童话里的精灵也已经进入高科技时代,魔法逐渐消失,毕竟像甘道夫那样全神贯注、满怀激情说出咒语太麻烦。弟弟Ian一直渴望见到病逝的父亲,却在生日成人这一天收到父亲留下的魔法杖,里面的一条“24小时内复活”的魔咒竟然让父亲重回到世上,但可惜只有一半,只是一个穿了裤子的下半身。Ian于是和爱打闹又爱琢磨魔法的哥哥Barley一起去找寻能恢复父亲上半身的魔法石。。When he learns his days are numbered old count Hervé de Kéraudren decides to hide in a secret alcove and to die there, just to annoy his heirs. As a result of his body not being found the latter will have to wait for five years until they can inherit the count's money. Very upsetting indeed, all the more as they are required to keep up the Kéraudren estate in the meantime. To collect money, nephews and nieces organize a Son et Lumière show at the manor while busily looking for the missing corpse. But, unexpectedly, they get killed in turns. Murders or accidents? Jean-Marie, his fiancée Micheline and his cousin Edwige investigate and finally succeed in exposing the culprit. And, the count's body being found by chance, all goes back to normal.。