Clark Kellogg is actually a new man starting his initial year at film school in nyc. After a small time crook steals all of his belongings, Clark meets Carmine"Jimmy that the Toucan" Sabatini, an"importer" bearing a startling resemblance to a certain comedic godfather. If Clark is made a offer he can not refuse by Sabatini, he finds himself swept in a caper involving dining and endangered species.