When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.

Dennis Quaid
Frank Towns

Tyrese Gibson
AJ

Giovanni Ribisi
Elliott

Miranda Otto
Kelly

Tony Curran
Rodney

Sticky Fingaz
Jeremy

Jacob Vargas
Sammi

Hugh Laurie
Ian
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Release Date
December 17, 2004
Runtime
1h 53m
Rating
PG-13
Genres
Action, Adventure, Drama
Director