In 1948 rural America, two stepbrothers compete for the same gal and the younger brother buys two untamed mules for work projects while the older brother tries to sabotage him.

大学生玛乔丽·莫根斯坦在夏令营担任辅导员时，爱上了32岁的诺埃尔·艾尔曼，她是一名在附近一家暑期剧院工作的未来剧作家。和马乔丽一样，他也是纽约中上层犹太人，但已经脱离了自己的根，马乔丽的父母反对他缺乏合适的职业。诺埃尔自己一再警告马乔丽，她对他来说太天真和传统了，但他们还是相爱了。

在与一颗彗星发生碰撞后，小行星“奥菲斯”上一块近8公里宽的碎片正朝地球飞来。如果撞击发生，将会引发一场毁灭性的灾难，人类可能会因此灭绝。为了阻止流星，美国宇航局想使用非法核武器卫星“大力神”，但很快就发现它的火力不足。他们唯一拯救世界的机会就是与苏联合作，苏联也发射了类似的非法卫星。但两国政府会同意合作吗？

海伦是一个性学专家，韦斯顿是一个杂志记者，韦斯顿为了写吸引人的故事，决定要揭海伦的老底，说她是一个23岁的处女在性方面更本没有任何亲身体验，所以根本不适合作这方面的工作。
然而当韦斯顿真正面对这个年轻的性学专家时便要在获得一个卖钱的故事还是一段浪漫爱情之间做出选择了。

描70年代述"性解放"年代对美国中产阶级已婚男女的冲击。

Story takes place at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii just before the attack by the Japanese on December 7, 1941. The main plot deals with the adulterous love affair between Sgt. Warden and Karen Holmes, who's married to Warden's commanding officer Captain Dana Holmes.

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Wealthy hotshot Cash McCall makes his money by purchasing unsuccessful businesses, whipping them into shape and then selling them for a huge profit. When Cash comes across Austen Plastics, a small manufacturing corporation on its last legs, he realizes it might be a gamble to buy the company. But when Cash finds out that the company's owner is the father of his old flame, Lory, he buys the business just to get a second chance at romance.