Charlotte (Winona Ryder) is an adolescent girl torn between her blossoming passions for a handsome caretaker, and her desire to be a nun (a tough calling for a girl who’s Jewish). Complicating her teen angst is her little sister (Christina Ricci), a determined swimmer she affectionately calls “fishhead,” and their mother (Cher), a non-traditional, sexy, flamboyant woman who relocates them to a new town every time she causes a hint of scandal - which is often. But even as their personal styles clash, these incredibly different individuals begin to see that nothing can tear apart the bonds of family.