描述有自毁倾向的传教士理查德·伯顿,在墨西哥的旅游区客串当导游。他带领的一群游客之中,有三个形象个性差异甚大的女性:德博拉·克尔饰演的艺术家、埃瓦·加德纳饰演的大饭店老板、性感少女休·莱昂。有酗酒嗜好的导游在面对这些女人的性诱惑时,内心产生了很大的冲突和矛盾。The Rev. T. Lawrence Shannon has been living in Mexico for two years, working as a tourist guide for a cut-rate travel agency. Shannon lost his church and was defrocked after taking liberties with one of his parishioners. He's now accompanying a group of middle-aged ladies from Texas whose leader, Judith Fellowes, is keeping a close eye on her teenage ward, Charlotte Goodall, who definitely has an interest in the former priest. After Charlotte and Shannon spend the night together, Fellowes is out to have him fired and to keep her from communicating with his employer, Shannon strands them at a remote hotel run by his good friend Maxine Faulk. It's the arrival of Hannah Jelkes and her elderly grandfather that has the greatest impact however. Her approach to life and love forces Shannon to deal with his demons and re-evaluate his life.