纽约侦探约翰·夏福特英勇强悍，他受命办理哈林区角头老大女儿的绑架案，却也因此和所有黑帮为敌。各路人马的对决，一触即发！

影片设置于未来世界，讲述侦探马克(弗兰克·格里罗饰)的儿子被外星飞船吸走，而他需解救儿子，并对抗无时不在的外星生物。

Ray 'Harley' Davidson is a hustler. With flash clothes and a fast mouth, Harley lives life in the fast lane. With his passion for all things gambling, money runs like water through Harley's hands and as quickly as he makes a killing he takes a beating, normally at the poker table. Nominally an illegal prize-fight manager, Harley hasn't produced a live one in months, until Charles Buchinsky literally wanders into his life. Charles Buchinsky, street fighter extraordinaire. He's from out of town looking for a fight and the chance to tie up a few loose ends. Keeps himself to himself, lets his fists do the talking and his word is his bond. Victor Maitland, top illegal fight promoter and porn baron. Hates losing and loves the prestige of managing the best hitter in town. Harley dreams of bringing Maitland down and after seeing Buchinsky at work, engineers a fragile partnership...

故事发生在新奥尔良的一家妓院里，一战将近，时局动荡不安，惟独在这所妓院里，一切都如往常一样井然有序的行进着。12岁的紫罗兰（波姬·小丝 Brooke Shields 饰）与母亲海蒂（苏珊·萨兰登 Susan Sarandon 饰）和弟弟相依为命，对她来说，最近唯一的大事就是自己即将要进行拍卖的童贞。 　　作为妓院御用的摄影师，贝洛克（基思·卡拉丹 Keith Carradine 饰）显得和开放的大环境有些格格不入，他的目光，一直都落在年幼而美艳的紫罗兰身上。不久之后，海蒂勾搭上了一个有钱人，随即带着儿子离开了妓院，紫罗兰成为了被抛弃的那一个。在紫罗兰走投无路的时候，贝洛克收留了她，两人开始了同居的生活，可是紫罗兰乖僻的性格让贝洛克无法忍受，这段感情最终以分手告终。然而，此时的两人并不知道的是，这只是他们漫长情感纠葛的开始。