Mike Locken is one of the principal members of a group of freelance spies. A significant portion of their work is for the C.I.A. and while on a case for them, one of his friends turns on him and shoots him in the elbow and knee. His assignment, to protect someone, goes down in flames. He is nearly crippled, but with braces is able to again become mobile. For revenge as much as anything else, Mike goes after his ex-friend.
罗伯特·戴维依饰演纽约市的警官柯代尔，原是警界精英，但过分忠直却处处树敌，终于被敌人诬陷下狱。他在狱中受尽折磨，心性大变，复仇之火使他变成极尽毁灭能事的刽子手，甚至在出狱后仍要重回监狱去对付那些欺负过他的仇人。
Thailand seems far enough away for an ideal hiding place for couple of criminals from Eastern Europe, who have no idea that they themselves could become easy prey for bigger predators.
该片是英年早逝的美国演员瑞凡·菲尼克斯的未竟遗作：试图通过第二趟蜜月挽救婚姻危机的好莱坞夫妇因汽车抛锚搁浅于荒漠，在这片宛若末日的犹他州不毛之地，一名有着印地安血统的男子独居在核试爆区的小屋，他的妻子曾经因核辐射引发的癌症而丧命。此时，因有了夫妻两人的短暂陪伴，他竟渴望起更亲密的关系，从而渐渐演变成一场情仇血案。导演乔治·斯鲁依泽在片头表示，这部电影就像一张只有两条腿的椅子，剪辑赋予了它第三条腿，虽然第四条腿永远不在了，但椅子依然能够站着。（小易甫字幕组）
