A television performer and her academic father—played by Kate Hudson and John Heard—make an unplanned stop at a fading desert mining town to check out a roadside curiosity, only to discover they’re unable to leave for several days. The unusual locals include a young man fixated on his deceased parent's ambitions, a girl with a fascination for explosives, a vehicle racer, and the proprietor of a local eatery. “Dese…