When his brother asks him to look after his young son, Clifford, Martin Daniels agrees, taking the boy into his home and introducing him to his future wife, Sarah. Clifford is fixated on the idea of visiting a famed theme park, and Martin, an engineer who helped build the park, makes plans to take him. But, when Clifford reveals himself to be a first-rate brat, his uncle goes bonkers, and a loony inter-generational standoff ensues.

比利怀特自小热衷棒球，在球场上表现优异，并得到邻居大姊凯蒂的鼓励，誓以棒球为终身的事业，凯蒂的关爱，使她与比利之间建立起情同姊弟又如知己的友谊。
比利因一次球赛失利而灰心丧志，遂放弃棒球球往大城市谋生，并与一女侍同居，过着混混噩噩的日子，某日接获母亲来电得知凯蒂因意志消 沉自杀，遗书中指名骨灰由比利负责处理，比利束装返乡，见得老友艾普比再度重返球场，并将凯蒂骨灰下葬，然而旧日一切早已不堪回首......