A timeless story of a boy's adventures growing up in a small Southern town, Yazoo City, in the 1940s during World War II, roaming with his friends, playing practical jokes, and getting into trouble.
Lynn Hollander sufre un shock cuando se entera de que su hijo Nick, de 22 años, se ha enamorado de Shelly, una mujer divorciada, con dos hijos de 12 y 19 años, que le dobla la edad. En su rechazo ante esta relación, Lynn llega a acusar a Shelly de estar utilizando a su hijo. Sin embargo, cuando la pareja rompe, Lynn comprende que no se trata de un simple capricho pasajero, sino de verdadero amor, por lo que cambia su forma de pensar, intentando, por todos los medios, que reanuden su relación.
Struggling actress Hedda Hopper can't get a break in Hollywood, even though an acquaintence of hers is the extremely powerful gossip monger Louella Parsons - maker and breaker of careers (and lives) through her daily syndicated newspaper column. The big movie moguls, fed up with Parson's power over their stars, decide to de-claw her by setting up gossip Hopper as a competitor in the rumour industry. What they couldn't forsee was that Hopper would become as big as Parsons -- and every bit as much of a pain. Based on the true life stories of two of the most powerful (and arguably dangerous) women of Hollywood's hay-day.
