该片被认为是向男权社会发出抗争的女性主义电影代表作。
生活在沉闷与琐碎家务中的家庭主妇赛尔玛(Geena Davis)与在某间咖啡厅做女侍应生的闺中密友路易丝(Susan Sarandon)对平凡的生活与工作产生厌倦后,结伴一起外出旅游散心。路上,在某家酒吧外的停车厂, 赛尔玛险遭无名男子强暴,幸好路易丝及时赶到,拔枪将该男子射杀。惊慌失措的两人掉头逃亡,自此踏上不归路,过程中两人性格均有了很重大的改变。。Erstwhile Special Forces operative Doc Alexander is asked to broker a truce with the Mexican drug cartel in secrecy. When Oklahoma Governor Richard Jeffs celebrates the execution of a high-ranking cartel member on TV, his Chief of Staff and Doc inform him about the peace he just ended. But it’s too late, as Cuco, the cartel’s hatchet man, has set his vengeful sights on Doc’s da...。