 This movie tells the story of the latter years of Earl Long, a flamboyant governor of Louisiana. The aging Earl, an unapologetic habitue of strip joints, falls in love with young stripper Blaze Starr. When Earl and Blaze move in together, Earl s opponents use this to attack his controversial political program, which included civil rights for blacks in the 1950 s. Can Earl keep Blaze and retain control of the state?