The
only
thing
standing
between
their
love,
is
the
billion
dollar
truth.
Paul
De
Mar
is
a
wealthy
technology
mogul
who's
looking
for
romance,
but
has
trouble
trusting
that
women
are
interested
in
anything
but
his
ridicul-
ously
fat
wallet.
So,
in
the
hope
of
weed-
ing
out
gold
diggers
&
finding
true
love,
Paul
pretends
to
be
an
average
working
class
guy
named
Earnest.
Yes
to
find
that
honest
relationship
he
so
desires,
Paul
lies.
Unfortunately,
the
ruse
works
so
well,
that
when
Paul
really
does
meet
the
woman
of
his
dreams,
Olivia,
he
finds
himself
entangled
in
his
deceit,
unable
to
explain
to
her
just
who
he
really
is.
Complicating
matters
is
Guy,
a
wily
con-artist
who
appropiates
Paul's
"Ernest"
scheme
in
order
to
bag
the
luscio-
us
Sophie.
To
Guy's
detriment
Sophie
believ-
es
that
Ernest
is
a
high
flying
adventurer,
&
insists
that
he
prove
his
mettle
before
she
will
consider
him
romant-
ically.
Soon,
mistaken
identity
is
taken
to
new
heights,
&
with
2
"Ernest's"
run-
ning
about,
things
quick-
ly
go
south
for
Paul.
His
very
attempt
to
set
things
right
&
win
the
hand
of
the
lovely
Olivia
seems
to
sink
him
deeper
into
the
muck,
especially
with
Olivia's
over
protective,
loopy
mother,
Amelia.
Adding
to
the
confusion
are
a
gaggle
of
horny
foreign
businessmen,
a
randy
reverend,
a
pent
up
governess,
a
house
full
of
prostitutes
&
an
amorous
Llama,
just
to
name
a
few
of
the
characters
who
complicate
Paul's
misgui-
ded,
but
well
intentioned
quest
in
this
romantic
screwball
farce,
loosely
inspired
by
Oscar
Wilde's
The
Importance
Of
Being
Ernest.
Total
Running
Time:
Approx:
97
mins