Before Krypton exploded and Jor-El put his baby son, Kal-El, in a rocket ship to Earth, the benevolent ruler was forced to banish three irredeemable criminals to another dimension called The Phantom Zone. The trio's leader, General Zod, vowed revenge. Later, of course, Kal-El grew up to become Superman, Earth's mighty champion. A battle with the criminal mastermind, Lex Luthor,...
因为独力逮捕巨无霸一般的连环杀手赛门蒙特，因而被人称为“英雄”的洛杉矶警探查克里礼上，其实内心仍充满恐惧，甚至在事件过去三年之后仍时生恶梦。此时，号称“恐怖”的赛门特逃出囚禁他的精神病院，躲在一家新近翻修的大戏院之中继续屠杀无辜妇女，面对凶恶歹徒，“英雄”二度出山，几经波折才找到“恐怖”的巢穴，再次跟死对头面对面决斗。 本片对于“恐怖”的神出鬼没和动物般凶残勇猛处理的出神入化，对于男主角的心理状态和爱情生活描写的异常深刻，他跟怀孕女友之间的对手戏在同类作品中显得罕有的细腻温馨，导演威廉坦用心经营的悬疑惊险气氛，令人身临其境。
