Donna Jensen (Gwyneth Paltrow) é uma garota pobre que desde criança tem um grande sonho: se tornar aeromoça e ter uma vida glamourosa, viajando pelos cinco continentes. Porém, logo ao entrar na Escola para Comissárias de Bordo ela percebe que a realidade será bem diferente do sonho que imaginava.
An aspiring Hollywood actress, on a visit to a charming North England town, has a brief fling with the town undertaker, who also writes obituaries for the local paper. Returning home, where she works as a waitress at a Japanese restaurant, she tells everyone about the handsome "writer" she met on her trip. Unfortunately, he decides to follow her back to Hollywood, setting up the expected light romantic comedy with asides as the newcomer gains experience about the goings on in Hollywood.
