Two air traffic controllers who thrive on living dangerously compete to outdo each other on several levels.

Louie De Palma（Danny DeVito饰）是纽约一个尖酸刻薄的出租车调度员。他要努力维持手下各种古怪司机们的秩序。但是由于他对他们的威逼，使得他们组起队来抵抗应对生活中这些难免的艰苦和考验。