An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse to get Axel into the family business. In Arizona, Axel meets two odd women: vivacious, needy, and plagued by neuroses and familial discord. He gets romantically involved with one, while the other, rich but depressed, plays accordion tunes to a gaggle of pet turtles
Elenco: Johnny Depp , Jerry Lewis , Faye Dunaway , Lili Taylor , Vincent Gallo , Paulina Porizkova , Michael J. Pollard , Candyce Mason , Alexia Rane , Polly Noonan , Ann Schulman , Patricia O'Grady , James R. Wilson , Erik Polczwartek , Kim Keo , Sal Jenco , Vincent Tocktoo , Ivan Borodin , Tricia Leigh Fisher .