广播电视编导专业学生毕业作品“一切的公众话语都日渐以娱乐的方式出现，并成为一种人文精神。 我们的政治、体育、宗教、新闻、教育、商业都心甘情愿地成为娱乐的附庸，毫无怨言甚至无声无息。 结果就是，我们成了一个娱乐至死的物种。” ——《娱乐至死》

一次偶然中，海伦（海伦娜·伯翰·卡特 Helena Bonham Carter 饰）和玛格丽特（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）两姐妹结识了威尔克斯一家人。在威尔克斯家所拥有的霍华德庄园中，玛格丽特和威尔克斯太太（瓦妮莎·雷德格瑞夫 Vanessa Red grave 饰）的感情最为要好，海伦却在和保罗（Joseph Bennett 饰）的一段短暂恋情结束后离开了威尔克斯家。威尔克斯太太死前将整个霍华德庄园留给了玛格丽特，亨利（安东尼·霍普金斯 Anthony Hopkins 饰）隐瞒了这一事实，转而向玛格丽特求婚。离开了霍华德庄园的海伦遇见了名叫巴斯特（Samuel West 饰）的男子，两人相处融洽。玛格丽特再度见到海伦之时，她震惊的发现，尚未成家的海伦已有身孕，这样的海伦遭到了威尔克斯家大儿子查尔斯（詹姆斯·维尔拜 James Wilby 饰）的厌恶和驱逐。

毒枭韩山（王伟 饰）和齐仁（刘兆铭 饰）约定在青龙水上乐园进行毒品交易，得到线报的警察暗地潜伏，如果行动成功的话，他们便能够将两大团伙的头目一举拿下。哪知道，就在这个节骨眼上，出现了神秘人物齐越（吕良伟 饰）和秦冰（李赛凤 饰），导致警方的计划暴露，行动失败。韩山认为是齐仁走漏了消息，将他打死。这令齐越发誓一定要为父亲报仇。赵成（吴镇宇 饰）本是韩山的部下，却起了僭越之心，逼迫韩山退位让贤。胡坚和燕虎（陈惠敏 饰）忠心护主，却都落得了惨死的下场。临死前，燕虎将组里的情报告诉了警方，警方派出得力干将唐枫（胡慧中 饰）试图将赵成的黑恶势力捣破。

Shipwreck survivors are found on Beiru Island (Infanto tô), which was previously used for atomic tests. The interior is amazingly free of radiation effects, and they believe that they were protected by a special juice that was given to them by the island's residents. A joint expedition of Rolisican and Japanese scientists explores Beiru and discovers many curious things, including two women only one foot (30 centimeters) high. Unscrupulous expedition leader Clark Nelson abducts the women and puts them in a vaudeville show. But their sweet singing contains a telepathic cry for help to Mothra, a gigantic moth that is worshiped as a deity by the island people. The giant monster heeds the call of the women and heads to Tokyo, wreaking destruction in its path.