Marine scientist Fred Miller designs the world's first underwater home, but when the business magnate funding his work threatens to end the project, Miller volunteers to live in it with his own family to prove it's practical. The underwater clan includes his water-phobic wife and his daughter and son, who are part of a rock and roll band. They bring along the lead singer and drummer. Along the way, they have to contend with a competing engineer who promises to mine the ocean floor for the businessman. A record producer likes their music and books them on TV, leading the kids to try to escape to the surface.
法国青年瑞斯（乔纳森•莱斯•梅耶斯 Jonathan Rhys Meyers 饰）在大使馆中工作，同时他还是美国情报部门的见习人员，精明强干的瑞斯对“换车牌”，加窃听器之类的任务自然是驾轻就熟，但是他很快迎来了真正的挑战——配合探员瓦克斯（约翰•特拉沃塔 John Travolta 饰）在巴黎的行动。瓦克斯作风强硬，举止粗暴。恍如漫画中走出的美国英雄，甫一下飞机，便咬住了毒品的线索一路大开杀戒，先后与华人、巴基斯坦和黑人帮派连番激战……瑞斯对神奇的瓦克斯目瞪口呆之余，也渐渐跟上了他的节奏。任务接近尾声之时
