故事发生在一艘正在失望波士顿的游轮上。半路上,邮轮遭遇了猛烈的风暴袭击,最终导致了抛锚。船只产生了裂缝,大量的海水开始渗入船体内部,如果不加以控制的话,整艘邮轮都将有沉没的风险。雷(卡西·阿弗莱克 Casey Affleck 饰)是船上职位最高的船员,这也就意味着,他对于船上30名船员的生命有着不可推卸的责任。经验丰富的雷决定不坐以待毙,而是带领船员们展开了自救行动。
与此同时,马萨诸塞州海岸警卫队收到了邮轮发出的求救信号,派出了救援队进行搜救,伯尼(克里斯·派恩 Chris Pine 饰)是搜救队的队长。在他的带领之下,四名队员驾驶着一艘非常简陋的木质救生船驶进了茫茫大海中。
查理(汤姆•汉克斯 Tom Hanks 饰)被美国国防部授予了反战间谍英雄的称号,因为他跟其他的谍报人员——乔安妮(朱莉娅•罗伯茨 Julia Roberts 饰)与盖斯特(菲利普•塞默•霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰)一起为前苏联的解体、柏林墙的倒塌都做出了重要贡献。查理具有光鲜身份,他身兼国防部、政府、CIA等多方角色,终日周旋于商界政要之间,美色金钱纷至沓来,谁都希望借助他的能量满足一己私利。他关注阿富汗战争的局势,并且跟巴基斯坦的军方也通了气。其实,他所做的都是为了美国的利益,在红颜知己乔安妮与性格伙伴盖斯特的帮助下,他们导演了这场充满了传奇色彩的间谍战争……
The tragic love story between Guido, the owner of a marble quarry and Luisa, the humble daughter of one of his employees, ends up in her giving birth to a baby boy. Giulio's mother is against them at first she takes her son abroad with an excuse and then has her grandson kidnapped making Luisa think the boy died in a fire.
Júlio César stands on the ledge of a 20-story building poised to jump when he's suddenly joined by a mysterious, disheveled stranger, a "dreamseller," whose mission is to convince people to love life. A philosophical dialogue follows as the stranger talks Julio down from the ledge and invites him to become a dreamseller. At first Júlio views the journey as a "sociological experiment," but he soon begins to believe. Others join, and the "band of misfits" under the tutelage of the dreamseller visit sites as diverse as a retirement home and a funeral, delivering a lesson each place. The dreamseller points out the madness in modern society and invites others to embrace his ideals. As his influence grows, detractors emerge, but he has an answer for everyone, until Megasoft, the corporate monolith and a favorite target of the dreamseller, forces him into a corner.
伯尼(杰克·布莱克 Jack Black 饰)是德州小镇迦太基的殡仪师,他专业技术过硬,为人厚道、慷慨、热心公益、在教堂担任领唱还参加社区剧团演出,赢得小镇所有人的欢心,但他始终单身,被人猜测要么奉承独身主义,要么是个基佬。镇上一位富商去世后,留下脾气古怪、被所有人讨厌的高龄寡妇玛佳丽(雪莉·麦克雷恩 Shirley MacLaine 饰)。伯尼本着“对每个家属赋以最真诚同情和善意”的原则,热心接近玛佳丽,很快赢得她的欢心,她负担起两人所有玩乐开销,让伯尼参与她的财产管理,甚至为他改动遗嘱。两年过去,人人都爱的伯尼几乎成了玛佳丽的私人所有物,她辞退所有用人,生活中的所有琐事都交予伯尼一手包办。好脾气的伯尼也有爆发的一天,而且是一步到位地结束了玛佳丽的性命,演着一出“玛佳丽中风了”的戏,伯尼撑着这个秘密,试图逃过法律制裁……
本片根据发生在德州的一起真实事件改编。
Upon arrival to Venus, cosmonauts find furious volcanoes and sundry prehistoric beasts in Klushantev's film, based on a novel by the Soviet sci-fi writer Aleksandr Kazantsev. Footage has been recycled in three Corman productions Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, Queen of Blood, and Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (the directorial debut of Peter Bogdanovich). 83mi