Acomiccelebrationofdreamersandtheirdreams,LIVINGINOBLIVIONisthesecondfilmwrittenanddirectedbyTomDiCillo.WithatonethatteeterssomewherebetweenKafkaandtheMarxBrothers,itchroniclesthehilariousmisadventuresofagroupofpeoplewhohavejoinedtogethertoaccomplishoneofthemostdifficultgoalsimaginable-themakingofalow-budgetindependentfilm.Withaninnovativeandsurprisingstructurethatshiftsfluidlybetweenthemoviebeingmadeandthosemakingit,thefilmoffersarareandaccurate--ifcomicallyheightened--lookbehind-the-scenes,withthepeoplewhomakethescenes.Howtheymakethem--andthefactthattheymanagetomakethematall--iswhatLIVINGINOBLIVIONisallaboutddd　　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.

　　FormerpolicedetectiveAdrianMonk(TonyShalhoub),whosephotographicmemoryandamazingabilitytopiecetogethertinycluesmadehimalocallegend,hassufferedfromintensifiedobsessive-compulsivedisorderandavarietyofphobiassincetheunsolvedmurderofhiswife,Trudy,in1997.NowonpsychiatricleavefromtheSanFranciscoPoliceDepartmentandworkingasafreelancedetective/consultantondifficultcases,Monkhopestoconvincehisformerboss,CaptainLelandStottlemeyer(TedLevine),toallowhimtoreturntotheforce.Stottlemeyer,whowaveredbetweenadmirationforMonkandannoyanceathiseccentricitiesduringthefirstseason,isbecomingmoreofafriendtoMonkastheseriesdevelops,frequentlycallinghimintohelp,asmuchforMonk'sbenefitasforhisown.However,heknowsMonk'slimitationsaswellashisstrengthsandmaystillharbordoubtsaboutthewisdomofallowingMonktocarryagunorsubdueaperpetrator.Stottlemeyer'ssecond-in-command,LieutenantRandallDisher(JasonGray-Stanford),alsoseemstobedevelopingbothadmirationandcompassionforthemanheoncelabeled"thedefectivedetective."ddd　　Despiteflawsandinadequaciesallaround,thethreearebecominganincreasinglyeffectiveteam,withadditionalhelpfromMonk'spersonalassistant.Fromthedouble-episodepilotthroughthefirsthalfofseasonthree,Monkwasaidedbyhisnurse,SharonaFleming(BittySchram).Butinthetenthepisodeofthethirdseason,Sharonawasreplacedbyanewassistant,NatalieTeeger(TraylorHoward).LikeSharona,adivorceewithasonnamedBenjy,Natalieisasingleparent,awidowwithadaughternamedJulie(EmmyClarke).UnlikeSharona,Natalieisnotanursebutaformerbartenderwithafreshperspectiveon"Mr.Monk,"asshestilladdresseshernewboss.

　　爱尔·方滕担任某电力公司主管，为人严谨负责，但在同事及属下眼中，却是不通情理的上司；妻儿们也都戏称他“时钟先生”以强调他刻板的生活态度。他自己也察觉到有些不对劲，经常看见不寻常的事物。比如骑车的人，愈骑愈往后退，倒水时，水流进壶中，而不是杯子里…eee

　　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eee　　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。