Miracle on the Mountain: The Kincaid Family Story (2000) - full transcript
A staunch professional executive and his wife coerce their two rebellious teens and their older sister and her boyfriend into taking a plane trip to celebrate their wedding anniversary in the mountains. The younger sister does not make it to the plane in time and the family leaves without her. Their small private plane then develops trouble and crashes in the isolated snowy mountains. The family must then work together to survive the extreme wilderness conditions, including an avalanche.
WOMAN ON PA: Call on line one
for Mr. Kincaid.
Oh, he's busy.
Don't worry, it's okay.
He won't mind.
You know you two would get
along so much better if you
spent more time together.
Carla, I'm a history teacher.
I make a teacher's salary.
To your father I'm low income
housing and you're the mansion
on the hill.
That's not gonna change.
But you tell me all the time
how frustrated you are
at school.
Yeah, but then I have one of
those days when
the kids and I are talking
about the same thing and
we're on the same wavelength.
It's worth the frustration.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Stan.
Stan, you're not listening to
me. I don't care about his
sales record!
The guy started out with me.
He's been here since the
beginning and as far as
I'm concerned
he's gonna be here at the end.
[KNOCKING]
Dad?
Hi sweetheart, come on in.
-I, I can come back.
-I'll just be a second, okay?
Just hold on.
Stan, listen.
Why don't you work with him
and then I'll speak with him.
And I'm sure everything will
work out fine.
And, Stan,
I really appreciate your
effort in this.
Goodbye!
What do ya think? Huh?
It's an anniversary gift
from my office staff.
It's beautiful.
I thought you weren't coming
in here today.
I'm not. Charlie and I were
out shopping and I thought
I would come by and visit.
Where is he?
He's downstairs.
Well why didn't you
bring him up?
I didn't think you
had the time.
I always have time
for you guys.
Go on down and get him and
bring him up here.
Hi!
Hi.
How was school?
Boring.
Did you get a grade back yet
on that geometry test?
C.
Well at least you passed.
Mom, I get better grades than
any of my friends.
Does that mean you're happy
with a C?
Well, no.
Thank you.
What's that?
A list of supplies for
the cabin.
Anything you wanna add?
Do I have to go?
We've been through this,
it's our anniversary.
It's a family tradition.
It's settled.
I have homework.
You should ask Dad for help
with the geometry.
It's his strong suit.
Like he'd find the time.
I went by your school today,
spoke with coach Hanna.
Yeah, about what?
The team's prospects.
Your progress.
You mean making sure
I'm not living up to
your expectations.
Well you have the talent
to be a starter,
I don't understand why
you want to sit on the bench.
You know, Dad, it's just
possible I won't turn out
to be the big star you were.
And I can live with that.
How was work?
Oh we're in a bit of a slump
right now.
But I started a sales contest.
If that doesn't work out I'll
crack the whip.
You got something to say, Sis.
No, Dad, this is
so interesting.
Well it oughta be,
because it's what puts
food on this table.
Well then we better start
cracking the whip right now.
Susan!
I need to know if you plan on
working at the job site over
the holidays,
the guys are holding a spot
for you.
I took another job.
-You never said anything.
-TOM: Where?
Harris' market.
And what are they gonna
pay you?
Six fifty an hour.
I pay ya nine fifty!
Fine.
It's a retail kind of thing.
It'll serve you well in the
real world.
They want me full time until
school starts back up again.
What about our
anniversary trip?
Well, I'd rather work.
I'm sorry.
You have
commitments to this family...
It's once a year!
It wasn't last year.
Well we started up
a new project, I couldn't
get away.
So, this year
I can't get away.
Oh, fine!
I got phone calls to make.
You two do whatever you
wanna do.
Your mother, I, and Carla are
going.
We're all going.
I wish you'd let the
accountants do that, we pay
them enough.
Mhm.
Hey I'm sorry I jumped up
from the table.
Sometimes I'm just like an
eighth grader.
I owe the kids an apology.
Carla brought Charlie by the
office today.
You know the more time
I spend with him the more I
like him.
She's lucky.
Ha!
He's a hell of a lot luckier.
Would you like him better
if he was falling all over
himself to impress you with
his executive potential?
Well at least I would
know he was ambitious.
The world needs dedicated
teachers.
What about real estate
salesmen?
I married a
real estate salesmen.
And a damn good one too.
Oh good, bad, didn't matter.
I married him.
What?
Maybe we shouldn't force them
to go. They're old enough to
make their own decisions.
No they're not!
We spend little enough time
as a family.
We need this.
We should have gone last year
no matter what.
We're not going to make that
mistake again.
-All we do is fight.
-Then we'll fight.
We'll fight as a family.
Why do you suppose I can't
talk to them anymore?
Out of practice?
They must know that
I love them.
Loving them is the easy part.
Accepting them...
that's hard.
-Mom!
-Hi sweetheart!
-Hey, Mrs. Kincaid.
-Hello, Charlie.
-How are ya?
-Excited!
-Yeah.
CHARLIE: Is that it?
ANNE: First time on a
small plane?
-Uh-huh.
-CARLA: Where's Dad?
He's getting the weather.
Did you see Susan inside?
-Didn't she come with you?
-No, she slept over at
Ellen's last night.
She was getting a ride.
-Why don't you see
if you can help Dad.
-Okay.
Here he comes.
You should be all right,
that system isn't due in until
after midnight.
The sooner we get out of here
the better.
Thanks, Dave.
Hey! Everybody here?
No honey, Susan's not
here yet.
Where is she?
Okay, thank you very much.
She didn't go by the house.
Ellen's mother said she left
for here over an hour ago.
We're all loaded up.
Where is she?
We tried the house
and Ellen's.
She's supposed to be here now.
I'm worried.
Hello.
Where are the contracts now?
Do you have any idea where
they may have gone?
Well Ellen has a boyfriend,
maybe they picked him up?
Oh, they would have been
here by now.
They had snow at the landing
strip this morning.
It's clear now
but if we don't get airborne
soon we're going to
lose our window.
We could leave tomorrow?
Bad weather could last
for days.
Look, I can't concentrate on
the trip right now.
I think we should call
highway patrol.
[PHONE RINGING]
-Hello.
-Dad, it's Susan
- Where are you?
I'm on the road, we got stuck.
Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm okay but...
-She's fine.
You were supposed to be here
at 2:30.
Everyone is here
waiting on you.
Dad, I know but
it's not my fault.
How long are you gonna be?
I don't know
maybe, like an hour.
She's gonna be another hour.
Honey, what happened?
Mom, I didn't do
anything wrong.
Nobody said you did.
What happened?
Look, I'll tell you when
I get there.
[SLAMS PHONE DOWN]
-She's on her way.
-We can't wait.
What?
I'll have somebody from the
office come and pick her up
and bring her to your mothers.
You mean leave without her?
Its' either that or we cancel
the trip.
Can I see you for a minute?
First of all, you'd better
calm down or you're not going.
I'm calm, I'm just trying to
make the best of a
bad situation.
We can't leave Susan here!
If the weather clears I'll
have her flown up
in the morning.
And what if it doesn't?
Well then she gets to stay
home which is what she wanted
in the first place.
Do you have a better idea?
Right.
ANNE: Buckle up, Charlie.
It can get rough
over the mountains.
Don't worry,
Dad's a great pilot.
[THUNDER]
What was that?
Thunder.
Honey, maybe Charlie would
like some club soda.
Yeah, thank you, okay.
[SOUND OF PLANES OVERHEAD]
Hello?
Hello!
Uh, Susan Kincaid?
-Yeah.
-Hi, yeah. I'm Marty from your
dad's office
and, uh, your mother told
me to give you this.
[SCOFFS] They left?
Uh, yeah, I'm supposed to
drive you to your
grandparents' house.
Hello? Where is everybody?
You know, we should really
get going, it's...
-When can I take over?
-Not now.
Come on, just for a little
while, you promised.
I said, not now.
Why'd you pay for the
flying lessons
in the first place?
Charlie will you come up here,
switch places with Rick?
Oh come on, that's not fair.
I'm trying to fly this plane,
you're distracting me.
Charlie!
It's okay, go ahead.
Go on, Charlie.
-What is your problem?
-He's my problem.
Really nice, Rick.
Enough.
We'll talk about it later.
Seattle center,
this is Beachcraft, November,
five eight.
Niner O eight. Out copy over.
Seattle center! This is
Beachcraft November five eight
niner O eight.
I need to check positions,
can you give me
radar vectors, over.
Charlie, hand me the charts
there in my bag.
Set it there by the light so
I can see it.
-Where are we?
-We're right here.
CHARLIE: What's that?
ANNE: Hail.
Maybe we should turn back?
TOM: The storm is worse
behind us, we can fly
around it.
My last report was that it was
still clear up at the lake.
-ANNE: Are you sure?
-TOM: I think it's our
best alternative.
I also think you should
sit down and put your
belt on, Hun.
Yes, Captain.
ANNE: Dad says we can fly
around this. There's no
trouble landing at the lake.
I dunno, Mom,
it looks pretty bad.
You havin'
a good time, Charlie?
Ms. Kincaid, we're doing our
best to contact your father.
We have Seattle Center
working with us but, we've had
no luck so far.
That's because he doesn't want
to talk to me.
I already told you that.
I think it's more like,
storm-related.
If you go on to your
grandparent's, we'll contact
you there.
No.
I'm not going anywhere until
I talk with my father.
Okay, this is his way of
teaching me some
stupid lesson.
You can leave.
I'm staying.
Dad?
We're icing up!
-Tom?
-The de-icers are not
functioning. I'm going
to have to take her down to
break off this ice.
Hang on.
-But the mountains!
-We can't go up,
I'm too heavy.
We can't maneuver where
we are, we have to get rid of
this ice.
I'm sorry sir, I don't know
what I'm talking about.
Can I help you?
Yeah, there's a dial down
there on your left.
Turn it to 7-7-0-0.
7-7-0-0
Okay. What did I just do?
Emergency transponder code, it
lets the controllers know
we're in trouble,
is the light on?
-What light?
-There's a light,
is it blinking?
I don't see a light!
[THUNDER]
Jeez!
-Snow warning!
-Oh my god.
-Is the light blinking?
-I don't see a light!
Get down!
[Overlapping dialog]
-Turn the dial, all the way.
-Got it!
-Is the light blinking?
-Blinking!
Seattle Center, this is
Beachcraft, November five
eight niner zero...
Mayday! Mayday!
Mayday!
[YELLING]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING]
Rick? Carla?
Mom! Are you okay?
-Yes, you?
-I'm okay.
Rick?
My legs are caught.
It's all right hang in there
honey, I'll be right there.
Mr. Kincaid!
-Charlie?
-Your husband's hurt.
Go help him with your dad.
Okay.
What's wrong with Dad?
I don't know let's just
get you loose.
Is it bad?
He's breathing.
Where's the first aid kit?
Carla! First aid kit!
It's okay. I'm all right.
Where's that smoke
coming from?
I don't know!
Mom, hurry!
Fire extinguisher!
Come on, we gotta get
outta here!
What are you drinking?
Hot chocolate. Why?
It looks good.
You heard something.
The plane never landed
on the strip near your
family's cabin.
How do you know that?
The sheriff's station up
there, they sent a car out
at my request.
Okay, so then they landed
somewhere else.
No, we checked.
I don't understand.
They left at four.
They had five hours maximum
flying time, that's under
ideal conditions.
No! No way!
No, they didn't crash, no way.
No one said anything about
a crash, your father is a very
good pilot if they were forced
down that doesn't
necessarily mean the worst.
Is there someone you'd like
to talk to?
Your grandparents?
No!
I called in search and rescue.
As soon as the storm lets up,
they'll start looking.
These people are very good at
what they do.
There's no reason to
give up hope.
Why should I even believe you?
I'll have airport security
take you home.
I'm staying until I know.
One, two, three, go.
Okay boys, easy. Easy!
-Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm okay.
Be still honey,
you hit your head.
Everybody okay?
-Cuts and bruises.
-Daddy?
I'm more worried about you.
-I smell smoke.
-There was a fire but
we put it out.
We should head towards those
trees in case it sparks
up again.
Do you see any lights
or a road?
No, nothin'.
-Okay, Charlie,
give me a hand.
-No.
-You've lost a lot of blood.
-Charlie, come on, help me up.
-I want up.
-Tom...
-Come on!
-Okay. All right.
-Daddy, are you cold?
-I'm fine.
Okay, listen up.
They'll send out search and
rescue teams to locate us,
but they probably won't
find us 'till the morning.
So we're going to have to be
out here tonight.
How do we know they're going
to come looking for us?
They'll find us.
They know where our
location is.
Rick, you and Charlie get
anything out of the plane we
could use to keep us warm
and dry and anything we could
signal the rescue team with.
And if you smell any smoke or
fire, get the hell out
of there.
I know what to do, Dad.
Can the attitude, Son.
This is serious.
What do you want us to do?
You, Carla, and I'll go down
into those trees and set up
a camp.
Start a fire.
Can you walk, Daddy?
Course I can walk.
I can't fly, but I can walk.
Let's go.
The media hasn't picked up
on this yet, and I'd like to
keep it that way.
Can you put a lid on
your people?
You think the airport wants
this kind of publicity?
But I can't answer
for the family
I can.
Hi.
Who's he?
Jack Calloway.
Jack, this is Miss Kincaid,
the daughter.
You're search and rescue?
That I am.
What are all those maps for?
Well, it's to help us define a
search area.
To make a plan.
How many people in the air,
how many on the ground.
Like that.
And when can you go out
after them.
Hopefully, first light.
It depends on the weather.
Do you know who my
father is?
I know his name.
My father is one of the
biggest homebuilders
in this state.
He's personal friends with
the governor.
Really?
Was the governor on the plane
with your family?
No.
Good, one less problem.
Now, Miss Kincaid we'll do our
very best to find your family,
governor or not.
Now get some rest, tomorrow's
gonna be a long day.
And what do you expect me
to do, just sit and wait?
What would you like to do?
I don't know, help?
Well if I think of something,
I'll let you know.
Yeah, thanks for nothing.
Spoiled rotten.
Nah, she's just worried
about her folks.
What about the rest
of this stuff?
Well, leave it I guess.
We can pick it up when they
find us.
Hey
that emergency transmission
your dad had me send...
-Yeah?
-How does that work?
Well, it's like an SOS.
Sends out a radio signal to a
special channel that's
always monitored.
They pick up the point of
transmission, find us
on radar.
They pretty much know where
we are.
Some vacation, huh?
Hey, hey.
Your dad's tough.
He'll pull through.
Yeah, my dad shouldn't be
doing anything, he's hurt.
Oh but not him, he's gotta
have everything his way.
Doesn't trust anybody
but himself.
Kinda rough on
the troops, huh?
Well, welcome to the family.
-Well looks like that's
about it, huh?
-Let's get outta here, then.
Be right there.
-What's wrong, Rick?
-Nothin's wrong.
Careful with the wet stuff,
it'll just create smoke.
Tom, please!
Look, it's bleeding again.
You have got to rest.
We've got this under control.
-Where's Rick?
-He went to get more
stuff from the plane.
The plane, you mean the wreck?
Do you realize how lucky
we are?
If we were lucky, we would
have gotten there.
You hungry?
Not at the moment.
We're not gonna have
enough wood to get us
through the night.
-I'll go get some more wood.
-Sit!
Daddy didn't eat his soup?
Is he okay?
Pretty sure he
has a concussion.
What can we do?
Keep him warm,
wake him every
couple of hours,
and stop him from
over-exerting himself.
Rick?
You okay?
I'm just tired.
Jazz anyone?
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Just what this party needs.
A little entertainment.
[JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES]
[WOLF HOWLING]
[WOLF HOWLING]
Hi.
You're awake!
Yeah.
Alive, and kickin'.
And thinkin'.
About what?
About what kind of story
this is gonna be to tell.
I keep thinking about Susan.
Well, we'll be seeing her
soon.
[CONTINUOUS CRACKLING]
What was that?
What was that noise?
Avalanche!
Wake him up!
-Let's run!
-Kids!
-Let's go!
-Get up!
-C'mon!
C'mon! C'mon Annie!
C'mon, hurry!
[YELLING]
Keep running! Don't stop!
[YELLING]
Keep going, keep going! Run!
[MOANING]
Keep running!
This way.
Come here, come here.
Help!
Dad!
[GASPING]
[YELLING]
Mom! Mom!
-Carla!
-Rick!
[YELLING]
[CRYING]
[MOANS]
-I'm sorry, honey.
-It's all right.
[GROANS]
Oh good, honey!
That will help.
It's all there is.
Everything else is buried
deep.
What about the plane?
Couldn't even tell where
it was.
Is that all the firewood?
Unless we start chopping
down trees.
With what?
The shovel.
Hack of as many live
branches as you can.
They won't burn very well
but, they'll create a lot of
smoke,
and they can see the smoke
from the air.
Wouldn't we be better off,
using those branches' to
create a sign?
S.O.S, or Help?
It would stand out against
the snow...
You could write the
Declaration of Independence.
It wouldn't make a damn
bit of difference.
They'd have to be flying
directly over it, in order to
see it.
The smoke they can see
from a distance.
-I thought they knew where
we were.
-Approximately.
Why don't we just do both.
We do not have the time,
or the materials, to do both.
We're gonna start with the
smoke.
It doesn't matter.
What do you mean, it doesn't
matter?
There won't be any spotters.
-Say again, Stony.
-Okay, that's sector 23, all
clear, Jack.
Okay, got you!
Remember your turnaround
time.
Yup, see you in about an
hour.
I'll keep you posted.
Over.
Over, and out.
Alexis, that's grid number 23.
What do the "x's" mean?
Areas we've covered on
the map.
And that's it?
Hell, it's rough country,
Miss. Kincaid.
You could lose a plane, the
size of yours in a fold of
land so small,
it will never show up here.
The mistake that we can't
afford to make,
is to be less than thorough.
Look, I don't even understand
why you're even looking here.
Based on the flight plan. With
correction for the storm, and
wind velocity,
and the last radar contact.
We had to start somewhere.
And you should know there's
another weather front,
scheduled to come through
there, this afternoon.
What does that mean?
We don't put people in the air
with zero visibility below.
No point.
So, you just stop?
We follow safety guidelines.
You think they're dead, don't
you?
Look, I can't afford to think
that way.
And neither should you.
And you decided, it wasn't
worth mentioning last night?
There wasn't anything we could
do!
According to you!
Maybe the dial got jarred in
the crash.
Maybe the signal was sent!
Can't we just send the signal
now?
It doesn't work from the
ground.
But the light was on!
What color?
-Amber!
-Amber!
That's standby!
I told you to turn the switch
all the way!
How am I supposed to know
that there's more than two
positions?
Common sense, would tell you
that!
It was an accident, daddy.
Yeah, we're stuck out here in
the middle of nowhere,
and you're making excuses for
him!
Charlie's sorry, okay?
You're blaming me?
Leave my daughter out of this.
You know, if you let me stay
up front, this wouldn't have
happened.
Oh, so now it's my fault!
We shouldn't have been out in
that storm, in the first
place!
We couldn't turn back...
Quiet!
Everybody.
How we got here doesn't
matter.
What matters is how we get
back!
Right.
They'll still send people to
look for us, won't they?
Why?
Because we're missing,
that's why.
Yeah, they don't know that.
Susan knows.
He's right.
We told her we'd call her if
we could fly her up, in the
morning.
She doesn't get the call,
she'll know we're in trouble.
Mom wants you.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Is he okay?
He's resting! Come here!
-Show him the map.
-Hey, look!
There's a rangers cabin about
5 miles from here.
Now, this time of year, there
is definitely nobody home.
But, nonetheless there should
be some supplies, maybe a
radio.
Conventional wisdom says, we
should stay with the plane.
-What plane?
-Exactly.
That's it, right there.
4 to 5 miles!
Ugh, do you realize how far
that is in open country?
What we have here is enough
wood to last maybe a couple of
hours.
No shelter.
Barely any food.
Who knows when anyone will
show up.
The ranger cabin,
is our best chance, to me.
Okay.
Do you think daddy will
make it?
He'll make it.
Alright.
Let's get the stuff we're
gonna need.
Put that wood on the
snowboard.
We'll drag it.
[GROANING]
Rick, Rick.
Look.
[MUMBLING]
[MOANING]
-Honey, honey.
-Daddy!
-Dad?
-Honey?
-Daddy!
-Daddy, are you okay?
-Daddy?
-Answer me, Tom!
-Dad?
-Oh, god, is he going to be
okay?
[PHONE RINGING]
Operations.
Oh, hi, yup.
He's right here, Jack?
Deborah.
Hi!
Ah, nothing yet.
I can't say, when.
Well, how late?
I know I promised to be there.
I'll try.
Alright, just tell the kids...
Look, this is not going to
work.
I know.
Me too.
Okay.
You have a good night.
[YELLING]
[CRYING]
Is she okay?
It's okay.
Carla?
It's okay, it's okay.
Are you alright?
Alright, baby, alright.
[YELLING]
Carla?
Carla?
-You lead now.
-No, mom, no.
-Yes.
-No.
Look, it's my turn.
We have to take turns.
Here, give me this thing.
That's a girl.
Keep your eyes down!
It's okay.
-Yeah.
-Good, good.
-You ready, boys?
-Ready.
-Ready.
[PANTING]
Look! Look, we found it!
We made it!
Mom!
Ah, yes, yes!
-We found it!
-Honey, we're here!
-Mom?
-Rest, honey.
-Okay.
Let's get your father inside.
If you can call it that.
There's no place like home.
We'll start in here at
daylight.
Now, the last point of radar
contact was right here.
So you can see the pilot is
already well off his flight
plan.
The theory is he ran into some
serious weather here.
Tried to fly around the storm,
going east and south, hoping
to come around it,
and make it back home.
Something happened,
he didn't make it.
I know that country, Jack.
It's all hills, there's no
place to put down.
Well, we all know what a
good pilot can do.
Now, the storm should run its
course, by the morning.
It's gonna get real cold.
We need to get them home.
48 hour threshold applies.
Grab some sleep.
You're wrong.
About what?
They won't be anywhere near
there.
Then, where will they be?
In your opinion?
Up here.
Okay, I'll bite.
Why?
Because, my father would never
turn back.
Miss. Kincaid, we'll search
every inch of this map until
we find your family.
I know you're worried about
them, and rightly so.
But, we have the experience in
this kind of search.
Trust us.
I just told you where they
were!
And we'll consider it.
Now, let us do our jobs.
We should save these.
When this is over, I'm gonna
soak in a hot bath for a
month.
'Till Dad tells you he needs
you at the office, and you go
running.
What's wrong with that?
At least it's our business and
not some supermarket, working
for strangers.
Yeah, you know what? I like
it there. They know how to
treat their employees.
Grow up.
You getting this, Charlie?
You see, there's only two
kinds of Kincaid's, the ones
who work for my father,
and the traitors.
This is a man who nearly
killed himself, to save your
life last night.
Don't talk to me about
traitors.
Oh, and you don't think I'd do
the same thing for him?
Cut it out, you two.
-You know what?
-This is hard enough.
You always take his side.
It doesn't even matter
what it's about.
-That's ridiculous!
-Please.
Charlie?
He's got a point.
[RADIO GOING]
Grid Center, this is
Air 3, over.
We read you, Air 3.
Sector 11 clear, repeat,
all clear.
Sorry, Jack.
Over.
Keep the faith.
Over and out.
[COUGHING]
Where's everybody?
They went to look for
firewood.
How you feeling?
I got a little bump.
You certainly do.
How long have I been out?
A couple hours.
You dragged me up here?
You hungry?
There's a little soup, some
cookies.
You should have just left me.
We could never leave you.
Just as you could never leave
us.
Couldn't you find a place,
with four walls?
[WIND HOWLING]
Thanks, honey.
Try two at once.
Oh, good.
Ah!
You try.
I'll bet you, that chimney's
blocked.
It's the first thing we
checked.
Damn it!
Everything's wet.
A flare would work.
Good, get it!
No!
We need them to signal
for help!
We need them now!
[CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER]
You okay?
I'm not really mad at you.
I know.
You were supposed to do
something with your family
tonight.
The job comes first.
They understand that.
How old are your kids?
10 and 7, two rambunctious
boys.
This is all my fault.
How do you figure that?
If I had been here, and if we
had left on time...
You were late, on purpose?
No.
Well?
I'm up for some hot cider.
How 'bout you?
C'mon.
So tell me now, how did you
dad become a big shot
home builder?
Well, um.
He started out as a salesman,
and ah...
put a few homes out on spec,
and just kept going from
there.
That sounds like a lot of hard
work.
I guess.
My mom's dad was a banker
and um...
When my parents met, my
grandpa told my mom
my Dad would never amount to
anything.
Those are fighting words!
Yeah, with my dad,
everything's a fight.
I just wish I could talk to
him.
Look, right now your family's
only thinking one thing about
you.
They're glad that you're not
there.
They're glad that you're safe.
I'm a parent, I know how I'd
feel.
I take one look at you,
and I know!
You're sure that this search
plan we have for tomorrow,
is all wrong?
Convince me.
Alright, um.
I was imagining I was in
the plane,
just like you had described,
and um,
we hit the storm, and we left
late, and we had a choice.
Either go on, or turn back.
And I was thinking, what would
my dad do?
Okay.
He'd be thinking, "Well,
I've come this far".
He gets like that.
Stubborn.
-Alright, so he believes in
himself.
-Well, totally.
Look, he wouldn't turn back.
So, he'd try and find a way
around the storm.
Exactly.
Alright.
I'll have my spotters fly
through that area, first thing
tomorrow.
In fact, I'll talk that flight
myself.
Now, we have some cots. And
one of them has your name on
it. No arguments.
You'll be a lot more help
to me if you have some rest.
I'll be more help to you if
you take me with you, in
the helicopter.
[CHUCKLING]
What are those, Charlie?
Snares.
You mean, for trapping
animals?
Yup.
Do you think we could
use them?
They're rusted shut.
We could make our own traps.
What do you plan on
baiting them with?
Mud and stoned, with concrete.
I'll bet this place didn't
start out as a rangers cabin.
It's too old.
You can tell that, from the
fireplace?
And other things.
Those traps.
These nails, look.
They're homemade done in
some crude mold.
Huh.
Where do you get this
stuff from?
History teacher, remember?
I bet...
this place started out as
a trappers' cabin!
Fascinating.
It is to me.
Well I'm glad you're having
such a good time.
Kind of like a fieldtrip, eh?
Yeah, it's been a hoot!
Dad, stop okay?
Charlie is just trying to take
our mind off things.
Well, that's the problem!
We damned well better
keep our minds focused on
our situation here!
We are in trouble people!
I am just trying to keep us on
track!
No, you're not!
You're trying to put Charlie
down, and I am so sick of it!
I am not trying to put
Charlie down!
Yes you are!
What has Charlie ever done to
you?
-Except try to get along!
-I didn't say he did anything
wrong!
-Yes you did.
-This isn't helping!
-No, it's great!
-Let's get it out in the
open, huh?
-No!
We are not choosing sides
here!
We're not pulling, farther
apart!
You need someone to blame?
Blame me! I'm the one who
wanted everybody to go in the
first place!
There! Satisfied?
-Mom.
-Crazy me.
I had the idea, that if we
could isolate ourselves from,
the daily stuff.
That we could make a start at
putting our family back
together.
That doesn't matter now.
It's survival.
We, are not going to
work things out!
We're going to survive!
We lived through the crash!
We were meant to live!
So...
we stop arguing,
conserve our strength,
and concentrate on one thing.
Getting home!
Thank you.
What am I looking for?
The plane.
Smoke.
Fire.
The sun reflecting off any
medal, or mirrored surface.
Any movement.
Anything that you see that's
out of the ordinary.
Do you know if they have a
flare gun on board?
No, I don't know.
-How can anyone survive
down there?
-You'd be surprised.
Is it infected?
I can't tell.
I don't know. My first-aid
training was a long time ago.
Help me up.
No. Not now.
Come on, I feel fine.
Everybody else is doing all
the work. Let me up!
-No.
-Dad, just stay put, okay?
I'll be back in a while.
Be careful!
Everything you said last night
about the family...
Were you serious?
What do you think?
I had hoped things would
improve on their own.
I let things slide, too.
We're all responsible.
Give a little. You don't have
to win every battle.
It's not too late.
What are you looking for?
Testing a theory.
This must have been a
trappers' camp. Cabin.
Tanning shed.
So what's missing?
What is this, some kind of
a test?
-Pop quiz.
-Hm.
What's missing is storage.
Some place to store food
carcasses, anything edible.
Safe from rodents or
scavengers, while you're out
maybe days at a time
tending to your trap lines.
So, you dig a cellar. It
doesn't have to be big, just
big enough.
And you wall it off
with rocks.
Wouldn't that be back up at
the cabin?
I checked. It's not.
But maybe it's down here.
Yeah, but you're talking about
what, 50, 100 years ago?
-Yep.
-And, besides, there's that
refrigerator up at the cabin.
And no electricity.
They powered that by generator
when somebody was here
but they had to have some
place to store supplies from
year to year.
If there were an old cellar,
still dry and secure,
that's what I'd use.
Rick! Rick! [LAUGHING]
It's as tough as shoe leather.
It's jerky.
Venison, I believe.
It'll soften up.
Charlie, this was inspired.
I just wish there were more.
I'm so hungry I could eat
pine needles.
Did you see any smoke coming
out of the chimney when you
were outside?
Not much.
You see, where we're situated
here, the smoke blows down
the valley.
We need to go higher if we're
going to signal a rescue team.
You don't think they're
looking for us by now?
Susan knows we would
have called.
And Grandma and Grandpa.
Yeah.
It's clear right now, but it
could change any minute.
We should go up there right
away with the flares and this,
and wait up there.
How long?
If it stays clear, they'll fly
all night.
They know every minute counts.
We hear a plane overhead, we
light the flares, they see it,
they can't miss that.
At least here we have partial
shelter, a fireplace,
wood to burn.
To keep that fire going, we'd
burn ourselves out of shelter
in a couple of days.
But if we go up the mountain
and a rescue plane doesn't
fly over?
It's too big a risk.
I think we should keep this as
our base.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Say again! Over!
-All clear, Pete.
-Okay, thanks, HQ.
Over and out.
Okay.
We're going back to refuel
and, if the weather holds,
we'll come back out again.
-Sounds right.
-Nothing from the
other spotters?
Nothing yet.
What's that?
Avalanche. And recent, too.
You see it all the time
up here.
Let's go back.
I saw something.
Mom? There's no more.
Hey, Mike, we just got a
strong hit here.
Thanks for this, Charlie.
You're welcome.
Listen, if I said anything to
you in the last few days that
bummed you out,
forgive me. I'm sorry.
I apologize.
How's your project
coming, Hun?
Halfway.
You happy with it?
As long as we don't get
snowed on.
Tomorrow, if we're still here,
we'll try to build a signal
fire to go with it.
I'll be feeling better by
then. I'll be able to help.
Nah, we can handle it, Dad.
You have to take it easy, huh?
Well, I appreciate you all,
taking good care of me.
I know I've been a pain in
the butt. But I'll make it up
to all of you. I promise.
-I love you, Daddy.
-Thanks, Hun.
It's relatively intact,
but really buried.
We need earth moving equipment
to get it out.
Now, we may be able to dig a
tunnel. The guys are still
arguing about how we'd make
it stable.
Even if we go ahead,
it's going to take time.
A couple of days.
Did the sensors pick up
any sounds?
Metal contracting, that's it.
And no response to
our signals.
So, you're saying they're
buried under there.
The most likely scenario is
the crash triggered
the avalanche.
They could be alive and not
able to respond.
We'll try the tunnel. Just
wait here, I'll be right back.
Hey! If it wasn't for you,
we wouldn't have got this far.
-Daddy?
-Tom?
-Dad?
-Daddy!
Dad! Dad!
-I don't see him.
-Where could he be?
-Charlie, check the flares.
-Oh, God.
Not here.
He's gone up the mountain.
He's gone up the mountain to
signal for help. He told us
so in so many words.
But he knows he's hurt.
He thinks everything that's
happened is
his responsibility.
That's ridiculous.
This is his way of making
things right.
And you know this?
You can read his mind?
There's nothing simple about
your father.
He works a 16-hour day,
supervises 100 people, answers
a thousand questions.
But when it comes to reaching
out to his own kids,
he's lost.
Don't worry. I won't take any
unnecessary chances.
Mom.
You're not going by yourself.
[SCREAMS]
One, two, three.
-You okay?
-Okay, yeah. I'm fine.
I'm fine. Let's go.
Guys. Guys! Guys, look!
-They could be Dad's.
-It's tracks!
Sh! Do you guys hear that?
-Look up there!
-Helicopter!
[YELLING]
Please! Help!
It's okay. It's okay.
Come on, let's go.
Come on. It's okay.
[RESCUE TEAM CHATTERING]
-Where is she?
-She was just here.
Ah, there she is. Susan!
Susan! We're leaving!
Susan, come back here!
Susan, it's time to go.
Just another minute!
-What are you doing?
-I'm looking for something.
They've already searched
through here with
the snowmobiles.
There was no sign of
your family.
If they got out, they would
have come this way.
We looked. We came up empty.
Snow would have covered up
their tracks by now.
What if they left a message?
What kind of message?
Look, there's a high wind
warning. We have to leave now.
I'll send somebody through
here again in the morning.
Susan!
That's Rick's!
There! There! Rick was here!
-Your brother made this?
-Yes!
-You're sure?
-Yes, I'm sure!
My brother has this really
great pocketknife my dad gave
him when he was 12
and ever since then he's been
carving his name on something
wherever we go.
Well, at least we know he made
it out.
They all made it out!
-We hope.
-No! My brother wouldn't have
done this
if they didn't all make it
out. They're alive and
they're here!
All right.
Hold it on that helicopter!
Dad?
Dad!
Son! I didn't think I'd ever
see you again!
I was so tired I sat down to
rest and I couldn't get
back up.
I guess I'm not as tough as I
think I am, huh?
Help me out of here.
Mom! Over here!
Come on.
Oh, God!
Hey, Mom.
-He's too cold.
-I'm not cold,
I'm stupid, huh?
Loveable idiot.
Where's the flare?
I think it's in my pocket.
-Everybody okay?
-We're fine.
How did you find me?
We followed your big,
fat tracks.
I'm never going anywhere again
without at least a pound of
this stuff.
Trail mix any day.
Chocolate bars. Pure energy.
That reminds me. It's time to
review the menu for tomorrow's
fabulous wedding
anniversary feast.
Congratulations, by the way.
-How many years, Dad?
-Many.
I'll ignore that.
Okay. We start with a 12-pound
ham. Honey orange glaze.
-Mmmm!
-What else?
No, no! Have mercy!
Oh, no. This is good. Have you
ever heard of thermic burn?
If you think about food,
pretend to smell it,
taste it even
you can fool your body into
reacting like you've actually
eaten something.
It raises your metabolic rate,
warms you up.
See why we need a teacher in
the family?
-For times like this.
-What times like this?
[LAUGHS]
Well, the world needs great
teachers, and Charlie's going
to be a great teacher.
See? You were right. Your Dad
and I just had to spend a
little quality time together.
Hey. How about mashed potatoes
and country gravy?
Green bean casserole with
slivered almonds and
bacon bits.
-Lemon cream pie.
-Pumpkin pie!
Both!
Anyone feeling warmer yet?
I'm cooking!
I wonder what Susan's doing?
Susan's thinking about us,
thinking about her.
Now, we all have to keep each
other awake. No exceptions.
Daddy? Did you hear the
helicopter before?
No. When?
-On our way up the mountain.
-Yeah, we all saw it.
Oh, that's good.
Then it'll be back.
You still got the flares?
-Yeah.
-Don't be afraid to use them.
Even if they don't find us
tonight, they'll find us for
sure tomorrow.
There's no way they can miss
the X.
The X. That was a good idea.
-Hey, Rick?
-What?
Next time, you can fly us up.
-Think I can handle it?
-Sure.
Whether we're talking about
one kid or the whole family
maybe hurt,
scared, disoriented
you know as well as I do,
the bodies could be a mile
from the crash
buried under a drift and we
wouldn't find them
till spring.
Here you go.
What's that?
That's a weather report.
It's warmer today.
It's good visibility.
We'll get all our spotters
out. It'll go faster.
So, how cold did it get out
there last night?
About 10 below.
What's a 48-hour threshold?
No secrets. You promised.
It's a rule of thumb that
says, if you're lost under
these conditions
inadequate food and shelter,
that your chances of survival
drop way off after two days.
It's been longer than that.
They're alive, and they're not
under any snow drifts.
-Jack, you can't quit!
-We're not quitting.
We're in continuous radio
contact with snowmobile units.
We've got dog teams and
medevac standing by.
If they're there,
we'll find them!
They're there.
It's okay, Charlie.
I'm not cold anymore.
-Honey?
-Hm?
We're gonna get you
out, Carla.
-No.
-Carla!
Rick! Rick!
Help me get her up.
-What?
-Help me get her up.
Stop it!
-Come on.
-What's wrong?
Come on. Pins and needles.
My God! Ricky!
Rub his legs.
Okay, okay.
Tom?
Honey?
I can't wake him.
You know what this is?
Hypothermia.
Where are you going?
I'm going to look
for firewood.
Wait!
Listen, whatever happens,
you get home.
I'll be back,
with the firewood.
Rick! Rick, I heard something!
I don't hear it, Mom.
-No, it's the wind.
-Listen!
-[ENGINE SOUNDS]
-There!
Help! Help!
We're too far away.
You're going to have to go
where they are.
-Go! Go!
-You can do this!
Go!
Wait!
[ENGINE SOUNDS]
They're alive, but they're
hypothermic, and there's at
least one injury.
They've had medication,
they've had heat
but they've been through a
lot, so don't expect too much.
-Okay.
-Are you all right?
-Thank you.
-Thank yourself.
Will you do something for me?
-Name it.
-Go home!
I will if you will.
Nice and easy, now, guys.
All right, go ahead!
Carla! I'm sorry.
I'm so glad to see you!
Hold up. Hold up! Carla!
Mom!
How are you feeling?
Are you okay?
Sweetheart, what you must have
been through!
Good move missing this
trip.
Daddy. Daddy, it's Susan.
Hi, sweetheart.
Daddy, I love you.
I love you, too, Sis.
We made it, didn't we, Mom?
We had to.
There's a lot left to do.
Hey, happy anniversary.
It certainly is.
for Mr. Kincaid.
Oh, he's busy.
Don't worry, it's okay.
He won't mind.
You know you two would get
along so much better if you
spent more time together.
Carla, I'm a history teacher.
I make a teacher's salary.
To your father I'm low income
housing and you're the mansion
on the hill.
That's not gonna change.
But you tell me all the time
how frustrated you are
at school.
Yeah, but then I have one of
those days when
the kids and I are talking
about the same thing and
we're on the same wavelength.
It's worth the frustration.
Okay.
I'll be right back.
Stan.
Stan, you're not listening to
me. I don't care about his
sales record!
The guy started out with me.
He's been here since the
beginning and as far as
I'm concerned
he's gonna be here at the end.
[KNOCKING]
Dad?
Hi sweetheart, come on in.
-I, I can come back.
-I'll just be a second, okay?
Just hold on.
Stan, listen.
Why don't you work with him
and then I'll speak with him.
And I'm sure everything will
work out fine.
And, Stan,
I really appreciate your
effort in this.
Goodbye!
What do ya think? Huh?
It's an anniversary gift
from my office staff.
It's beautiful.
I thought you weren't coming
in here today.
I'm not. Charlie and I were
out shopping and I thought
I would come by and visit.
Where is he?
He's downstairs.
Well why didn't you
bring him up?
I didn't think you
had the time.
I always have time
for you guys.
Go on down and get him and
bring him up here.
Hi!
Hi.
How was school?
Boring.
Did you get a grade back yet
on that geometry test?
C.
Well at least you passed.
Mom, I get better grades than
any of my friends.
Does that mean you're happy
with a C?
Well, no.
Thank you.
What's that?
A list of supplies for
the cabin.
Anything you wanna add?
Do I have to go?
We've been through this,
it's our anniversary.
It's a family tradition.
It's settled.
I have homework.
You should ask Dad for help
with the geometry.
It's his strong suit.
Like he'd find the time.
I went by your school today,
spoke with coach Hanna.
Yeah, about what?
The team's prospects.
Your progress.
You mean making sure
I'm not living up to
your expectations.
Well you have the talent
to be a starter,
I don't understand why
you want to sit on the bench.
You know, Dad, it's just
possible I won't turn out
to be the big star you were.
And I can live with that.
How was work?
Oh we're in a bit of a slump
right now.
But I started a sales contest.
If that doesn't work out I'll
crack the whip.
You got something to say, Sis.
No, Dad, this is
so interesting.
Well it oughta be,
because it's what puts
food on this table.
Well then we better start
cracking the whip right now.
Susan!
I need to know if you plan on
working at the job site over
the holidays,
the guys are holding a spot
for you.
I took another job.
-You never said anything.
-TOM: Where?
Harris' market.
And what are they gonna
pay you?
Six fifty an hour.
I pay ya nine fifty!
Fine.
It's a retail kind of thing.
It'll serve you well in the
real world.
They want me full time until
school starts back up again.
What about our
anniversary trip?
Well, I'd rather work.
I'm sorry.
You have
commitments to this family...
It's once a year!
It wasn't last year.
Well we started up
a new project, I couldn't
get away.
So, this year
I can't get away.
Oh, fine!
I got phone calls to make.
You two do whatever you
wanna do.
Your mother, I, and Carla are
going.
We're all going.
I wish you'd let the
accountants do that, we pay
them enough.
Mhm.
Hey I'm sorry I jumped up
from the table.
Sometimes I'm just like an
eighth grader.
I owe the kids an apology.
Carla brought Charlie by the
office today.
You know the more time
I spend with him the more I
like him.
She's lucky.
Ha!
He's a hell of a lot luckier.
Would you like him better
if he was falling all over
himself to impress you with
his executive potential?
Well at least I would
know he was ambitious.
The world needs dedicated
teachers.
What about real estate
salesmen?
I married a
real estate salesmen.
And a damn good one too.
Oh good, bad, didn't matter.
I married him.
What?
Maybe we shouldn't force them
to go. They're old enough to
make their own decisions.
No they're not!
We spend little enough time
as a family.
We need this.
We should have gone last year
no matter what.
We're not going to make that
mistake again.
-All we do is fight.
-Then we'll fight.
We'll fight as a family.
Why do you suppose I can't
talk to them anymore?
Out of practice?
They must know that
I love them.
Loving them is the easy part.
Accepting them...
that's hard.
-Mom!
-Hi sweetheart!
-Hey, Mrs. Kincaid.
-Hello, Charlie.
-How are ya?
-Excited!
-Yeah.
CHARLIE: Is that it?
ANNE: First time on a
small plane?
-Uh-huh.
-CARLA: Where's Dad?
He's getting the weather.
Did you see Susan inside?
-Didn't she come with you?
-No, she slept over at
Ellen's last night.
She was getting a ride.
-Why don't you see
if you can help Dad.
-Okay.
Here he comes.
You should be all right,
that system isn't due in until
after midnight.
The sooner we get out of here
the better.
Thanks, Dave.
Hey! Everybody here?
No honey, Susan's not
here yet.
Where is she?
Okay, thank you very much.
She didn't go by the house.
Ellen's mother said she left
for here over an hour ago.
We're all loaded up.
Where is she?
We tried the house
and Ellen's.
She's supposed to be here now.
I'm worried.
Hello.
Where are the contracts now?
Do you have any idea where
they may have gone?
Well Ellen has a boyfriend,
maybe they picked him up?
Oh, they would have been
here by now.
They had snow at the landing
strip this morning.
It's clear now
but if we don't get airborne
soon we're going to
lose our window.
We could leave tomorrow?
Bad weather could last
for days.
Look, I can't concentrate on
the trip right now.
I think we should call
highway patrol.
[PHONE RINGING]
-Hello.
-Dad, it's Susan
- Where are you?
I'm on the road, we got stuck.
Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm okay but...
-She's fine.
You were supposed to be here
at 2:30.
Everyone is here
waiting on you.
Dad, I know but
it's not my fault.
How long are you gonna be?
I don't know
maybe, like an hour.
She's gonna be another hour.
Honey, what happened?
Mom, I didn't do
anything wrong.
Nobody said you did.
What happened?
Look, I'll tell you when
I get there.
[SLAMS PHONE DOWN]
-She's on her way.
-We can't wait.
What?
I'll have somebody from the
office come and pick her up
and bring her to your mothers.
You mean leave without her?
Its' either that or we cancel
the trip.
Can I see you for a minute?
First of all, you'd better
calm down or you're not going.
I'm calm, I'm just trying to
make the best of a
bad situation.
We can't leave Susan here!
If the weather clears I'll
have her flown up
in the morning.
And what if it doesn't?
Well then she gets to stay
home which is what she wanted
in the first place.
Do you have a better idea?
Right.
ANNE: Buckle up, Charlie.
It can get rough
over the mountains.
Don't worry,
Dad's a great pilot.
[THUNDER]
What was that?
Thunder.
Honey, maybe Charlie would
like some club soda.
Yeah, thank you, okay.
[SOUND OF PLANES OVERHEAD]
Hello?
Hello!
Uh, Susan Kincaid?
-Yeah.
-Hi, yeah. I'm Marty from your
dad's office
and, uh, your mother told
me to give you this.
[SCOFFS] They left?
Uh, yeah, I'm supposed to
drive you to your
grandparents' house.
Hello? Where is everybody?
You know, we should really
get going, it's...
-When can I take over?
-Not now.
Come on, just for a little
while, you promised.
I said, not now.
Why'd you pay for the
flying lessons
in the first place?
Charlie will you come up here,
switch places with Rick?
Oh come on, that's not fair.
I'm trying to fly this plane,
you're distracting me.
Charlie!
It's okay, go ahead.
Go on, Charlie.
-What is your problem?
-He's my problem.
Really nice, Rick.
Enough.
We'll talk about it later.
Seattle center,
this is Beachcraft, November,
five eight.
Niner O eight. Out copy over.
Seattle center! This is
Beachcraft November five eight
niner O eight.
I need to check positions,
can you give me
radar vectors, over.
Charlie, hand me the charts
there in my bag.
Set it there by the light so
I can see it.
-Where are we?
-We're right here.
CHARLIE: What's that?
ANNE: Hail.
Maybe we should turn back?
TOM: The storm is worse
behind us, we can fly
around it.
My last report was that it was
still clear up at the lake.
-ANNE: Are you sure?
-TOM: I think it's our
best alternative.
I also think you should
sit down and put your
belt on, Hun.
Yes, Captain.
ANNE: Dad says we can fly
around this. There's no
trouble landing at the lake.
I dunno, Mom,
it looks pretty bad.
You havin'
a good time, Charlie?
Ms. Kincaid, we're doing our
best to contact your father.
We have Seattle Center
working with us but, we've had
no luck so far.
That's because he doesn't want
to talk to me.
I already told you that.
I think it's more like,
storm-related.
If you go on to your
grandparent's, we'll contact
you there.
No.
I'm not going anywhere until
I talk with my father.
Okay, this is his way of
teaching me some
stupid lesson.
You can leave.
I'm staying.
Dad?
We're icing up!
-Tom?
-The de-icers are not
functioning. I'm going
to have to take her down to
break off this ice.
Hang on.
-But the mountains!
-We can't go up,
I'm too heavy.
We can't maneuver where
we are, we have to get rid of
this ice.
I'm sorry sir, I don't know
what I'm talking about.
Can I help you?
Yeah, there's a dial down
there on your left.
Turn it to 7-7-0-0.
7-7-0-0
Okay. What did I just do?
Emergency transponder code, it
lets the controllers know
we're in trouble,
is the light on?
-What light?
-There's a light,
is it blinking?
I don't see a light!
[THUNDER]
Jeez!
-Snow warning!
-Oh my god.
-Is the light blinking?
-I don't see a light!
Get down!
[Overlapping dialog]
-Turn the dial, all the way.
-Got it!
-Is the light blinking?
-Blinking!
Seattle Center, this is
Beachcraft, November five
eight niner zero...
Mayday! Mayday!
Mayday!
[YELLING]
[SCREAMS]
[SCREAMING]
[SCREAMING]
Rick? Carla?
Mom! Are you okay?
-Yes, you?
-I'm okay.
Rick?
My legs are caught.
It's all right hang in there
honey, I'll be right there.
Mr. Kincaid!
-Charlie?
-Your husband's hurt.
Go help him with your dad.
Okay.
What's wrong with Dad?
I don't know let's just
get you loose.
Is it bad?
He's breathing.
Where's the first aid kit?
Carla! First aid kit!
It's okay. I'm all right.
Where's that smoke
coming from?
I don't know!
Mom, hurry!
Fire extinguisher!
Come on, we gotta get
outta here!
What are you drinking?
Hot chocolate. Why?
It looks good.
You heard something.
The plane never landed
on the strip near your
family's cabin.
How do you know that?
The sheriff's station up
there, they sent a car out
at my request.
Okay, so then they landed
somewhere else.
No, we checked.
I don't understand.
They left at four.
They had five hours maximum
flying time, that's under
ideal conditions.
No! No way!
No, they didn't crash, no way.
No one said anything about
a crash, your father is a very
good pilot if they were forced
down that doesn't
necessarily mean the worst.
Is there someone you'd like
to talk to?
Your grandparents?
No!
I called in search and rescue.
As soon as the storm lets up,
they'll start looking.
These people are very good at
what they do.
There's no reason to
give up hope.
Why should I even believe you?
I'll have airport security
take you home.
I'm staying until I know.
One, two, three, go.
Okay boys, easy. Easy!
-Are you all right?
-Yeah, I'm okay.
Be still honey,
you hit your head.
Everybody okay?
-Cuts and bruises.
-Daddy?
I'm more worried about you.
-I smell smoke.
-There was a fire but
we put it out.
We should head towards those
trees in case it sparks
up again.
Do you see any lights
or a road?
No, nothin'.
-Okay, Charlie,
give me a hand.
-No.
-You've lost a lot of blood.
-Charlie, come on, help me up.
-I want up.
-Tom...
-Come on!
-Okay. All right.
-Daddy, are you cold?
-I'm fine.
Okay, listen up.
They'll send out search and
rescue teams to locate us,
but they probably won't
find us 'till the morning.
So we're going to have to be
out here tonight.
How do we know they're going
to come looking for us?
They'll find us.
They know where our
location is.
Rick, you and Charlie get
anything out of the plane we
could use to keep us warm
and dry and anything we could
signal the rescue team with.
And if you smell any smoke or
fire, get the hell out
of there.
I know what to do, Dad.
Can the attitude, Son.
This is serious.
What do you want us to do?
You, Carla, and I'll go down
into those trees and set up
a camp.
Start a fire.
Can you walk, Daddy?
Course I can walk.
I can't fly, but I can walk.
Let's go.
The media hasn't picked up
on this yet, and I'd like to
keep it that way.
Can you put a lid on
your people?
You think the airport wants
this kind of publicity?
But I can't answer
for the family
I can.
Hi.
Who's he?
Jack Calloway.
Jack, this is Miss Kincaid,
the daughter.
You're search and rescue?
That I am.
What are all those maps for?
Well, it's to help us define a
search area.
To make a plan.
How many people in the air,
how many on the ground.
Like that.
And when can you go out
after them.
Hopefully, first light.
It depends on the weather.
Do you know who my
father is?
I know his name.
My father is one of the
biggest homebuilders
in this state.
He's personal friends with
the governor.
Really?
Was the governor on the plane
with your family?
No.
Good, one less problem.
Now, Miss Kincaid we'll do our
very best to find your family,
governor or not.
Now get some rest, tomorrow's
gonna be a long day.
And what do you expect me
to do, just sit and wait?
What would you like to do?
I don't know, help?
Well if I think of something,
I'll let you know.
Yeah, thanks for nothing.
Spoiled rotten.
Nah, she's just worried
about her folks.
What about the rest
of this stuff?
Well, leave it I guess.
We can pick it up when they
find us.
Hey
that emergency transmission
your dad had me send...
-Yeah?
-How does that work?
Well, it's like an SOS.
Sends out a radio signal to a
special channel that's
always monitored.
They pick up the point of
transmission, find us
on radar.
They pretty much know where
we are.
Some vacation, huh?
Hey, hey.
Your dad's tough.
He'll pull through.
Yeah, my dad shouldn't be
doing anything, he's hurt.
Oh but not him, he's gotta
have everything his way.
Doesn't trust anybody
but himself.
Kinda rough on
the troops, huh?
Well, welcome to the family.
-Well looks like that's
about it, huh?
-Let's get outta here, then.
Be right there.
-What's wrong, Rick?
-Nothin's wrong.
Careful with the wet stuff,
it'll just create smoke.
Tom, please!
Look, it's bleeding again.
You have got to rest.
We've got this under control.
-Where's Rick?
-He went to get more
stuff from the plane.
The plane, you mean the wreck?
Do you realize how lucky
we are?
If we were lucky, we would
have gotten there.
You hungry?
Not at the moment.
We're not gonna have
enough wood to get us
through the night.
-I'll go get some more wood.
-Sit!
Daddy didn't eat his soup?
Is he okay?
Pretty sure he
has a concussion.
What can we do?
Keep him warm,
wake him every
couple of hours,
and stop him from
over-exerting himself.
Rick?
You okay?
I'm just tired.
Jazz anyone?
[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]
Just what this party needs.
A little entertainment.
[JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES]
[WOLF HOWLING]
[WOLF HOWLING]
Hi.
You're awake!
Yeah.
Alive, and kickin'.
And thinkin'.
About what?
About what kind of story
this is gonna be to tell.
I keep thinking about Susan.
Well, we'll be seeing her
soon.
[CONTINUOUS CRACKLING]
What was that?
What was that noise?
Avalanche!
Wake him up!
-Let's run!
-Kids!
-Let's go!
-Get up!
-C'mon!
C'mon! C'mon Annie!
C'mon, hurry!
[YELLING]
Keep running! Don't stop!
[YELLING]
Keep going, keep going! Run!
[MOANING]
Keep running!
This way.
Come here, come here.
Help!
Dad!
[GASPING]
[YELLING]
Mom! Mom!
-Carla!
-Rick!
[YELLING]
[CRYING]
[MOANS]
-I'm sorry, honey.
-It's all right.
[GROANS]
Oh good, honey!
That will help.
It's all there is.
Everything else is buried
deep.
What about the plane?
Couldn't even tell where
it was.
Is that all the firewood?
Unless we start chopping
down trees.
With what?
The shovel.
Hack of as many live
branches as you can.
They won't burn very well
but, they'll create a lot of
smoke,
and they can see the smoke
from the air.
Wouldn't we be better off,
using those branches' to
create a sign?
S.O.S, or Help?
It would stand out against
the snow...
You could write the
Declaration of Independence.
It wouldn't make a damn
bit of difference.
They'd have to be flying
directly over it, in order to
see it.
The smoke they can see
from a distance.
-I thought they knew where
we were.
-Approximately.
Why don't we just do both.
We do not have the time,
or the materials, to do both.
We're gonna start with the
smoke.
It doesn't matter.
What do you mean, it doesn't
matter?
There won't be any spotters.
-Say again, Stony.
-Okay, that's sector 23, all
clear, Jack.
Okay, got you!
Remember your turnaround
time.
Yup, see you in about an
hour.
I'll keep you posted.
Over.
Over, and out.
Alexis, that's grid number 23.
What do the "x's" mean?
Areas we've covered on
the map.
And that's it?
Hell, it's rough country,
Miss. Kincaid.
You could lose a plane, the
size of yours in a fold of
land so small,
it will never show up here.
The mistake that we can't
afford to make,
is to be less than thorough.
Look, I don't even understand
why you're even looking here.
Based on the flight plan. With
correction for the storm, and
wind velocity,
and the last radar contact.
We had to start somewhere.
And you should know there's
another weather front,
scheduled to come through
there, this afternoon.
What does that mean?
We don't put people in the air
with zero visibility below.
No point.
So, you just stop?
We follow safety guidelines.
You think they're dead, don't
you?
Look, I can't afford to think
that way.
And neither should you.
And you decided, it wasn't
worth mentioning last night?
There wasn't anything we could
do!
According to you!
Maybe the dial got jarred in
the crash.
Maybe the signal was sent!
Can't we just send the signal
now?
It doesn't work from the
ground.
But the light was on!
What color?
-Amber!
-Amber!
That's standby!
I told you to turn the switch
all the way!
How am I supposed to know
that there's more than two
positions?
Common sense, would tell you
that!
It was an accident, daddy.
Yeah, we're stuck out here in
the middle of nowhere,
and you're making excuses for
him!
Charlie's sorry, okay?
You're blaming me?
Leave my daughter out of this.
You know, if you let me stay
up front, this wouldn't have
happened.
Oh, so now it's my fault!
We shouldn't have been out in
that storm, in the first
place!
We couldn't turn back...
Quiet!
Everybody.
How we got here doesn't
matter.
What matters is how we get
back!
Right.
They'll still send people to
look for us, won't they?
Why?
Because we're missing,
that's why.
Yeah, they don't know that.
Susan knows.
He's right.
We told her we'd call her if
we could fly her up, in the
morning.
She doesn't get the call,
she'll know we're in trouble.
Mom wants you.
Okay, I'll be right there.
Is he okay?
He's resting! Come here!
-Show him the map.
-Hey, look!
There's a rangers cabin about
5 miles from here.
Now, this time of year, there
is definitely nobody home.
But, nonetheless there should
be some supplies, maybe a
radio.
Conventional wisdom says, we
should stay with the plane.
-What plane?
-Exactly.
That's it, right there.
4 to 5 miles!
Ugh, do you realize how far
that is in open country?
What we have here is enough
wood to last maybe a couple of
hours.
No shelter.
Barely any food.
Who knows when anyone will
show up.
The ranger cabin,
is our best chance, to me.
Okay.
Do you think daddy will
make it?
He'll make it.
Alright.
Let's get the stuff we're
gonna need.
Put that wood on the
snowboard.
We'll drag it.
[GROANING]
Rick, Rick.
Look.
[MUMBLING]
[MOANING]
-Honey, honey.
-Daddy!
-Dad?
-Honey?
-Daddy!
-Daddy, are you okay?
-Daddy?
-Answer me, Tom!
-Dad?
-Oh, god, is he going to be
okay?
[PHONE RINGING]
Operations.
Oh, hi, yup.
He's right here, Jack?
Deborah.
Hi!
Ah, nothing yet.
I can't say, when.
Well, how late?
I know I promised to be there.
I'll try.
Alright, just tell the kids...
Look, this is not going to
work.
I know.
Me too.
Okay.
You have a good night.
[YELLING]
[CRYING]
Is she okay?
It's okay.
Carla?
It's okay, it's okay.
Are you alright?
Alright, baby, alright.
[YELLING]
Carla?
Carla?
-You lead now.
-No, mom, no.
-Yes.
-No.
Look, it's my turn.
We have to take turns.
Here, give me this thing.
That's a girl.
Keep your eyes down!
It's okay.
-Yeah.
-Good, good.
-You ready, boys?
-Ready.
-Ready.
[PANTING]
Look! Look, we found it!
We made it!
Mom!
Ah, yes, yes!
-We found it!
-Honey, we're here!
-Mom?
-Rest, honey.
-Okay.
Let's get your father inside.
If you can call it that.
There's no place like home.
We'll start in here at
daylight.
Now, the last point of radar
contact was right here.
So you can see the pilot is
already well off his flight
plan.
The theory is he ran into some
serious weather here.
Tried to fly around the storm,
going east and south, hoping
to come around it,
and make it back home.
Something happened,
he didn't make it.
I know that country, Jack.
It's all hills, there's no
place to put down.
Well, we all know what a
good pilot can do.
Now, the storm should run its
course, by the morning.
It's gonna get real cold.
We need to get them home.
48 hour threshold applies.
Grab some sleep.
You're wrong.
About what?
They won't be anywhere near
there.
Then, where will they be?
In your opinion?
Up here.
Okay, I'll bite.
Why?
Because, my father would never
turn back.
Miss. Kincaid, we'll search
every inch of this map until
we find your family.
I know you're worried about
them, and rightly so.
But, we have the experience in
this kind of search.
Trust us.
I just told you where they
were!
And we'll consider it.
Now, let us do our jobs.
We should save these.
When this is over, I'm gonna
soak in a hot bath for a
month.
'Till Dad tells you he needs
you at the office, and you go
running.
What's wrong with that?
At least it's our business and
not some supermarket, working
for strangers.
Yeah, you know what? I like
it there. They know how to
treat their employees.
Grow up.
You getting this, Charlie?
You see, there's only two
kinds of Kincaid's, the ones
who work for my father,
and the traitors.
This is a man who nearly
killed himself, to save your
life last night.
Don't talk to me about
traitors.
Oh, and you don't think I'd do
the same thing for him?
Cut it out, you two.
-You know what?
-This is hard enough.
You always take his side.
It doesn't even matter
what it's about.
-That's ridiculous!
-Please.
Charlie?
He's got a point.
[RADIO GOING]
Grid Center, this is
Air 3, over.
We read you, Air 3.
Sector 11 clear, repeat,
all clear.
Sorry, Jack.
Over.
Keep the faith.
Over and out.
[COUGHING]
Where's everybody?
They went to look for
firewood.
How you feeling?
I got a little bump.
You certainly do.
How long have I been out?
A couple hours.
You dragged me up here?
You hungry?
There's a little soup, some
cookies.
You should have just left me.
We could never leave you.
Just as you could never leave
us.
Couldn't you find a place,
with four walls?
[WIND HOWLING]
Thanks, honey.
Try two at once.
Oh, good.
Ah!
You try.
I'll bet you, that chimney's
blocked.
It's the first thing we
checked.
Damn it!
Everything's wet.
A flare would work.
Good, get it!
No!
We need them to signal
for help!
We need them now!
[CHILDREN'S LAUGHTER]
You okay?
I'm not really mad at you.
I know.
You were supposed to do
something with your family
tonight.
The job comes first.
They understand that.
How old are your kids?
10 and 7, two rambunctious
boys.
This is all my fault.
How do you figure that?
If I had been here, and if we
had left on time...
You were late, on purpose?
No.
Well?
I'm up for some hot cider.
How 'bout you?
C'mon.
So tell me now, how did you
dad become a big shot
home builder?
Well, um.
He started out as a salesman,
and ah...
put a few homes out on spec,
and just kept going from
there.
That sounds like a lot of hard
work.
I guess.
My mom's dad was a banker
and um...
When my parents met, my
grandpa told my mom
my Dad would never amount to
anything.
Those are fighting words!
Yeah, with my dad,
everything's a fight.
I just wish I could talk to
him.
Look, right now your family's
only thinking one thing about
you.
They're glad that you're not
there.
They're glad that you're safe.
I'm a parent, I know how I'd
feel.
I take one look at you,
and I know!
You're sure that this search
plan we have for tomorrow,
is all wrong?
Convince me.
Alright, um.
I was imagining I was in
the plane,
just like you had described,
and um,
we hit the storm, and we left
late, and we had a choice.
Either go on, or turn back.
And I was thinking, what would
my dad do?
Okay.
He'd be thinking, "Well,
I've come this far".
He gets like that.
Stubborn.
-Alright, so he believes in
himself.
-Well, totally.
Look, he wouldn't turn back.
So, he'd try and find a way
around the storm.
Exactly.
Alright.
I'll have my spotters fly
through that area, first thing
tomorrow.
In fact, I'll talk that flight
myself.
Now, we have some cots. And
one of them has your name on
it. No arguments.
You'll be a lot more help
to me if you have some rest.
I'll be more help to you if
you take me with you, in
the helicopter.
[CHUCKLING]
What are those, Charlie?
Snares.
You mean, for trapping
animals?
Yup.
Do you think we could
use them?
They're rusted shut.
We could make our own traps.
What do you plan on
baiting them with?
Mud and stoned, with concrete.
I'll bet this place didn't
start out as a rangers cabin.
It's too old.
You can tell that, from the
fireplace?
And other things.
Those traps.
These nails, look.
They're homemade done in
some crude mold.
Huh.
Where do you get this
stuff from?
History teacher, remember?
I bet...
this place started out as
a trappers' cabin!
Fascinating.
It is to me.
Well I'm glad you're having
such a good time.
Kind of like a fieldtrip, eh?
Yeah, it's been a hoot!
Dad, stop okay?
Charlie is just trying to take
our mind off things.
Well, that's the problem!
We damned well better
keep our minds focused on
our situation here!
We are in trouble people!
I am just trying to keep us on
track!
No, you're not!
You're trying to put Charlie
down, and I am so sick of it!
I am not trying to put
Charlie down!
Yes you are!
What has Charlie ever done to
you?
-Except try to get along!
-I didn't say he did anything
wrong!
-Yes you did.
-This isn't helping!
-No, it's great!
-Let's get it out in the
open, huh?
-No!
We are not choosing sides
here!
We're not pulling, farther
apart!
You need someone to blame?
Blame me! I'm the one who
wanted everybody to go in the
first place!
There! Satisfied?
-Mom.
-Crazy me.
I had the idea, that if we
could isolate ourselves from,
the daily stuff.
That we could make a start at
putting our family back
together.
That doesn't matter now.
It's survival.
We, are not going to
work things out!
We're going to survive!
We lived through the crash!
We were meant to live!
So...
we stop arguing,
conserve our strength,
and concentrate on one thing.
Getting home!
Thank you.
What am I looking for?
The plane.
Smoke.
Fire.
The sun reflecting off any
medal, or mirrored surface.
Any movement.
Anything that you see that's
out of the ordinary.
Do you know if they have a
flare gun on board?
No, I don't know.
-How can anyone survive
down there?
-You'd be surprised.
Is it infected?
I can't tell.
I don't know. My first-aid
training was a long time ago.
Help me up.
No. Not now.
Come on, I feel fine.
Everybody else is doing all
the work. Let me up!
-No.
-Dad, just stay put, okay?
I'll be back in a while.
Be careful!
Everything you said last night
about the family...
Were you serious?
What do you think?
I had hoped things would
improve on their own.
I let things slide, too.
We're all responsible.
Give a little. You don't have
to win every battle.
It's not too late.
What are you looking for?
Testing a theory.
This must have been a
trappers' camp. Cabin.
Tanning shed.
So what's missing?
What is this, some kind of
a test?
-Pop quiz.
-Hm.
What's missing is storage.
Some place to store food
carcasses, anything edible.
Safe from rodents or
scavengers, while you're out
maybe days at a time
tending to your trap lines.
So, you dig a cellar. It
doesn't have to be big, just
big enough.
And you wall it off
with rocks.
Wouldn't that be back up at
the cabin?
I checked. It's not.
But maybe it's down here.
Yeah, but you're talking about
what, 50, 100 years ago?
-Yep.
-And, besides, there's that
refrigerator up at the cabin.
And no electricity.
They powered that by generator
when somebody was here
but they had to have some
place to store supplies from
year to year.
If there were an old cellar,
still dry and secure,
that's what I'd use.
Rick! Rick! [LAUGHING]
It's as tough as shoe leather.
It's jerky.
Venison, I believe.
It'll soften up.
Charlie, this was inspired.
I just wish there were more.
I'm so hungry I could eat
pine needles.
Did you see any smoke coming
out of the chimney when you
were outside?
Not much.
You see, where we're situated
here, the smoke blows down
the valley.
We need to go higher if we're
going to signal a rescue team.
You don't think they're
looking for us by now?
Susan knows we would
have called.
And Grandma and Grandpa.
Yeah.
It's clear right now, but it
could change any minute.
We should go up there right
away with the flares and this,
and wait up there.
How long?
If it stays clear, they'll fly
all night.
They know every minute counts.
We hear a plane overhead, we
light the flares, they see it,
they can't miss that.
At least here we have partial
shelter, a fireplace,
wood to burn.
To keep that fire going, we'd
burn ourselves out of shelter
in a couple of days.
But if we go up the mountain
and a rescue plane doesn't
fly over?
It's too big a risk.
I think we should keep this as
our base.
Yes or no?
Yes.
Say again! Over!
-All clear, Pete.
-Okay, thanks, HQ.
Over and out.
Okay.
We're going back to refuel
and, if the weather holds,
we'll come back out again.
-Sounds right.
-Nothing from the
other spotters?
Nothing yet.
What's that?
Avalanche. And recent, too.
You see it all the time
up here.
Let's go back.
I saw something.
Mom? There's no more.
Hey, Mike, we just got a
strong hit here.
Thanks for this, Charlie.
You're welcome.
Listen, if I said anything to
you in the last few days that
bummed you out,
forgive me. I'm sorry.
I apologize.
How's your project
coming, Hun?
Halfway.
You happy with it?
As long as we don't get
snowed on.
Tomorrow, if we're still here,
we'll try to build a signal
fire to go with it.
I'll be feeling better by
then. I'll be able to help.
Nah, we can handle it, Dad.
You have to take it easy, huh?
Well, I appreciate you all,
taking good care of me.
I know I've been a pain in
the butt. But I'll make it up
to all of you. I promise.
-I love you, Daddy.
-Thanks, Hun.
It's relatively intact,
but really buried.
We need earth moving equipment
to get it out.
Now, we may be able to dig a
tunnel. The guys are still
arguing about how we'd make
it stable.
Even if we go ahead,
it's going to take time.
A couple of days.
Did the sensors pick up
any sounds?
Metal contracting, that's it.
And no response to
our signals.
So, you're saying they're
buried under there.
The most likely scenario is
the crash triggered
the avalanche.
They could be alive and not
able to respond.
We'll try the tunnel. Just
wait here, I'll be right back.
Hey! If it wasn't for you,
we wouldn't have got this far.
-Daddy?
-Tom?
-Dad?
-Daddy!
Dad! Dad!
-I don't see him.
-Where could he be?
-Charlie, check the flares.
-Oh, God.
Not here.
He's gone up the mountain.
He's gone up the mountain to
signal for help. He told us
so in so many words.
But he knows he's hurt.
He thinks everything that's
happened is
his responsibility.
That's ridiculous.
This is his way of making
things right.
And you know this?
You can read his mind?
There's nothing simple about
your father.
He works a 16-hour day,
supervises 100 people, answers
a thousand questions.
But when it comes to reaching
out to his own kids,
he's lost.
Don't worry. I won't take any
unnecessary chances.
Mom.
You're not going by yourself.
[SCREAMS]
One, two, three.
-You okay?
-Okay, yeah. I'm fine.
I'm fine. Let's go.
Guys. Guys! Guys, look!
-They could be Dad's.
-It's tracks!
Sh! Do you guys hear that?
-Look up there!
-Helicopter!
[YELLING]
Please! Help!
It's okay. It's okay.
Come on, let's go.
Come on. It's okay.
[RESCUE TEAM CHATTERING]
-Where is she?
-She was just here.
Ah, there she is. Susan!
Susan! We're leaving!
Susan, come back here!
Susan, it's time to go.
Just another minute!
-What are you doing?
-I'm looking for something.
They've already searched
through here with
the snowmobiles.
There was no sign of
your family.
If they got out, they would
have come this way.
We looked. We came up empty.
Snow would have covered up
their tracks by now.
What if they left a message?
What kind of message?
Look, there's a high wind
warning. We have to leave now.
I'll send somebody through
here again in the morning.
Susan!
That's Rick's!
There! There! Rick was here!
-Your brother made this?
-Yes!
-You're sure?
-Yes, I'm sure!
My brother has this really
great pocketknife my dad gave
him when he was 12
and ever since then he's been
carving his name on something
wherever we go.
Well, at least we know he made
it out.
They all made it out!
-We hope.
-No! My brother wouldn't have
done this
if they didn't all make it
out. They're alive and
they're here!
All right.
Hold it on that helicopter!
Dad?
Dad!
Son! I didn't think I'd ever
see you again!
I was so tired I sat down to
rest and I couldn't get
back up.
I guess I'm not as tough as I
think I am, huh?
Help me out of here.
Mom! Over here!
Come on.
Oh, God!
Hey, Mom.
-He's too cold.
-I'm not cold,
I'm stupid, huh?
Loveable idiot.
Where's the flare?
I think it's in my pocket.
-Everybody okay?
-We're fine.
How did you find me?
We followed your big,
fat tracks.
I'm never going anywhere again
without at least a pound of
this stuff.
Trail mix any day.
Chocolate bars. Pure energy.
That reminds me. It's time to
review the menu for tomorrow's
fabulous wedding
anniversary feast.
Congratulations, by the way.
-How many years, Dad?
-Many.
I'll ignore that.
Okay. We start with a 12-pound
ham. Honey orange glaze.
-Mmmm!
-What else?
No, no! Have mercy!
Oh, no. This is good. Have you
ever heard of thermic burn?
If you think about food,
pretend to smell it,
taste it even
you can fool your body into
reacting like you've actually
eaten something.
It raises your metabolic rate,
warms you up.
See why we need a teacher in
the family?
-For times like this.
-What times like this?
[LAUGHS]
Well, the world needs great
teachers, and Charlie's going
to be a great teacher.
See? You were right. Your Dad
and I just had to spend a
little quality time together.
Hey. How about mashed potatoes
and country gravy?
Green bean casserole with
slivered almonds and
bacon bits.
-Lemon cream pie.
-Pumpkin pie!
Both!
Anyone feeling warmer yet?
I'm cooking!
I wonder what Susan's doing?
Susan's thinking about us,
thinking about her.
Now, we all have to keep each
other awake. No exceptions.
Daddy? Did you hear the
helicopter before?
No. When?
-On our way up the mountain.
-Yeah, we all saw it.
Oh, that's good.
Then it'll be back.
You still got the flares?
-Yeah.
-Don't be afraid to use them.
Even if they don't find us
tonight, they'll find us for
sure tomorrow.
There's no way they can miss
the X.
The X. That was a good idea.
-Hey, Rick?
-What?
Next time, you can fly us up.
-Think I can handle it?
-Sure.
Whether we're talking about
one kid or the whole family
maybe hurt,
scared, disoriented
you know as well as I do,
the bodies could be a mile
from the crash
buried under a drift and we
wouldn't find them
till spring.
Here you go.
What's that?
That's a weather report.
It's warmer today.
It's good visibility.
We'll get all our spotters
out. It'll go faster.
So, how cold did it get out
there last night?
About 10 below.
What's a 48-hour threshold?
No secrets. You promised.
It's a rule of thumb that
says, if you're lost under
these conditions
inadequate food and shelter,
that your chances of survival
drop way off after two days.
It's been longer than that.
They're alive, and they're not
under any snow drifts.
-Jack, you can't quit!
-We're not quitting.
We're in continuous radio
contact with snowmobile units.
We've got dog teams and
medevac standing by.
If they're there,
we'll find them!
They're there.
It's okay, Charlie.
I'm not cold anymore.
-Honey?
-Hm?
We're gonna get you
out, Carla.
-No.
-Carla!
Rick! Rick!
Help me get her up.
-What?
-Help me get her up.
Stop it!
-Come on.
-What's wrong?
Come on. Pins and needles.
My God! Ricky!
Rub his legs.
Okay, okay.
Tom?
Honey?
I can't wake him.
You know what this is?
Hypothermia.
Where are you going?
I'm going to look
for firewood.
Wait!
Listen, whatever happens,
you get home.
I'll be back,
with the firewood.
Rick! Rick, I heard something!
I don't hear it, Mom.
-No, it's the wind.
-Listen!
-[ENGINE SOUNDS]
-There!
Help! Help!
We're too far away.
You're going to have to go
where they are.
-Go! Go!
-You can do this!
Go!
Wait!
[ENGINE SOUNDS]
They're alive, but they're
hypothermic, and there's at
least one injury.
They've had medication,
they've had heat
but they've been through a
lot, so don't expect too much.
-Okay.
-Are you all right?
-Thank you.
-Thank yourself.
Will you do something for me?
-Name it.
-Go home!
I will if you will.
Nice and easy, now, guys.
All right, go ahead!
Carla! I'm sorry.
I'm so glad to see you!
Hold up. Hold up! Carla!
Mom!
How are you feeling?
Are you okay?
Sweetheart, what you must have
been through!
Good move missing this
trip.
Daddy. Daddy, it's Susan.
Hi, sweetheart.
Daddy, I love you.
I love you, too, Sis.
We made it, didn't we, Mom?
We had to.
There's a lot left to do.
Hey, happy anniversary.
It certainly is.