缉毒官员Newlyweds Miguel "Mike" Vargas(查尔登·海斯顿 Charlton Heston 饰）和他的妻子Susie（珍妮特·利 Janet Leigh 饰）来到了美国和墨西哥的边界。马路上发生了一起汽车爆炸事件，Vargas认为这起案件跟毒贩子有关，遂

　　Rocks from a meteor which grow when in contact with water threaten a sleepy Southwestern desert community.