Struggling actor Jimmy Alto (Pesci) can'tget arrested. But the criminals that terrorize his neighborhood are making a killing. So Jimmy makes a bold cereer move. With the help of his loyal but spaced-out best friend (Slater), Jimmy transforms himself into "Jericho", leader of a mock-vigilante group that videotapes criminals and then turns them over to the police. It's the role of a lifetime, but when Jimmy gets caught in a crossfire between the cops and the crooks, it looks like it could be his last.