Don't mess with these good old boys! Retired police chief Earl Moultrie is all set to enjoy the simpler things in life until the night a strange craft comes out of the sky to set the bayou ablaze. Then the former air crash investigator can't get anyone in town to believe him, not even the current chief newly arrived from California. It isn't long before the pair are forced to contend with an ambitious Army colonel who's looking to make general or die trying. It quickly becomes apparent to both chiefs that they'll need to put their differences aside and pool their resources if they're going to keep the Army from tearing the town out from under them.