A crazy old, bored and unemployed scientist embarks on a mission to get rid of the people he hates most—the televised kind—and invents a way to kill TV announcers, on air, from the comfort of his own home.

Jules, a young postal carrier, illegally tapes a concert of a reclusive opera singer. Jules’ attempts to woo the diva are interrupted when Taiwanese bootleggers come after the recording. His problems worsen when a prostitute slips another tape, one that incriminates a police chief, into his bag.