Es la víspera de Navidad en Wichita (Kansas). Charlie Arglist (John Cusack), un picapleitos experto en negocios más bien turbios, y su compinche Vic Cavanaugh (Billy Bob Thornton) acaban de estafarle más de dos millones de dólares a Bill Guerrard (Randy Quaid), el capo de Kansas City. Pero lo que Charlie realmente desea es fugarse con la espectacular Renata (Connie Nielsen), que dirige el club de strip-tease The Sweet Cage. (FILMAFFINITY)
When Martin Niconi goes across country to get away from a sorry family and associates problems, he finds a secluded area high in the Sierra Mountains area of California to begin life over as a logger. He meets Anna Hennessey and her son Jeff and the romance begins. Anna's brother Max is a logger whose crew includes Martin and he is determined to keep them apart.