GINT unfolds like a strange dream, beginning with Pete Gint, a young man in the Appalachian Mountains in 1917, who spends most of his time lying, drinking and getting into trouble. The first act follows Gint's sexual misadventures, including a woman who turns out to be a razorback hog. But Gint's true love is Sally Vicks. At first Sally finds him rough and loud, but he wins her over. However, the hog woman shows up again, with Gint's bastard son. Not wanting Sally to be hurt or disgraced, Gint decides to leave and travel far away. The second act finds Gint at 75 and a billionaire. He has called together several other billionaires for he has a dream of founding a new country. However, the other billionaires have secretly taken over Gint's companies and he is cast out and goes back into the wilderness. Gint then begins a nightmare journey home, until he arrives back in the arms of Sally who accepts him and all his past history.

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