Chuck is renting a rather depressing trailer from his older cousin Cross, who owns and operates the body shop where Chuck works. Chuck gets into trouble working for his cousin at the body shop, which has a successful after-hours program of stripping and repainting stolen cars. An unlikely partner named Wanda falls into Chuck’s life, bringing with her mischief, sensuality, whimsy, and a love of animals.
Cross is a violent man with a shady past, and when Chuck begins to stand up to him, Cross takes out his anger on Wanda and her pet armadillo and canary. Chuck and Wanda retaliate by seeking revenge and a new life far from their Eastern North Carolina trailer park.
