《大话西游之月光宝盒》讲述了孙悟空（周星驰）护送唐三藏（罗家英）去西天取经路上，与牛魔王合谋欲杀害唐三藏，并偷走了月光宝盒，此举使观音萌生将其铲除心思，经唐三藏请求，孙悟空被判五百年后重新投胎做人赎其罪孽。五百年后孙悟空化身强盗头头至尊宝。当遇见预谋吃唐僧肉的妖怪姐妹蜘蛛精春三十娘（蓝洁瑛）和白骨精白晶晶（莫文蔚）时，因为五百年前孙悟空曾与白晶晶有过一段恋情，至尊宝与她一见钟情，但因菩提老祖将二人妖怪身份相告，至尊宝仍带领众强盗开始与二妖展开周旋，过程中，白晶晶为救至尊宝打伤春三十娘，自己也中毒受伤，为了救白晶晶，至尊宝去找春三十娘，遭白晶晶误会，绝望自杀，至尊宝开始用月光宝盒以期使时光倒流。Fantasy adventure about the arrival of Buddhism in China. When the Goddess of Happiness tosses the Longevity Monk and his disciples out of heaven (because the Monkey King tried to attain immortality), the Monkey King is reincarnated as the Joker. He now spends his time chasing two jealous women. When one of them is dying, the Joker goes back in time in an attempt to save her.
