Richter Boudreau (Eric Stoltz) is the black sheep son of a wealthy family who sinks deeper into corruption. With his checkered past and bad debts, he decides to return to his old home town of Tulsa in hopes of getting his life back in order, much to the dismay of his mother Cynthia (Mary Tyler Moore). Richter still carries a torch for his one-time girlfriend Vicky (Deborah Kara Unger), who these days is married to Ronnie (James Spader), his low level drug dealer. Keys to Tulsa was the first directorial effort for producer Leslie Greif; Cameron Diaz and Michael Rooker also appear in supporting