Ralph Chesse

Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.

A fortuneless auto mechanic inherits a billion dollar financial empire when his uncle dies. However, there is one stipulation. In order to claim his fortune he must arrive in San Francisco within twenty days, and along the way there are a number of people who want to "share" his wealth.

人名すら番号で管理されている25世紀。人々は広大な地下都市内で支給される精神安定剤を服用しながら、感情も娯楽も規制された単調な日常を送らされていた。そんなある日、女性ルームメイトのLUH-3417と恋に落ちた主人公のTHX-1138は精神安定剤の服用を止め、タブーとされる肉体関係まで結んだことから、反体制分子として当局に逮捕される。