14-year-old Jo Ann Foley lives in squalor in a rural Southern community during World War II. Abused by her bootlegging grandfather Hank, Jo Ann has, like her mother Marie, been forced into a life of prostitution. Periodically escaping her miserable existence, Jo Ann finds comfort, security, and genuine love with a poor but proud African American couple: Honey and Too Tall.
Della Reese
as Honey
Ossie Davis
as Too Tall
Crystal Bernard
as Marie Foley
Madeline Zima
as Jo Ann Foley (age 14)
Yvonne Zima
as Jo Ann (age 7)
Ron White
as Hank Foley
