A businessman enlists the acting talents of two cinematic stars in the comedic romp Panic Button. After developing some tax problems, Frank Pagano (played by Michael Connors) decides to make a feature film version of William Shakespeare's +Romeo and Juliet, and hires two star talents (played by real-life stars Jayne Mansfield and Maurice Chevalier) to act in it, and lands a top-notch director (Akim Tamiroff) to helm the movie. The film becomes an unexpected smash, as critics and audience alike view it as a comedy and it premieres to acclaim at a popular film festival. The film is directed by George Sherman and Giuliano Carnimeo.