An unparalleled portrait of Arthur Miller (1915-2005), a major writer who left an indelible mark on the world. Miller's life is intimately connected with the great themes that marked the 20th century. Glamour, fame, social criticism and Marilyn Monroe.

　远古时期的太平洋西北部大陆，父母双亡的印第安人三兄弟相依为命，靠打猎为生。一次，大哥在打猎时误闯了熊的家，母熊以为大哥要来伤害她的孩子，将大哥打死了。剩下的兄弟俩由此对熊充满了怨恨，发誓要杀光森林里的熊。克纳瞒着二哥德纳米跑到森林里，当他历经千辛万苦终于杀死了一只熊时，他的行为触怒了森林的神秘力量，克纳竟然被变成了一只熊。变成熊地克纳遇到了来森林里寻找弟弟的德纳米，德纳米以为弟弟也被熊杀死了，疯狂的追杀变了熊的克纳。 　　为了恢复原貌，克纳必须出发找到大地与极光相接的地方。途中，他遇上了一只孤苦伶仃的小熊柯达，他们一起踏上了这趟神秘的旅程。

Theodore Hickman, a hardware salesman, makes by-yearly visits to Harry Hope's 1910-era waterfront bar for his periodical drinking binges. But on this visit he has decided to try to save the bar's patrons from their "lying pipe dreams."