En Ray Gaines és un membre del cos de bombers de Los Angeles especialitzat en rescats perillosos, amb una llarga experiència a l'exèrcit, però viu turmentat per no haver pogut salvar una de les seves filles mentre feien ràfting, un fet que a la llarga el va portar a separar-se de la seva dona. La vida, però, li donarà una segona oportunitat quan un seguit de terribles terratrèmols sacsegin tot l'estat de Califòrnia i es trobi que ha de rescatar la seva exdona a Los Angeles i després la seva altra filla a San Francisco, on al terratrèmol inicial s'hi sumarà un tsunami devastador.
Rover, a street-smart dog owned by a Las Vegas showgirl is dumped off Hoover Dam by the showgirl's boyfriend. Rather than drowning, Rover winds up in your basic idyllic farm in a classic city-boy-in-country shtick.
Un grup d'animals esperen la inundació anual de la qual depenen per a poder obtenir aigua i aliments, quan descobreixen que els éssers humans estat destruint el seu hàbitat en construir una presa per a un complex d'oci. Els animals es posen d'acord per salvar el delta, i enviar un missatge als éssers humans per tal que no interfereixin amb la naturalesa.
David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.
When Joan Boothe accompanies husband-reporter David to Las Vegas, she begins gambling to pass the time while he is doing a story. Encouraged by the casino manager, she gets hooked on gambling, to the point where she "borrows" David's expense money to pursue her addiction. This finally breaks up their marriage, but David continues trying to help her.
American Construction Epic 1931-1936.
A 36-minute overview of one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the early 1930's, America was in the depths of a tragic economic depression. Yet the people of that troubled era constructed Hoover Dam, still one of the great wonders of the world.
Join legendary punk icon Billy Idol as he makes history by playing the first ever live concert in front of the world famous Hoover Dam.