After Brad’s parents, John and
CAROLINE, are mysteriously murdered during a family camping trip to the north
woods, Brad is yanked out of their world and thrust into the imposing and emasculating
world of Brad’s aunt, ROSE, who is bent on removing any trace of Brad’s father
from his life, convinced that his adventurousness was what caused the death of
her younger sister, Caroline.
After 13 years with Rose and her
domesticated husband CHARLIE, the man Brad, finds himself tamed and cowardly,
anything but a hero, lost in a world of business boredom. Brad’s repressed dream
of being like his father is vented in secret through his exquisite artwork
which centers mostly on an ever evolving “alien” creature – one that Brad believes
is responsible for the death of his parents. He has even sent these drawings to
his friend, Marc, owner and CEO of a video game dynasty, who loves the drawings
and offers Brad a job designing his alien warriors. When faced with a choice
between a boring secure future and an adventurous unknown one, Brad chooses to
follow his heart and passion. In the wake of his decision, he leaves behind his
disappointed aunt who refuses to release his inheritance.
Brad heads to Minnesota to reconnect
with his best friend, and hopefully, a lucrative new career. He finds himself
spending his first night in town with HEATHER, Marc’s spunky
sister-in-law. Things start to heat up
between them but, when Brad is faced with an opportunity to defend Heather, he
falls woefully short, inept. Marc steps
in to save the day; Heather is totally turned off – wanting Brad to be a man
and finding him sadly lacking.
Marc, saddened by the loss of strength
in his friend, offers to help Brad regain his backbone and invites him to join
them on an annual camping trip to the north woods, the same north woods where
Brad’s parents were murdered. Brad, desperate, accepts. Once in the woods, the
sights, sounds and smells rekindle Brad’s memories, nearly incapacitating him.
Marc increasingly imparts strength and courage back into Brad which recaptures
Heather’s heart. He’s becoming the man she needs and wants.
Just
when Brad begins to believe in himself and his ability to be the strong man
that his father had trained him to be, he finds himself and his friends caught
in a dangerous situation, the intended victims of ritualistic murderers. And, as if this alone isn’t enough, the
friends fall into a cavern filled with items not of this world and come face to
face with Brad’s creature – definitely not of this world. Faced with an ominous
foe, escape is the only option but harder than they anticipated. When all are
caught but Brad, he finds himself outnumbered and outgunned. He must face with fearlessness the enemy who
threatens the lives of those he loves. To his surprise, the cavern holds the
key that unlocks his heart and reconnects him to his father, awakening the
Warrior Hero within.