Billy Bob is growing up in post-war Alabama. His dad was killed in the war and his best friend has an untempered mischievous streak. When 13 year old Lily Jane moves to town with grand ambitions of movie stardom, the boys have seen nothing like her. Charming, funny and based on a short story by Truman Capote. First time director Mark Medoff won an Oscar for his script work on 'Children of a Lesser God'.