Based on the true story of Buford Pusser (Brian Dennehy) pursues the dope king of the county.

Emma Moriarty, a divorced horse trainer living in a small Arizona town, is courted by widower and pharmacists Murphy Jones and faces a difficult choice when her ex-husband appears on the scene.

In search of America: A young man quits college and takes to the road to find out "what it's all about," and his parents and grandmother join him. A real American hero: Sheriff Buford Pusser rises up to punish a Tennessee moonshiner responsible for the deaths of two boys and the injuries of two girls.