Movie Story : Growing up without a father, JR finds his real education in the warm, noisy bar run by his Uncle Charlie, surrounded by a colorful cast of eccentric male role models. His determined mother works hard to give him a better life than she had, hoping to move them out of the crumbling house owned by her blustering, reluctantly loving father. Meanwhile, JR chases his romantic and career ambitions, always drifting back to the bar that has become his second home.