约翰·达顿（凯文·科斯特纳 饰）是达顿家族的一家之长，达顿家族拥有着美国最大的牧场，与牧场毗邻的有美国首个国家公园黄石、印第安人保留地以及土地开发商买下的地皮。在一次因牲畜误入印第安人保留地所引起的争端中，意外伤亡事件发生，一场涉及多方的争端在蒙大拿州这片美丽的土地上拉开了序幕。随着剧集的进行，他不断受到那些试图控制牧场的势力挑战。

In a futuristic world where the polar ice caps have melted and made Earth a liquid planet, a beautiful barmaid rescues a mutant seafarer from a floating island prison. They escape, along with her young charge, Enola, and sail off aboard his ship. But the trio soon becomes the target of a menacing pirate who covets the map to 'Dryland'—which is tattooed on Enola's back.

2007 film by Bruce A. Evans