飞行员迪克斯（约翰?特拉沃塔 John Travolta 饰）和希尔上教（克里斯汀?史莱特 Christian Slater 饰）搭档多年，虽然表现出色，但一直没有获得晋升。心中不服气的迪克斯决定用自己的手段向政府讨回他应得的一切。于是，在一次飞行任务中，迪克斯为了劫持隐形飞机上的两枚核弹，将希尔打出了机舱，幸亏希尔携带有降落伞，才幸免于难。迪克斯取得核弹后，向政府要挟巨额赎金，不然就将在城市中引爆核弹。另一方面，希尔和美丽女警泰丽（萨曼莎?玛西丝 Samantha Mathis 饰）正在极力追寻迪克斯，抢回核弹！
Plot follows Kris Chaney who, after being released from prison, embarks on a perilous mission to fulfill an old promise but finds himself in danger when he kidnaps Elisa, the daughter of a powerful gangster. Her father, Vincent, puts out a call to the entire criminal underworld to bring her back alive. El Corvo, a psychopathic killer, joins the hunt not for the money but for hi...
