影片设定在1969-1974年，电影明星马龙·白兰度在大溪地买了一个不宜居的小小岛屿，希望逃离忙碌的影星生活，向世界展示如何获得持续性。为此，白兰度说服籍籍无名但满怀理想主义的洛杉矶建筑师Bernard Judge，请他走出稳定的生活，一起来到小岛，努力把那里建设成为世界上第一个真正的可持续生态度村。

　　Buster Keaton's final silent feature, as well as the final film in which MGM allowed him any creative control.

　　Lois Ames is devoted to her job as the editor of a magazine, and her wealthy husband Fred is equally dedicated to polo and parties. Lois's long hours drive her secretary to quit, and she replaces her with Tom Sheridan, who happens to be in the office demonstrating a rowing machine. Tom likes the work and continues to advance until he is indispensable to Lois. Ruth Holman, Tom's fiancée, is jealous of Tom's relationship with Lois and with some reason, as he is falling in love with her. In the meantime, Fred is having an affair with Ann Le Maire, a woman whose interests are closer to his own. Because he feels his love for Lois is hopeless, Tom quits his job and plans his marriage to Ruth. Lois tries to patch things up with Fred, but he suggests that they divorce instead. On Tom's last night, Lois keeps him working late. Ruth is furious and storms up to the office where Lois and Tom are dining. She threatens to tell Lois's husband about their relationship, which leaves the way clear for Lois to announce her pending divorce. Ruth breaks off her engagement to Tom, and he immediately asks Lois to marry him.

　　中年男子（肖恩·宾 饰）从郊区的家中启程，走进一片森林，去探望与世隔绝、形同陌路的隐居兄弟（丹尼尔·戴-刘易斯 饰）。两人因一段神秘而复杂的往事相连，关系充满张力，却偶尔流露温情。几十年前的某桩毁灭性事件，永远改变了他们的命运。

　　中古世纪一对相爱的豪杰美人，在嫉妒的大主教（里昂•麦考恩 Leo McKern 饰）从中作梗下，以魔咒将两人化为永不能相聚的野狼（拉特格•豪厄 Rutger Hauer饰）与鹰女（米切尔•菲菲 Michelle Pfeiffer饰），白昼美女为鹰黑夜豪杰为狼，不过美人也因为可以化身飞鹰逃脱了好几次大主教的毒手。少年扒手（马修•布罗德里克 Matthew Broderick 饰）适逢其会看到他们的痛苦决定出手相助，虽然有时候因为他可以在黑夜里和美女相处而遭到狼武士的嫉妒而被抓到遍体鳞伤，可是少年还是出于商量和对美女的崇拜准备和邪恶的大主教战斗到底。但崇高的爱情是否可以真的破除法力高强的魔咒，白昼和黑夜是否真的可以相逢，武士能否最后抱得美人归和将大主教惩罚于他的剑下？
　　本片获得1986奥斯卡奖的最佳音响 (Best Sound) 提名；最佳效果(音响编辑) (Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing) 提名。

　　朱达（马丁·兰道 Martin Landau 饰）是一名事业有成的眼科医生，他不仅在学术界取得了稳固的地位，更热心的投入到了慈善事业中去。在外人眼中，朱达和妻子米利亚姆（克莱尔·布鲁姆 Claire Bloom 饰）无疑是一对模范夫妻，两人的婚姻长久而稳定，可是实际上， 这么多年来，朱达一直和一个名叫多罗瑞斯（安杰丽卡·休斯顿 Anjelica Huston 饰）的女子保持着亲密的关系。令朱达头痛的是，多罗瑞斯已经无法再忍受自己秘密情人的身份了，咄咄逼人的她甚至向朱达发出了威胁，要让他们的关系公布于世。
　　除了朱达，克里夫（伍迪·艾伦 Woody Allen 饰）也遇到了自己的难题，他那讨人厌的大舅哥莱斯特（阿伦·阿尔达 Alan Alda 饰）想要拍摄一部自传性质的纪录片，克里夫被迫成为了纪录片的导演。在忍受莱斯特恼人个性的同时，克里夫遇见了自己的真命天女哈莉（米亚·法罗 Mia Farrow 饰）。