The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.

Two young people plot to get their hands on grannie's money, but rather than simply pushing her down the stairs they hatch an elaborate plot to convince her that radical youth have taken over England are planning to do away with "oldies" like her.

影片以二次大战的南太平洋战场为背景，讲的是一个美军救援小组与日军及当地人之间的一些恩怨情仇。梅尔以本色出镜，表现得出奇的冷静、沉着和睿智，迷倒了无数华人影迷。片中的其他演员还有尚未成名的山姆·尼尔及台湾才女张艾嘉。其实影片的剧情相当老套，倒是俐落明快的动作，以及演出者的魅力，在吸引观者驻足。该片可说是一部梅尔迷必看的影片。

马丁是个麻烦的年轻人。他的母亲坚持把他当孩子看待，继父迫不及待地想看到他离开，而患有唐氏综合症的哥哥则被关在机构里，难怪他会退缩成另一种人格--六岁的乔治？正是乔治结识了苏珊，但友谊很快就变成了迷恋。当苏珊开始与自己保持距离时，乔治内心的某些东西突然爆发，他开始了一场杀人狂潮，而苏珊是下一个目标。