This Western adventure, inspired by Kenny Rogers' hit song, tells how fictional gambler Brady Hawkes, going in search of a young son he never knew he had, teams up with an impetuous young admirer and a shady lady on his journey, which also involves him with an arrogant railroad owner and a gang of villains.

Artist Steve Rogers is nearly murdered by spies, seeking his late father's national secrets. He is saved during surgery via a secret formula; this serum not only heals him but also gives him fantastic strength and lightning reflexes. To help solve the mystery behind his father’s murder and bring those guilty to justice, a government agency equips him with a special motorcycle loaded with gadgets and an indestructible shield. Now armed, he battles against the nation's enemies as the Sentinel of Liberty, Captain America.

A dirty corrections officer gets involved in a murder plot involving one of the inmates.

故事发生在1988年的夏天，埃尔文（保罗·路德 Paul Rudd 饰）和兰斯（埃米尔·赫斯基 Emile Hirsch 饰）两人既是同事，亦是彼此唯一的陪伴。他们的工作简单而又枯燥，那就是替一条看上去永远都不会有尽头的公路画路标。 、
兰斯习惯了灯红酒绿的热闹生活，一下子置身于寂静的荒野之中，他感到十分抓狂。但埃尔文则恰恰相反，安静的环境和专注的工作给他带来了不少的灵感。每天，他都会给自己远在天边的女友写上一封热情洋溢的信，而他的女友恰恰正是兰斯的姐姐。孤独和寂寞之中，两个男人之间少不了吵吵闹闹，然而，正是这些矛盾给他们日复一日的生活和工作带来了活力和动力。

赛森指挥官奉命追捕一队终止太空任务而返回地球的太空人，却发现另有隐情，这群太空人心性丧失、力大无穷。他在疑心之下查出这实为太空总署的阴谋。太空总署为了诱捕外星异形，未料太空人并未返回总署，反而另谋毁灭地球