In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank - not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret; a blind boarder, Mr. Will; and a would-be thief, Moze, who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.

• TriStar Pictures
• Delphi II Productions
• Sally Field
• Lindsay Crouse
• John Malkovich
• Danny Glover
• Ed Harris
• Ray Baker
• Amy Madigan
• Terry O'Quinn