Bandits led by Matt the Mute enter a bar and kill multiple people. Randy Bowers comes to town and is framed by Matt the Mute, who is working with the sheriff, who doesn't know that Matt is really a criminal. Matt the Mute writes out everything he wants to say. Randy escapes with the help of Sally Rogers, the niece of the dead owner of the bar. Bowers runs from the sheriff, and ends up in the cave in which the bandits have their hideout. They kidnap Sally, who escapes with the help of Bowers. Matt the Mute is killed when he enters the bar, which is filled with explosives, and the niece marries Randy.
法国青年瑞斯（乔纳森•莱斯•梅耶斯 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 饰）在大使馆中工作，同时他还是美国情报部门的见习人员，精明强干的瑞斯对“换车牌”，加窃听器之类的任务自然是驾轻就熟，但是他很快迎来了真正的挑战——配合探员瓦克斯（约翰•特拉沃塔 John Travolta 饰）在巴黎的行动。瓦克斯作风强硬，举止粗暴。恍如漫画中走出的美国英雄，甫一下飞机，便咬住了毒品的线索一路大开杀戒，先后与华人、巴基斯坦和黑人帮派连番激战……瑞斯对神奇的瓦克斯目瞪口呆之余，也渐渐跟上了他的节奏。任务接近尾声之时
