In this visually stunning sci-fi adventure, two warriors engaged in a savage, futuristic war between Earth and the planet Dracon crash-land on a desolate, fiery planet. At first, the human (Dennis Quaid) and his reptilian alien opponent (Louis Gossett, Jr.) are intent on destroying each other, but the two stranded pilots gradually realize that the only way either of them will survive is to overcome their undying hatred.