Orphan Mary Katherine Gallagher, an ugly duckling at St. Monica High School, has a dream: to be kissed soulfully. She decides she can realize this dream if she becomes a superstar, so her prayers, her fantasies and her conversations with her only friend focus on achieving super-stardom.

Finally released from prison, Elwood Blues is once again enlisted by Sister Mary Stigmata in her latest crusade to raise funds for a children's hospital. Hitting the road to re-unite the band and win the big prize at the New Orleans Battle of the Bands, Elwood is pursued cross-country by the cops.

When her marriage begins to suffer after her husband loses his job and turns to alcohol, vacationing housewife Grace Needham has a one-night stand with the mysterious Julian Grant. When she returns home, she discovers that her husband has been employed by Julian, whose attention towards her has turned obsessive.