Rebellious young Axel Blackmar gets caught up into the family car business when his cousin, Paul, coaxes him to come to Arizona to attend the wedding of their Uncle Leo. As Axel makes the decision to try selling Cadillacs with his family, he meets an eccentric woman named Elaine and her equally quirky stepdaughter, Grace. Their lives become inextricably intertwined through romance, dreams – and death.

Johnny Depp
as Axel Blackmar

Jerry Lewis
as Leo Sweetie

Faye Dunaway
as Elaine Stalker

Lili Taylor
as Grace Stalker

Vincent Gallo
as Paul Leger

Paulina Porizkova
as Millie

Michael J. Pollard
as Fabian

Polly Noonan
as Betty

Tricia Leigh Fisher
as Lindy (uncredited)

Candyce Mason
as Blanche