The movie’s soundtrack, nominated for a Grammy Award, featured songs from Big Country, Kid Creole & the Coconuts, Stevie Nicks, and Genesis breakout stars Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, and Phil Collins. Collins sang the title song, which was also nominated for an Academy Award and was one of the top-selling singles of 1984.

Plot

Terry Brogan (Bridges), ex-professional football player is cut from his team ‘The L.A. Outlaws’. Aging, broke, and in need of money, Terry takes a job from an old acquaintance – shady nightclub owner Jake Wise (Woods) – to track down Jake’s girlfriend, Jessie Wyler (Ward) somewhere in Mexico. “Here’s $10,000 right now – and when you find her I’ll give you another Twenty…I just want you to find her Terry…,” says Jake Wise.

The search takes Terry to the clear blue skies and white sands of Cozumel. Terry and Jessie eventually meet on the tiny island, animal instinct overcomes the two as they unexpectedly fall in love. Terry tells Jake in phone calls that he hasn’t found her.

When Jake dispatches L.A. Outlaws trainer Sully (Karras) to the island to look for the two…”Sully? What the f— are you doing here? – Jake sent him here – What am I doing here? What are we doing here?…” Sully is immediately killed in a chaotic scene with Jessie being the shooter. In panic, Jessie flees the island leaving Terry and dead Sully behind. “Jessie it’s an accident…Go to the Mexican police with a body and a gun? – Are you crazy???, says Jessie

Looking for answers, Terry returns to L.A. to find that Jake’s hold on Jessie is something larger and more ominous involving various politicians, lawyers and environmentalists who seem to be converging on some sort of land deal.

Terry has more unfinished business with Jake, “I have another job for you…its a little dirty but not so dirty you wont be able to sleep at night…”

The job has Terry breaking into Kirsch’s office to get incriminating records involving Terry (betting on games), Kirsch (Terry’s agent) and others…