Bickford Warner, a.k.a. Kid Blue (Dennis Hopper), a bumbling outlaw at the turn of the century, tries, unsuccessfully, to retire from his life of crime while trying to build a new life in a town of eccentrics. The Sheriff (Ben Johnson) is on his case, berating him and calling him white trash. But then again, maybe blending in isnt possible in this town of eccentrics, including a married man (Warren Oates) who rhapsodizes about male companionship and the Greeks, and a fire-and-brimstone preacher (Peter Boyle) who is building an aero-cycle and praises the Lord for his gifts of peyote, hemp and alcohol. Eventually, though, Bickford is drawn back to a life of crime.