnodirectionexceptavaguedesiretobecomeanactor.WhenbychanceTobybecomesromanticallyinvolvedwithK'HarmaLeeds,thehottestpopstarofthemoment,Lesgrowsjealousandplotsrevenge.