Nelsonville, Ohio, 1956: Eisenhower is President, Rock and Roll is new and Jonathan (Doug McKeon) is a shy, clumsy high school senior obsessed with sex. But when a motorcycle-riding rebel (Chris Nash) moves in next door, Jonathan begins to learn about looking cool, acting tough, and maybe even "going all the way" with the gorgeous girl of his dreams (Kelly Preston). Welcome to a not-so-innocent time of drive-ins and chicken runs, backseat fumbling and forbidden love, and the moment in every teen's life when small town dreams collide with big-time "Mischief".