朗(汤姆•克鲁斯 Tom 饰)自幼就是一个争强好胜的男孩,向往男子汉的生活。年轻的朗被总统那潘那番充满煽动性的越战演说彻底征服,一种挑战和为国牺牲的冲动在朗的内心渐渐滋长。一次摔跤比赛的失利,令一向要强的他毅然告别了恋人唐娜和大学生活,踏上了从军参战之路。 然而,来到了越南的朗并没有在这里找到向往已久的英雄气概,反而目睹一出出反人类的悲剧。朗的好友威尔逊也在一次混战中死于朗的子弹,不久,朗中弹瘫痪被送回了美国。 坐在轮椅上的朗仍然坚持着对美国发动的战争的信仰,但女友唐娜重遇了朗之后,痛心的认为朗的悲剧都是战争的错。噩梦缠绕着朗,朗去拜祭了战友威尔逊,反战呼声中,朗终于觉醒。
Beauty contest winner Patricia Knight's one bid for screen stardom was Columbia's Shockproof. Knight plays Jenny Wright, a convicted murderess paroled in the care of probation officer Griff Marat (Cornel Wilde). What begins as an aloof professional relationship eventually blossoms into romance. The fly in the ointment is shady Harry Wesson (John Baragrey), the gambler who inveigled Jenny into committing murder. The girl is torn between creature comforts offered her by Wesson and the promise of a clean life offered by Griff. This early Douglas Sirk effort contains a smattering of the stylistic touches which distinguished his later work.The screenplay was written by famed director Samuel Fuller, known for his gritty realism and hard-boiled style. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide