Crazy in Alabama

In 1965 Alabama, Peter Joseph "Peejoe" Bullis lives in a small town at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. His eccentric aunt, Lucille Vinson, kills her husband Chester with poison, after suffering years of domestic violence. She decapitates him and brings his severed head with her en route to Hollywood, where she is convinced that television stardom awaits her. In New Orleans, Lucille buys a black hat box to store Chester's head. When a bartender on Bourbon Street insults her, she threatens him with a revolver, before stealing the car and money. Back in Alabama, Peejoe's uncle and Lucille's brother, Dove, a local funeral director, is notified of the incident. While traveling, Lucille becomes increasingly paranoid, convinced Chester's ghost is haunting her.