The plot of the film revolves primarily around a vacationing family who lose their way on a road trip. After a long drive in the Texasdesert, the family is trapped at a lodge maintained by a polygamouspagan cult, and they attempt to escape as the cult’s members decide what to do with them. The film is infamous for its technical deficiencies, especially its significant editing and continuity flaws; its soundtrack and visuals not being synchronized; tedious pacing; abysmal acting; and several scenes that are seemingly inexplicable or disconnected from the overall plot, such as a couple making out in a car or The Master’s wives breaking out in catfights.