爱达荷州普林斯顿高中生拿破仑(乔恩•海德 Jon Heder 饰)是个衰蛋,带着厚厚的眼镜,不酷不帅,还总是搞怪。他和奶奶以及失业的哥哥凯普相依为命。他在学校不受同学待见,还经常被老师修理。他不合群,只能孤独地跟风车球使劲儿。后来,他结识了同学佩德罗(艾弗连•莱米雷斯 Efren Ramirez 饰),两人成了朋友。在佩德罗参加学生会主席竞选时,拿破仑贡献了自己的力量。一次,拿破仑在家扮沙发土豆时,有女孩黛比(蒂娜•米乔里诺 Tina Majorino 饰)上门推销。他于是对这个女孩产生了好感,但是没有勇气追求,只能想出一些拙劣的鬼点子,结果总是不欢而散。凯普看电视购物,被防身术教练深深吸引了,拉着拿破仑两人参加了俱乐部,没想到大失所望……...
Summertime, 1994. In a quiet mining village just outside Doncaster, a rumour stirs about the legend of a giant carp in the nearby decoy ponds. Trevor takes watch one night at the water's edge. The following night, he decides to lead a brigade of young friends and neighbours on a fishing expedition. In a world of broken families, cassette tapes and rumbling political fever, these friends, each with their own struggles to bear, share a moment of harmony as they witness the carp for themselves that they will never forget.</p>...