While on a business trip, Tom Phillips is in a car accident caused by a reckless driver. Tom survives the accident with a severe chronic back injury which results in him not being able to continue with his current business. The Phillips' buy a motel in the California desert and Tom with his wife Peg and their two children, Tina and Jamie make the long road trip to their new home. As they approach their destination they are terrorized by reckless teenage hot-rodders looking for kicks.
| Directing | John Brahm | Director |
| Writing | Robert E. Kent | Screenplay |
| Writing | Alex Gaby | Story |
| Production | Sam Katzman | Producer |
| Sound | Fred Karger | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Lloyd Ahern | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ben Lewis | Editor |
| Art | George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Art | Merrill Pye | Art Direction |
| Art | F. Keogh Gleason | Set Decoration |
| Art | Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sydney Guilaroff | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Bob Herron | Stunts |
