Caleb Gare (Sam Shepard) is a farmer obsessed with owning as much land as he can and controlling his entire family. This becomes more complicated when a beautiful visiting teacher moves into the Gare home and she becomes involved in a battle of wills. To complicate matters more, a deep secret held by Caleb's wife will have to come to the surface. With the family at the breaking point, they must put aside their differences to bring in the year's harvest, after which they celebrate at the town's annual festival. Little does Caleb suspect that the one night of celebration will end in disaster, turmoil, and forever change the family.

1962年靠山庄农业获得丰收，党支部书记赵五婶主张把余粮卖给国家。五婶的丈夫大队长赵大川在坏分子王学孔的煽动下自作主张地把余粮交给驴贩子出身的王老四去调换牲口。五婶抵制了丈夫的本位主义思想，派人截回粮食，并揭发了王学孔和王老四合伙进行投机倒把的行为，终使丈夫醒悟，把余粮卖给了国家。

1960年代初，胶东某地。小麦的丰收引起了大家对余粮处理的议论，支书赵五婶（王玉梅 饰）有着自己的主张。粮食的丰收固然有广大社员付出的汗水，但与上级领导的关心和国家方方面面的支援也无不关系。她主张多卖余粮支援国家。大队长、老伴赵大川（郭殿昌 饰）却有自己的小九九，在别人的煽动下，他想用余粮换牲口以增加集体财产。副大队长王宝山（高如平 饰）是大川的支持者，他们未经五婶同意，私自用大车拉粮赶集换牲口，车被闻讯赶到的民兵队长赵洪奎（邵力 饰）截了回去，双方发生僵持。五婶带领部分党员和积极分子赶到现场，制止了这一错误行为，在号开的支部会上，看到王老四（刘子云 饰）等人投机倒把的材料，大川才知道自己被坏人利用了。

The American farm and farmer at harvest time, beginning in Texas with the first cutting of winter wheat, and following the season north to the Canadian border.

陈家庄农业生产合作社在党支部书记、全国劳动模范陈初元的带领下，连年获得丰收。合作社主任孙富贵却产生了骄傲自满情绪，当李家庄向陈家庄提出明年的增产竞赛时，他认为生产已经到顶了，应不应战要等陈初元从北京参加国庆观礼回来后再做决定。陈初元回乡后，向村民们介绍了在首都见到毛主席和参观国营农场的情况，并提出了增产口号，动员大家响应爱国增产运动。陈家庄的人们听后都仿佛看到了美好的未来，对增产增加了信心。只有孙富贵和副业队长杨明远觉得增产的目标太高，难以完成。孙富贵还固执地拿脑袋和陈初元打赌说：增产绝对实现不了!为了保证增产，陈初元认为光靠密植、施豆饼和化肥是不够的，一定要想办法打井，把旱地变成水浇地。孙富贵的儿子小冬与陈初元的女儿金花都是共青团员，他们拥护陈初元的打井计划。

从近处看，米克尔似乎在欲望的笼罩中四处走动：找到他失踪的猪，获得生物学证明，在菜子沙漠中打破孤独。 但是，更进一步，米克尔似乎反而吸引了保罗。

Tiny Tim stars in his first dramatic film role in this taut drama. A Beautiful young girl, Jill Robinson, returns to her peaceful rural home town to find that her life has been turned upside down. The house she grew up in has been defaced, her parents are missing, and the whole town hates her father, the bank supervisor who had foreclosed on many of the local farms. Only "Marvelous Mervo" (Tiny Tim) seems happy to see her. He wanders around the community dressed in a clown's suit with a clown's permanent grin grotesquely painted on his face. Mervo's brother tries to re-kindle his love affair with Jill. Then, one by one, those closest to her are slaughtered like cattle... tied upside down from the rafters of the barn... until the surprise ending reveals the madman.. and a very unlikely savior.

陈家庄农业生产合作社在党支部书记、全国劳动模范陈初元的带领下，连年获得丰收。合作社主任孙富贵（赵子岳 饰）却产生了骄傲自满情绪，当李家庄向陈家庄提出明年的增产竞赛时，他认为生产已经到顶了，应不应战要等陈初元（李舒田 饰）从北京参加国庆观礼回来后再做决定。陈初元回乡后，向村民们介绍了在首都见到毛主席和参观国营农场的情况，并提出了增产口号，动员大家响应爱国增产运动。陈家庄的人们听后都仿佛看到了美好的未来，对增产增加了信心。秋天到了，陈家庄获得了空前的大丰收，与李家庄的竞赛又一次取得了胜利。

在远离城市的郊外，有一间玻璃做的漂亮花房，花房里盛开着各色各样的美丽花朵。辛勤的小蜜蜂哼唱着快乐轻松的曲调，小心仔细地将花蜜放入小铁桶中，再飞回蜂巢，将辛辛苦苦得到的蜂蜜小心储存起来。他一遍又一边忙碌，挥汗如雨，从不停歇。就在此时，花房的主人唐老鸭前来给花儿浇水，他看到小蜜蜂，顺手牵羊尝了尝对方的花蜜。突然一个点子冒了出来，如果能偷到小蜜蜂采的花蜜不就可以吃好吃的点心了？于是乎唐老鸭想方设法要弄清蜂巢的所在地，而小蜜蜂绝不会让他贪婪的计划得逞……