鲁宾逊(皮尔斯·布鲁斯南 Pierce Brosnan 饰)是一名英国水手,一次海难之后,他孤身一人在一个荒岛上醒来。陷入绝境的鲁宾逊并没有放弃希望,而是运用自己的专业技能,在险恶的自然环境和贫乏的生活条件下为自己创造出了一片赖以生存的天空,与此同时,鲁宾逊还要时刻提防着深藏在岛屿深处的食人族的攻击。 一次偶然中,鲁宾逊在食人族的手中救下了一个黑人小男孩,当天在鲁宾逊自制的日历上是星期五,于是,他将小男孩命名为“星期五”(William Takaku 饰)。恶劣的自然环境无法置鲁宾逊于死地,但孤独却可以,因此,他格外珍惜和星期五共处的时光。在封闭的岛屿上,抛开种族和血统,一种真挚纯洁的友情在鲁宾逊和星期五之间展开了。Robinson Crusoe flees Britain on a ship after killing his friend over the love of Mary. A fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, until he meets Friday, a tribesman whom he saves from being sacrificed. Initially, Crusoe is thrilled to finally have a friend, but he has to defend himself against the tribe who uses the island to sacrifice tribesman to their gods. During time their relationship changes from master-slave to a mutual respected friendship despite their difference in culture and religion.