During a flight from San Diego to Florida, the Carlyle family is surprised by a weather front in the Rocky Mountains. They have to do an emergency landing in a Mexican desert, with their plane damaged. Latent tensions in the family interfere with the efforts to solve their desperate situation. Starring Rod Taylor, Dina Merrill, Kristoffer Tabori, Janet Margolin, Gene Nelson, Richard Roat and Ed Begley Jr.