The story is a throwback to the old 'lovers on the run' formula, among others- Clarence (Christian Slater) is an employee in a comic book store in Detroit, loves martial arts movies and big guns and such, who gets set up unwittingly with a girl named Alabama (Patricia Arquette). The two fall in love, and Clarence feels confident enough to go and free Alabama for good from her drug dealer Drexl (Gary Oldman). He does, and through a couple of accidents Clarence and Alabama wind up with millions worth in cocaine, and high-tail it to LA to sell it, as the original mafia owners of the coke follow after, with explosive results. All I can say is by the end of this film, one can see that good taste can prevail no matter how much bloodshed gets on the screen, or how many obstacles get in the way of true love!