Douglas Quaid (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is haunted by a recurring dream about a journey to Mars. He hopes to find out more about this dream and buys a holiday at Rekall Inc. where they sell implanted memories. But something goes wrong with the memory implantation and he remembers being a secret agent fighting against the evil Mars administrator Cohaagen (Ronny Cox). Now the story really begins and it's a rollercoaster ride until the massive end of the movie.