Following the death of his mother, young Collin (Edward Furlong) goes to live with his two eccentric aunts, whose double-crossing antics make for a lively upbringing for Collin as he grows up in the Deep South of the 1940s. This witty coming-of-age drama, based on a novel by Truman Capote, includes an ensemble of four Academy Award winners (Sissy Spacek, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Mary Steenburgen) and one nominee (Piper Laurie).