Plastic surgeon Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis) is caught in a web of love between his fianc?e, editor Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn), and aging stage actress Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep). When Ernest picks Madeline to be his wife (and resurrects her career with his surgical prowess), Helen sinks into a deep depression and gains 200 pounds. Without knowing of the other's actions, both women eventually become distressed about their self-appearance and visit a pagan priestess (Isabella Rossellini) for mystical help.