After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked agent James Bond is assigned to inquire, travel to California to meet the owner of the company, the Hugo Drax. With the aid of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead,'' Bond soon uncovers Drax's nefarious aims for humankind, all of the while fending off an old nemesis,'' Jaws, also venturing to Venice, Rio, the Amazon. . .and space.