After moving to a new town, troublemaking teen, Jim Stark, is supposed to have a clean slate, although being the new kid in town brings his own problems. While searching for some stability, Stark forms a bond with a disturbed classmate, Plato, and falls for local girl Judy. However, Judy is the girlfriend of neighborhood tough guy, Buzz. When Buzz violently confronts Jim and challenges him to a drag race, the new kid's real troubles begin.
