Cassandra, a mute runaway girl, takes refuge in the Jewish cemetery in which her mother is laid to rest.
Shore is a dynamic, handsome, and brilliant young man who also happens to be homeless.
After almost hitting Cassandra in his dilapidated VW bus, he becomes fascinated by the gothic cemetery waif and attempts to befriend her.
Jorge and Shore flee the cemetery in a stolen hearse to find Cassandra before her abusive stepfather does.
All paths lead to Yermo, California - the site of a roadside diner and a feisty but compassionate transvestite waitress named Lola.