Strangers with Candy

Jerri Blank, a 46-year-old former con, junkie, and prostitute, returns to her hometown after 32 years to turn her life around. She's determined to earn her high school diploma and make her father proud, who's in a coma after her departure. To achieve this, she sets her sights on winning the state science fair, which becomes a battleground for rival agendas among Principal Blackman, science teacher Chuck Noblet, and Roger Beekman, a seasoned winner brought in as a ringer. Amidst this chaos, Jerri must navigate her own desires and impulses as a middle-aged, libidinous woman trying to fit in with the popular crowd.