《2001太空漫游》后9年,前国家航天委员会主任弗洛伊德博士(罗伊•谢德 Roy Scheider 饰)接受苏美合作计划,带领发现号航天站设计者科脑博士(约翰•利思戈 John Lithgow 饰)和HAL9000电脑的创始人钱德拉博士(鲍勃•巴拉班 Bob Balaban 饰)登录木星附近的苏联航空站,与苏联宇航员卡布珂(海伦•米伦 Helen Mirren 饰)等合…
Two smugglers meet two customs officers at sea, and happen to kill them. The story continues fifteen years later when a son of one of the officers and a smuggler's daughter fall in love with each other.