Straight-laced, type-A personality Joy Miles has to take an unscheduled road trip to drive her forgetful, yet opinionated, mother-in-law, Loraine, from Louisville, Kentucky to Savannah, Georgia. Although initially impatient and frustrated, Joy begins to realize her true affection for Loraine as she takes a front-seat-view of how this strong-willed yet free-spirited woman manages the emotional transition of learning to live life after losing her spouse. Despite their many differences, and with light-hearted adventures at every turn, they discover how much they respect and even need each other....
20世纪初,Bill(理查·基尔 Richard Gere 饰)本来是工厂里的一名工人,因为打架他只能离开了工厂,带着女友Abby(布鲁克·亚当斯 Brooke Adams 饰)和妹妹Linda离开了芝加哥,在德克萨斯州的一个麦田上找到了一份收割麦子的工作。Bill和Abby伪装成兄妹。一位年轻的农民(山姆·夏普德 Sam Shepard 饰),也是农场的主人被Abby吸引,同时,他发现自己患了绝症。为了窃取农场主的财产,Bill让Abby嫁给了那农场主。不料在日复一日的相处中,Abby也对农场主产生了爱情。另一方面,Abby和Bill不寻常的来往也让农场主极为不快。于是Bill离开了麦田。过了一段时间,Bill又回来了,农场主终于忍无可忍,端着枪走向了Bill.........