Shiftless Jeeter Lester and his family of hillbilly stereotypes live in a rural backwater where their ancestors were once wealthy planters. Their slapstick existence is threatened by a bank's plans to take over the land for more profitable farming; subplots involve the affairs and marriages of son Dude and daughter Ellie May. 5e Written by Rod Crawford The story of poor white folks in the South -- the lazy Jeeter Lester and his long-suffering wife -- is cleaned up a bit for the movie and stresses comedy more than rural crudeness. Written by Ed Stephan