US merchant sailor Alex Walker is stranded in Mexico, penniless and wanted by the police. He meets and joins up with an unlikely couple - ageing but likeable shit Phillip Mills and young sexy, frustated wife Missy. The three develop a curiously inter-dependent relationship. Meanwhile, Police Captain Diaz and Detective Ortega are closing in and the plot circle is closed at Tapachula rail station amidst a stack of mistakes and wrong decisions.
Rosanna Arquette
as Missy Mills
Kevin Anderson
as Alex Walker
John Lithgow
as Phillip Mills
Jorge Cervera Jr.
as Captain Diaz
Robert Harper
as Felix Crawley
Dolores Heredia
as Rosita
Ernesto Laguardia
as Detective Ortega
