曾经的萨姆(布鲁斯·坎贝尔 Bruce Campbell 饰)是一位精明强干,经验丰富的特种兵指挥官,受上司所托,他带领部下们来到了位于哥伦比亚的军事哨所,对当地的恐怖分子行动进行监视和跟踪报道。萨姆需要判断当地的反政府武装分子是否涉及恐怖袭击活动,若涉及,他就必须向上级汇报,以便上级采取进一步的武装干涉行动。 某日,萨姆在意外中得知一群武装分子将目标放在了一间小型诊所之上,正义感的驱使下,他决定前往彼处,拯救在那里生活的无辜民众。让萨姆没有想到的是,他的这一举动不仅为自己带来了危险和麻烦,还让自己被卷入了一宗错综复杂的阴谋之中。As informal punishment for an unwitting affair with admiral Gregory Maitland's adulterous wife, Sam Axe, a US Navy Commander, was sent to Colombia to observe the suspected rebel movement Espada Ardiente ('Burning Sword'). Now he's under investigation for allegedly consorting with those alleged terrorists. He explains how he discovered that his Colombian army liaison Comandante Veracruz was the real drug dealers cahoot, who pailed on framing Axe and presumably innocent farmers for the bombing of an American-run Andes clinic. Sam escaped and tried to help the civilians and forces CIA observers to demand urgent help. He even found a trump card to avoid conviction for his illegal methods and a favorable discharge.