在這部講述美國小鎮舉行世界盛會的喜劇中，一群格格不入的無聊分子，成了當地的足球英雄。在英國老師安娜蒙哥馬利（Olivia d'Abo 飾）來之前，德州埃爾瑪這座小鎮從未有過甚麼大事件。安娜下定決心要激勵她的學生，決定組建足球隊。她尋求了身材走樣的湯姆帕爾默（Steve Guttenberg 飾）的協助，他同意幫她指導球隊從而打敗以前的死對頭：來自大城市惡霸球隊騎士隊的魔鬼教練。

The movie stars Jesse Bradford as Johnny, a young man with dreams of becoming a stock car racer. After he loses all of his money and possessions in Las Vegas, he drifts into the world of hustling. He meets Eric (Jordan Brower), a gay hustler, who finds himself falling for Johnny. Jonathan Taylor Thomas also stars as Steve, a bisexual hustler, and Darryl Hannah plays Veronica, a former showgirl and prostitute who's served as a surrogate mother figure for Eric since his own mother died. Other than Veronica, the only thing Eric has to remind him of his mother is a silver dollar she gave him that he carries for luck.
J.T., a sociopathic drug dealer, tosses Johnny a package while running from the police. It contains crack cocaine and cash. Steven finds it in their place and steals it. When J.T. shows up looking for it, it's missing. J.T. holds Johnny hostage while Eric looks for Steven. Steven refuses to return the cash and the drugs, so Eric heads to Veronica's place. There he steals the gun belonging to her police officer boyfriend and heads home. J.T. is playing William Tell with Johnny, shooting a can of tomato soup off his head. Eric comes in and thinks Johnny's been shot. He gets into a gun battle with J.T., killing him. Johnny and Eric flee but Eric realizes he's been shot. Eric dies in Johnny's arms, giving Johnny his lucky silver dollar. At the bus station, Johnny puts the dollar in a slot machine and hits a jackpot. He buys a bus ticket and leaves town.
A year later, Veronica is working as a cocktail waitress. She glances up at a television and sees Johnny. He's a member of a pit crew, having taken a step toward realizing his dream.