Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch.
| Writing | Tom Robbins | Novel |
| Writing | Gus Van Sant | Writer |
| Directing | Gus Van Sant | Director |
| Crew | Bill Corso | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Richard Pagano | Casting |
| Production | Sharon Bialy | Casting |
| Editing | Gus Van Sant | Editor |
| Production | Debi Manwiller | Casting |
| Sound | k.d. lang | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Eric McLeod | Line Producer |
| Production | Lucy Phillips | Producer |
| Production | Mary Ann Marino | Associate Producer |
| Production | Gus Van Sant | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Eric Alan Edwards | Director of Photography |
| Art | Dan Self | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Beatrix Aruna Pasztor | Costume Design |
| Production | Laurie Parker | Producer |
| Camera | John J. Campbell | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Curtiss Clayton | Editor |
| Art | Missy Stewart | Production Design |
| Art | Nina Bradford | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Ben Mink | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Jake Crawford | Stunt Coordinator |
| Production | Eric McLeod | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jane Goldsmith | Script Supervisor |
| Directing | Phillip Christon | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shiho Ito | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | David Minkowski | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Production | Beth DePatie | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Gwen Everman | Production Accountant |
| Production | Whitney J. Willard | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Leslie A. Leitner | Post Production Supervisor |
| Crew | Susan J. Dupre | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Amy E. Duddleston | Associate Editor |
| Editing | Curtis Croeni | First Assistant Editor |
| Camera | Abigayle Tarsches | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Jon Huck | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Charlene Hamer | Boom Operator |
| Art | Benjamin Hayden | Leadman |
| Visual Effects | Chel White | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Leonard MacDonald | Key Makeup Artist |
| Art | Blanche Sindelar | Property Master |
| Art | David Saltzman | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Ryan Plucknett | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gina Monaci | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gina Monaci | Hair Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Anne Morgan | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | William 'Fleet' Eakland | Transportation Coordinator |
| Editing | Karen Thorndike | Negative Cutter |
| Editing | Jeff Smithwick | Color Timer |
| Sound | Kelley Baker | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Kelley Baker | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Peter Appleton | Sound Editor |
| Sound | David A. Cohen | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Bauer | Sound Editor |
| Sound | E. Larry Oatfield | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Verbeck | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Malcolm Fife | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Margie O'Malley | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jennifer Myers | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Jim Pasque | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Jeff Imada | Stunts |
