On June 12, 1983, sub-orbital passenger flight 612 (aka Spindrift), on its way from Los Angeles to London, encounters a bizarre storm and is forced to make a crash landing. Those aboard – the crew: pilot Capt. Steve Burton, co-pilot Dan Erickson, stewardess Betty Hamilton, and passengers: engineer Mark Wilson, pampered city girl and jet-setter Valerie Scott, bank robber (disguised as Naval Commander) Alexander B. Fitzhugh, orphan boy Barry Lockridge and his dog Chipper – find themselves in the midst of a mysterious world dominated by 70-foot-tall (21 m) giants. While exploring, Steve and Valerie are captured by a giant scientist and the others mount a rescue.
