After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle has been hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to inquire, traveling to California to meet up with the corporation's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the aid of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious plans for humankind, all of the while fending off an old nemesis,'' Jaws, and visiting Venice, Rio, the Amazon. . .and outer space.