Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.

因为独力逮捕巨无霸一般的连环杀手赛门蒙特，因而被人称为“英雄”的洛杉矶警探查克里礼上，其实内心仍充满恐惧，甚至在事件过去三年之后仍时生恶梦。此时，号称“恐怖”的赛门特逃出囚禁他的精神病院，躲在一家新近翻修的大戏院之中继续屠杀无辜妇女，面对凶恶歹徒，“英雄”二度出山，几经波折才找到“恐怖”的巢穴，再次跟死对头面对面决斗。 本片对于“恐怖”的神出鬼没和动物般凶残勇猛处理的出神入化，对于男主角的心理状态和爱情生活描写的异常深刻，他跟怀孕女友之间的对手戏在同类作品中显得罕有的细腻温馨，导演威廉坦用心经营的悬疑惊险气氛，令人身临其境。

一个被指控犯有娈童罪的年轻男子被关押在纽约市臭名昭著的“坟墓”监狱系统。当监狱中的牢友知道他所犯的罪行之後，他在监狱中的生活变得极度的困难。

Charlie and his troublesome cousin Paulie decide to steal $150000 in order to back a "sure thing" race horse that Paulie has inside information on. The aftermath of the robbery gets them into serious trouble with the local Mafia boss and the corrupt New York City police department.