Grandview, U.S.A.

Michelle "Mike" Cody (Jamie Lee Curtis) is a proprietor of a demolition derby. His her star driver "Slam" Webster (Patrick Swayze) is just as fast as he is reckless. Everything changes when recent high school graduate Tim Pearson (C. Thomas Howell) crashes into their lives, leading to an unlikely romantic triangle with hilarious and heart-wrenching consequences.