Rod Kimble is a na?f, a slacker living in a small U.S. town with his mom, younger brother and step-father, whose respect he craves. He also misses his dead dad, whom he thinks was Evel Knievel's backup. With help from his brother and his slacker pals, Rod fancies himself a stunt man, so when his step-father needs an operation, Rod hatches a plan to set a school-bus-jumping record on his moped. First, he and his crew have to raise money to rent the buses and build the ramp. Trouble is, Rod's inept at his chosen career. Looming failure is complicated by the return home from college of Denise, Rod's next-door neighbor and secret heartthrob. Is public humiliation at hand?