When Carole Baskin, a big cat enthusiast, discovers that when fellow exotic animal lover Joe "Exotic" Schreibvogel is reproducing as well as using his big cats commercial, she sets out to close down his endeavor, inciting a swiftly rising competition. Yet Carole has a checkered past of her own and when the claws come out, Joe will certainly stop at nothing to reveal what he views as her pretension.