Charlie Cox should have stopped for gas in California. While he's on a cross-country trip with his teenage daughter, Joleen, his car hits empty in a creepy town in Nevada. With nary a drop of fuel to be found, Charlie and Joleen stop for the night at a dilapidated trailer park. There, Joleen catches the eye of two teenage boys, Jimmy and Pinky -- either of whom could be the serial killer currently terrorizing the town.

故事描述整日感到烦恼的空中交通指挥员杰克被他的上司强逼到佛州海边的夏日公寓休假五周。不料这个假期却处处出状况，事事不如意，使他更加头大。直至美丽的史卡莉出现教他滑风帆，度假的乐趣才开始出现……