Idiosyncratic thriller directed by Nicholas Roeg starring Gene Hackman as Jack McCann, a wealthy gold prospector who surveys the world from his luxurious Caribbean island home, 'Eureka'. Determined to guard his fortune from business competitors, and engaged in a devouring relationship with his daughter (Theresa Russell), he struggles to find a meaning in his life beyond the accumulation of material wealth. The pressures mount as depression and paranoia start to get the better of him, and Miami mobsters plot to get hold of his island to build a casino.