In 1973, Yankee transplant Daniel Msgrove can't seem to fit in at his new Mississippi school, Minor High. When he meets fellow outsider Tim Cousins, things begin looking up. The two begin a close friendship that includes time spent ridiculing celebrities and the world around them. Soon, a prom night accident sets them at odds with the school bully Red Martin. As their battle escalates, one violent act changes everything and threatens to shake the town to its core.