1978年版的电影由克里斯托弗·里夫饰演，他一共饰演了四个版本《超人》系列电影。氪星即将毁灭之际，为保持种族的延续，科学家乔·艾尔通过飞船将他尚在襁褓中的儿子卡尔（克里斯托弗·里夫ChristopherReeve饰）送往地球。卡尔被地球上的肯特夫妇抚养成人，改名为克拉克，他具有超人的能力，将成为地球上正义和真理的守护者。长大了的卡尔来到大都市，成为《行星日报》的记者。平时，他是温文尔雅的普通记者，危急时刻就变成穿着紧身衣、披着斗篷在空中自由飞翔的守护神超人。当邪恶的鲁索妄图统治全世界时，超人是唯一能够制止他的人。

　　高中生瑞科（卡斯帕•凡•迪恩 Casper Van Dien 饰）毕业后，在女友卡门（丹妮丝•理查兹 Denise Richards 饰）的鼓动下，违背了父亲的意志，加入了机械化步兵学院，卡门亦加入了海军学院。
　　在他们参加训练不久后，地球遭到了来自外星球的昆虫袭击。瑞科的亲人均惨遭杀害，卡门将拍摄到的影像传送给了瑞科。悲愤交加的瑞科率领部下投入到了对抗外星昆虫的战斗中。
　　然而，军队低估了这些昆虫的实力。在一次遭遇战中，10万军队惨遭杀戮，只剩瑞科、卡门等几人侥幸逃生。瑞科亲眼目睹了恐怖的杀戮场面，意外获知了这些昆虫变得如此聪明、强大的秘密。瑞科意识到必须制造更先进的武器才能对付这些昆虫，人类的反击开始了！

　　Petty Officer Michael Davis (Jeremy Davis) is the newbie to SEAL Team VI, but after his first mission the young soldier is weathered beyond hid years. His first assignment as for the elite black ops squad is as Communications Officer for the micro ground assault team that enabled surgical aerial assaults of strategic targets in Iraq, priming allied forces for the what is now known as Operation Desert Storm. The honor of being part of the special forces unit is enriched by the fact that he is invited into the unit lead by the best, Master Chief Devon Mackefy (Ken Gamble).
　　The team, having just returned from one mission, is called into duty once again, because “Mac is the best”. Feeling the pull of the call, and given no option by the powers that be, our heroes go into the thick of it with the usual disadvantages - tired, short by one man and in need of gearing up in the weapons department; all with their invisibility being paramount.
　　The team is rounded out by Petty Officer Williams (Kristoffer Garrison), Petty Officer Sanchez (Neta De Paula) and Chief Petty Officer Roberts (Zach McGowan). The team’s only contact ii Iraqi is Jamal (Amol Shah), a Kurd who has lost his family to the war and now helps the U.S. in these isolated covert operations. Their sole mission: mark aerial targets, avoid capture and stay alive for four days. But the enemy is in every direction. Tensions are high since Davis is untested in the field and Mac is distracted by a recent personal loss. All these complications threaten the success of the mission, as well as the team’s survival.

　　一伙记者去报道一个试验性社区的揭幕仪式，这个社区中的大部分工作都交由一种刚研发出来的原型机器人来干。一开始机器人们都能很好地工作，与人和谐相处，甚至还能与人一起娱乐，但不久，其中一个发生异常，并迅速传给了其他机器人，随后局势全部失控，机器人对人们开始了血腥大屠杀，这伙记者发现他们要做的不是报告故障，而是要血海求生。

　　亚瑟国王死后，卡米洛特陷入了黑暗之中。现在，他残忍的魔女姐姐摩根亚的统治开始了。她指挥着三条致命的龙，追捕剩下的圆桌骑士。