Brian, who was born one stable down and on the same night as Jesus, becomes intrigued by a young rebel name Judith. To try and impress her, Brian joins the independence movement against the Romans. However, in an attempt to hide from the Romans, he is mistaken as Jesus, which ends up spurring a crowd to believe he is the Messiah. While trying to get rid of his followers and reunite with Judith, he embarks on several misadventures.