 In the year 2053, the earth has been devastated by a military experiment gone awry. The ozone layer is gone, radioactive clouds drift across the plains, and unpredictable, intense bursts of ultra-violet sunlight (called "brights") incinerate anyone caught outside. In these conditions, a group of travelers are trying to get from the frontier town of Jericho to the paradise safe haven of Neon City: A doctor named Tom (Nick Klar), an old man with a mysterious past (Arsenio  Sonny  Trinidad), a prostitute (Valerie Wildman), a spoiled rich girl (Juliet Landau), an untalented comedian (Richard Sanders), and a bounty hunter named Stark (Michael Ironside) with his valuable prisoner Reno (Vanity). They board an armored truck converted into a passenger transport driven by an ex-convict named Bulk (Lyle Alzado). Along they way, the travelers deal with passing though radioactive Xander clouds, 150F degrees of "brights", unstable paved roads, and nomadic motorcycle riders whom kill anyone venturing though their territory. During the journey, few, if any, of the passengers turn out to be what they initially appear.