Johnny Blaze is a stunt cyclist whose father is suffering from cancer. One night while working on his motorcycle he is visited by the devil, Mephistopheles, who offers to save his father from his illness if Johnny sells his soul to him. The next day, his father is miraculously better but during a stunt they have performed many times before his father has an accident and passes away. A majority of the movie is not focused on the death of Johnny’s father but his death is the catalyst for the rest of the film.