Rick, a fourteen-year-old foster child, escapes from a juvenile detention facility near Las Vegas and travels to Canyonlands National Park in Utah where he meets a bird biologist working on a project to reintroduce condors to the wild.

While she studies condors in the Grand Canyon a scientist's life is threatened, and the strange, hostile, teenage computer whiz in her family's foster care might be involved.

The most beloved comic strip comes to life in a laugh-filled, out-of-this-world movie adventure for the whole family! Condorito, a fun-loving, featherbrained condor, is finally ready to propose to his girlfriend, Yayita. But before Condorito pops the question, Yayita's mother, Tremebunda, is abducted by evil aliens. Now, Condorito and his nephew, Chicky, must rocket into space on a hilarious quest to rescue Tremebunda and save planet Earth.