The time is the present. The driver ryan o'neal is the best 'wheel man' for hire. His work in driving getaway cars are exhibitions in excellence, works of art. The detective bruce dern is the top cop of the force. Nobody he tracks down ever eludes him. Except the driver.as the driver pulls off another job, the detective lays in wait for him. But the driver has already lanted his alibi, and is one step ahead of him. Through his operative, the connection ronee blakley, he hires the mysterious young woman, the player isabelle adjani, to lead the detective astray...special featuresalternative opening sequence