Brad Pitt and Juliette Lewis star in the shocking story of a 15-year-old Oklahoma girl, Amanda Sue Bradley, who has already endured a lifetime of cruelty and neglect. Abused by her stepfather and abandoned by her mother, Amanda (Lewis) is living on the streets and performing in strip clubs. Amid this seedy environment, she falls prey to the seductive hustler, Billy Canton (Pitt). With consummate ease, Billy introduces Amanda to the world of sex, drugs and prostitution that will be her downfall. Together, they murder Mike Medwicki, the kindly Army sergeant who takes pity on Amanda but who ends their relationship when he discovers her young age.