Mario Bellini's (Adrien Brody) life as an undertaker may not be filled with romance, but his funeral parlor certainly sees some action: Business is booming because of a local mob war. While wise guys are being bumped off left and right, Mario is asked by crime boss Alberto (Burt Young) to hide his hit man brother Rocco (Jeff Wincott). A love quadrangle forms among Mario and Rocco's long-suffering wife Maria (Kari Wuhrer), Rocco and Mario's girlfriend Louise (Holly Gaginer), and the body count suddenly rises.
        对于殡仪员马里奥来说，跟死人打交道是件容易事，但找女朋友是件大难事。城里的黑社会帮派发生火拼，只有黑帮成员罗克“死”去才能平息争斗，可怜的马里奥被黑帮胁迫在殡仪馆内保护已经“死去”的罗克。
        罗克的妻子玛丽娅年轻漂亮，但脾气暴躁，在一次醋海风波中玛丽娅错杀了躲在殡仪馆内装 死的丈夫，马里奥因此背上了黑锅，不料此举却赢得了玛丽娅的芳心……