| Jessica Lange | |
| Tommy Lee Jones | |
| Powers Boothe | |
| Carrie Snodgress | |
| Amy Locane | |
| Chris O'Donnell | |
| Mitchell Ryan | |
| Dale Dye | |
| Tim Scott | |
| Annie Ross | |
| Anna Klemp |
In the late 1950s, the U.S. Army assigns nuclear engineer Hank Marshall to an isolated weapons testing facility in Alabama. Hank causes waves with his superior officers due to his stance against the atmospheric testing of nuclear weapons. Marshall's wife, Carly, further aggravates the situation because of her emotional instability and flirtatious nature. The move to Alabama sends her into the arms of base commander Vince Johnson .
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