A black comedy about two 19th century grave robbers who find a lucrative business providing cadavers for an Edinburgh medical school.

Depending on the true story about the famous murderers, 'Burke And Hare' follows the hapless exploits of such two men while they fit in the highly profitable business of providing cadavers for any medical fraternity in Nineteenth Century Edinburgh, then your centre of medical learning. One and only thing these folks were less than was bodies.

Fifteen years after their famous race, the tortoise also hare have it again, bringing their unwilling kids along to make the ride using wild and hilarious adventure race. These times, they become familiar with a whole new lesson - that some things usually important than competition.

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hare-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry. With the help of their pathetic neighbor and pal Bob, Anthony and Dignan pull a job and hit the road, where Anthony finds love with motel maid Inez. When our boys finally hook up with Mr. Henry, the ensuing escapade turns out to be far from what anyone expected.