Colorful, entertaining tale of three people in 1930s Louisiana at Christmas. Pregnant Cassidy, 15, is desperate to marry 40ish Reed. Reed is desperate to make his taxi-dancing emporium a success. And surprise: Reed's beautiful, dangerous wife shows up, just released from prison. Uh-oh! Featuring Hollywood madman Jack Black. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Crimes of the Heart.