故事聚焦在一支研究团队,他们被派到科拉深孔(Kola Superdeep Borehole)去调查源自于深处的奇怪声音,他们却发现超乎他们所有想像的东西。更糟的是,他们可能无意间将躲藏在深处的东西给释放了出来。
发现一颗巨大的陨石正朝地球方向奔来,并将于十八日内撞上地球时,美国太空总署想出阻止该陨石与地球相撞造成人类毁灭的办法:派人登陆陨石的表面,钻洞贯穿至陨石的地心,放入核弹引爆。但这一切必须要在十八日内完成。 钻油井工头(布鲁斯?威利斯)被委以重任,而他的下属(本?阿弗莱特)恰也是其女儿(丽芙?泰勒)的男朋友,此次任务能否成功完成,关系到女儿下半辈子的幸福。为此,他和下属接受了太空总署的高强度的训练,以期一夜之间从打井工人变成救世英雄。
Eighty people from totally diverse backgrounds suddenly find themselves in an undisclosed location where they are expected to compete in a race with simple rules, "If you are lapped twice, you die. If you step off the path, you die. Race… or die." Many will start but only one may cross the finish line alive. Eighty individuals are chosen by an anonymous being, who instantly dis...