⁣Frozen in 1996, Simon Phoenix, a convicted crime lord, is revived
for a parole hearing well into the 21st century. Revived into a society
free from crime, Phoenix resumes his murderous rampage, and no one can
stop him. John Spartan, the police officer who captured Phoenix in 1996,
has also been cryogenically frozen, this time for a crime he did not
commit. In 2032, the former cities of Los Angeles, San Diego and Santa
Barbara have merged into peaceful, utopian San Angeles. Unable to stop
him with their non-violent solutions, the police release Spartan to help
recapture Phoenix. Now after 36 years, Spartan has to adapt himself to
the future society he has no knowledge about.