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Bo Laramie is a movie star who has finally achieved success. But success comes at a price, in the form of four persistent photographers known as the paparazzi. Using their dishonest methods of getting the money shot regardless of what it takes, they'll stop at nothing in exploiting Bo for every last penny. But when one of their ventures nearly costs Bo's life and that of his family when they cause a car accident and do nothing afterwords except take photos, Bo has finally reached his breaking point. In doing so, Bo decides to exact a crafty and complex revenge on those four who have enjoyed making his life a living hell with his focus on the paparazzi's ring leader, Rex Harper. 好莱坞是一块可以将任何不可能变为可能的“乐土”,泊·莱拉米(科尔·豪瑟饰)就是以这块“乐土”作为出发点,平步青云成为当代最炙手可热的动作片大腕,他拥有着所有男人梦寐以求的一切:美丽的妻子、可爱的儿子、海边别墅,从未想过自己的“一夜成名”会将这些最简单的幸福也断送掉。
莱拉米不在乎那些无孔不入的娱记将自己的私生活无限放大,因为他知道这是作为“公众人物”所必须的代价,然而,令他想像不到的是,4个无良狗仔早就将他们的镜头对准了他的妻子艾比(罗宾·托尼饰)和儿子扎克身上,使得他们的照片频频出现在一个廉价小报《狗仔报》的封面上,这4个狗仔声名狼藉,他们那种不惜一切代价挖掘新闻的手段令人发指,莱拉米想减少妻儿曝光率的尝试根本就是在白费工夫。终于,忍无可忍的莱拉米被愤怒冲昏了头,挥拳揍倒了4个狗仔中的雷克斯(汤姆·西斯摩尔饰)--结果却是这些狗仔仍然在永无止境地烦扰他的家人,他却因为使用暴力而被起诉……
经此一事,《狗仔报》愈加丧心病狂,甚至开始触犯法律,被逼无奈的莱拉米只能载着妻儿在公路上以飞车躲避闪光灯和镜头,直接导致了一起可怕的交通事故:艾比受重伤躺在观察室中,随时有生命危险;6岁的扎克则陷入了深度昏迷……洛杉矶警探伯顿(丹尼斯·法里纳饰)虽然对莱拉米的叙述深信不疑,却因为证据不足而无法立案。莱拉米绝望了,他决定采用非法的手段进行报复,那些无良狗仔要为这次惨剧付出代价,一个都跑不了。
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