Deep in the jungles of Borneo lurks the blood orchid, which blooms only once in seven years, and whose red flowers contain a mysterious ingredient, which extends the ability of living cells to reproduce themselves. A pill based on this substance would allow you to live forever, or at least long enough to feel like you had. 'This is bigger than Viagra!'
Observes a drug company executive. Yes, and creates a whole new market for it. The notion of using Viagra when you're 150 is a little daunting, but at least, unlike, you could find plenty of girls your age. Alas, there's a catch. The only existing samples of the blood orchid were 'destroyed in testing,' so it's necessary to return to Borneo for more blooms -- and the blooming season ends in two weeks.
There's barely time for an emergency expedition, and besides, it's the rainy season. We read a lot about how their profits allow drug companies to spend billions on research, but in the quest for eternal life, this company is only able to lease the Bloody Mary, a riverboat that looks hammered together out of spare parts from the tree house in 'Benji: Off the Leash.'
The boat is commanded by (), who proves that even with the face of a Calvin Klein model he can earn a living piloting a leaky gutbucket into the jaws of hell. The scientific team includes four serious men, Dr. Jack Byron (), Gordon Mitchell (), Dr. Ben Douglas () and Tran (); two serious women, Gail Stern () and Samantha Rogers (), and a comic relief guy named Cole Burris (), who is always scared of everything.