前足球运动员迈克(Warren Beatty 华伦•比提 饰)在飞往悉尼的班机上邂逅美丽的泰瑞(Annette Bening 安妮特•本宁 饰)。途中飞机遭遇险情,迫降在一座珊瑚岛上。两人携手度过此次难关,对彼此都有了深深的好感。邮轮搭载乘客前往目的地。在船上相处的日子里,迈克和泰瑞的感情日益加深,但碍于各自的婚约无法逾越。旅程结束后,两人相约各自解除婚约,3个月后在纽约大厦相会。并承诺如果一方未出现,另一方将不再打扰对方的生活。 3个月后,迈克如期赴约,然而泰瑞却迟迟未曾出现……Ex-football star Mike Gambril meets Terry McKay on a flight to Sydney, which is forced to land on a small atoll. Both engaged to others, they become romantic on board the ship sent to take the 'plane passengers to a larger island. They agree to meet in New York three months later to see if the attraction is real. One shows up, the other doesn't, but they run into each other afterwards.