一个非常富有的艺术赞助人在一场车祸中意外地丧生了，他身后留下的两千万巨额遗产由佛蒙特州的第兹（加里.库珀饰）来继承。此时的第兹在当地已是一个相当成功的商人，他感觉在他的生活中已没有什么更多的需要了，唯一的需要只是想有足够的时间练习练习乐器，如大号什么的，或者写写贺卡和打油事之类的。当地一家报社当得知第兹要去纽约时，便派记者芭比.贝内特（琼.阿瑟饰）前往跟踪采访，想从这个一夜暴富的“灰姑娘式的男人”身上挖掘出一些独家新闻。……

Gideon is the amazing story based on one of the greatest biblical heroes of all time — a cucumber chosen to defend his people against an army of 30,000 excessively hairy pickles! But the reluctant, tuba-playing Gideon (Larry the Cucumber) is better trained at marching in formation than he is at marching into battle. Will he be able to trust the message from God delivered to him by the angel and protect his people?