Colette (NASTASSJA KINSKI) is a beautiful woman with an interesting past.
Seventeen years ago she was having a romance with Jack Lawrence (Crystal).
Even though it didn't work out, they parted on good terms.
But suddenly Colette pays Jack a visit. She's been married since they broke
up, she says, but her 16-year-old son, Scott (CHARLIE HOFHEIMER), has recently
run away and she wants Jack to know something: she's not sure, but Scott
may be his son. She needs Jack's help in finding him.
Jack is stunned. He's also skeptical that the boy could be his. And he
doesn't want to cause an upheaval in his well-ordered life for this dubious
mission.
So Colette tries again. This time, she calls Dale Putley (Williams) in
San Francisco with the same confession. Colette and Dale shared a fling
at Berkeley, also about seventeen years ago.
When he receives her news, Dale is thrilled at the very thought of paternity.
After imagining a gratifying encounter with his son, he immediately sets
out to find Scott.
In the meantime, Jack's been suffering second thoughts. What if he is the
boy's dad? While he's on a business trip to San Francisco, he tries checking
into Scott's whereabouts. And it's not long before he runs into Dale, following
the same trail.
Jack tells that he's looking for his lost son; Dale, amazed by the coincidence,
says the same. It isn't long before they discover they're looking for the
SAME lost son. But somehow, instead of walking away from the entire situation,
they team up to locate Scott. On the road, Jack and Dale are the least
likely of partners. And the lunatic adventures they're about to encounter
will strain their partnership even more.
Scott is sampling the wild life as he trails a rock group around California
and tries to cope with the motley group of characters populating his new
existence. As the rockers and their entourage move from city to city, Dale
and Jack are amazed to find themselves continuing their pursuit, increasingly
drawn to this rebellious but basically endearing young man. In the process,
they nearly drive each other crazy and come face to face with the elusive
meaning of fatherhood.
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