George je osamljen in fatalističen najstnik, ki se je do zadnjega razreda srednje šole prebil brez enega samega dne resnega učenja. Nobenega smisla ne vidi v življenju, šoli ali domači nalogi, vse dokler njegovo življenje krepko spremeni določena oseba. Spoprijatelji se s priljubljeno vendar zapleteno dijakinjo Sally, ki v njem prepozna sorodno dušo.
George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who has made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.