Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
A suburban couple's ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Forced to go on the run from a hostile government, the family joins up with an underground network of mutants and must fight to survive.
Ben is a movie director. A stuntman was accidentally killed in one of his movies and he is facing a charge of negligence. Ben's wife is beautiful. A perfect woman to showcase his extravagant lifestyle, they live under beyond their means. Ben finds out that his wife is betraying him. He hires someone to follow her. Rick tries to persuade Sue to kill Ben and make it look like an accident, so they can collect the insurance money.
