On their cross-country drive, a married couple, Jeff and Amy Taylor, experience car trouble after their SUV breaks down. Stranded in the New Mexico desert, the two catch a break when a passing truck driver offers Amy a ride to a nearby café to call for help. Meanwhile, Jeff is able to fix the car and make his way to the café, but Amy isn't there. He tracks down the trucker ― who tells the police he's never seen Jeff or his wife before. Jeff then begins a desperate, frenzied search for Amy.
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Kurt Russell
Jeff Taylor
J.T. Walsh
Warren 'Red' Barr
Kathleen Quinlan
Amy Taylor
M.C. Gainey
Earl
Jack Noseworthy
Billy
Rex Linn
Sheriff Boyd
Ritch Brinkley
Al
Moira Sinise
Arleen Barr
Kim Robillard
Deputy Len Carver
Thomas Kopache
Calhoun
Jack McGee
Bartender
Vincent Berry
Deke Barr
Helen Duffy
Flo
Ancel Cook
Barfly
Gene Hartline
Tow Truck Driver
Jonathan Mostow
Director, Screenplay, Story
Sam Montgomery
Screenplay
Harry Colomby
Executive Producer
Jonathan Fernandez
Executive Producer
Dino De Laurentiis
Producer
Martha De Laurentiis
Producer
Douglas Milsome
Director of Photography
Basil Poledouris
Original Music Composer
Derek Brechin
Editor
Kevin Stitt
Editor
Victoria Paul
Production Design
