Released 1997
Stars Vince Vaughn, Jeremy Davies, Kate Capshaw, Ashley Judd
Directed by John Patrick Kelley

The Locusts opens with a rugged stranger, Clay Hewitt (Vince Vaughn), entering the town of Sealy, Kansas. He claims to be looking for temporary work to finance his cross-country trip to California, where his brother, a marine, is stationed. Clay finds a job and a place to live at a local cattle ranch run by Delilah Ashford Potts (Kate Capshaw), who has a reputation for giving her ranch hands "a room, a job, and a whole lot more than [they] bargained for." While there, Clay strikes up a fragile friendship with Flyboy (Jeremy Davies), Mrs. Potts' emotionally-damaged son. Flyboy is known for his isolation and passivity -- he speaks only to a "pet" bull -- until Clay's easy manner and persistence encourage Flyboy to open up. Meanwhile, Clay also becomes friendly with a local girl named Kitty (Ashley Judd), who is willing to help with his project to rebuild Flyboy's confidence and psyche. But change is one thing Mrs. Potts will not tolerate, and, on the ranch, she wields all the power.

Summary by  James Berardinelli