电影改编自世界著名摩托车手伯特·孟若的生平,真实而又生动的再现了一代传奇车手跌宕起伏的一生。故事开始于1899年,孟若(安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰)降生到了这个世界上,从小体弱多病的他甚至被医生下达过“死亡通知书”,但幸运的是,孟若还是顺利的长大了。
1915年,孟若有了自己的第一辆摩托车,从此开启了与风竞速的生涯,直到七十二岁那一年,孟若依然没有放弃自己曾经的梦想。他改装了二十年代购入的印第安牌侦查摩托车,从新西兰骑往美国。一路上,孟若结识了易装癖者蒂娜(克里斯·威廉斯 Chris Williams 饰)、寡妇艾达(戴安·拉德 Diane Ladd 饰)、销售员佛兰多(保罗·罗德里奇斯 Paul Rodriguez 饰)等一干有趣的朋友们,在他们的帮助和鼓励下最终创下了新的世界纪录。
A dying mother, Sarah, tells her last wish to her eldest son, Drew, that he take his younger brother, Will, to the place they were born. Despite tragic family history, hope gives promise to the future.
Marie, an independent and militant sex worker who has never needed to rely on anyone, not even to raise her son. When the latter is thrown off his post-graduate cookery course, Marie is unable to make her peace with it. Dreaming of a greater future for him, she decides to sign him up for one of the best cookery schools in France, but her income won’t cover the tuition fees. She needs to find a solution, at all costs. Even if it means leaving France…
Ralph Burton is a miner who is trapped for several days as a result of a cave-in. When he finally manages to dig himself out, he realizes that all of mankind seems to have been destroyed in a nuclear holocaust. He travels to New York City only to find it deserted. Making a life for himself there, he is flabbergasted to eventually find Sarah Crandall, who also managed to survive. Together, they form a close friendship until the arrival of Benson Thacker who has managed to pilot his small boat into the city's harbor. At this point the tensions rise between the three, particularly between Thacker, who is white and Burton, who is black.