Deke DaSilva (Sylvester Stallone饰)和Matthew Fox (Billy Dee Williams饰)是纽约市警察局的两个好搭档。Deke DaSilva非常喜欢他所做的警察工作,多次放弃晋级机会,当他和Matthew Fox被分派到反恐精英队时,DaSilva对此十分不满,心怀芥蒂。此时,反恐精英的英国反恐专家获悉,一个臭名昭著的恐怖分子团伙已经潜入纽约,意图通过连环恐怖袭击引发纽约市的骚乱。专家向反恐精英下达了赶尽杀绝的命令,亦引起DaSilva和Fox的反感。但是,随着炸弹声屡次在纽约市响起,他们开始重新认识了这伙恐怖分子的凶残和危害,于是携手,对恐怖分子一伙痛下杀手,经过一番血腥的厮杀,反恐精英击败了这伙恐怖分子,纽约市又恢复了往日的安宁。Deke DaSilva and Matthew Fox are two New York City cops who get transferred to an elite anti-terrorism squad. About this same time, an infamous international terrorist shows up in New York City looking to cause some chaos. It's up to DaSilva and Fox to stop him, but will they be in time...?