Murphy (彼得·斯特劳斯饰) 被控一级谋杀罪，被终身监禁在福尔松监狱。作为一个喜欢独处的囚犯，Murphy 的大部分时间都在绕着监狱的跑道奔跑。当 Murphy 开始在四分钟内跑完一英里时，他便引起了监狱官员的注意，他们打算让他参加奥运会。虽然墨菲最初不愿意，然而最终他还是开始训练，成为了一名奥运选手。

After an aging voodoo priestess dies, her arrogant son Willis Daniel's believes he is next in line to lead. He is outraged when Lisa, his mother's adopted apprentice is chosen as the leader. Willis seeks revenge by reviving the African prince Blacula — but soon finds that he cannot control him.

Fifty spaceships, each three miles across, hover ominously above Earth's major cities. The Visitors that emerge are humanlike in appearance and extend the hand of friendship. Our planet's resources are just what these aliens need to survive. And for its future survival, unsuspecting humankind will need... a miracle!