Dangerous missions are the bread and butter of the Thunderbirds, a high-tech secret force employed by the government. Led by Jeff Tracy (Bill Paxton), the Thunderbirds are at the top of their game, but their nemesis, The Hood (Ben Kingsley), has landed on their island and is attempting a coup by using the team's rescue vehicles. He'll soon discover that the Thunderbirds won't go down.
A Native American teenager named Manu spends the summer with his grandfather high in the desert mountains. As a terrifying doom approaches, Manu must embrace his remarkable destiny and take on an incredible responsibility if he and his family are to thrive and survive.
Entinen astronautti Jeff Tracy luo omaisuutensa turvin yksityisen pelastuspalvelun (International Rescue) ja sen huimat tekniset välineet sekä huikeat kulkuvälineet ja raketit. Jeffillä on viisi poikaa, jotka toimivat kaikki järjestön palveluksessa. Maailmaa uhkaa kastastofi ja sen pystyy estämään vain Myrskylinnut. Gerry ja Sylvia Andersonin luoma Myrskylinnut (Thundebirds 1964-66) oli aikanaan scifimäisen huima TV-seikkailusarja, joka tehtiin ns. supermarionetti nukeilla. Sarjan vakiohahmoina esiintyvät Jeffin ystävä Kyrano ja tämän tytär Tin Tin sekä Lady Penelope sekä tämän miespalvelija (entinen rikollinen) Parker. 32 osaisesta sarjasta tehtiin kaksi elokuvaa, Myrskylinnut lähtövalmiina (Thunderbirds Are GO, 1966) ja Thunderbird 6 (1968).
The International Rescue team is faced with one of its toughest challenges yet, as the revolutionary lighter-than-air craft Skyship One is hijacked while on her maiden voyage around the world. Against backdrops including the Statue of Liberty and the Sphinx, Lady Penelope, Parker, Alan and Tin-Tin fight the hijackers from on-board, while the rest of the team tries to stop the airship crashing.
In between tending to some sick vacuum-flowers, Joel Hodgson and his robot buddy Crow begin their first movie-riffing experiment aboard the Satellite of Love.
On the eve of the demolition of the site of Gerry Anderson's AP Films and Century 21 studios in Slough, original crew wander around and reminisce their time there. Includes archive footage and new sequences made with the original Thunderbirds puppets.
Calling International Resuce… a runaway rocket carrying three astronauts is heading for a collision course with the Sun… Impact imminent!