高中生乔（汤姆·克鲁斯 Tom Cruise 饰）为学业所困扰，连春梦往往也以考试迟到作为结束，成绩不佳令他的大学前景堪忧，中产阶级父母则为他联系了普林斯顿大学的面试。在父母外出期间，乔与朋友们筹划赚钱项目，又因一场恶作剧阴差阳错结识了应召女郎拉娜，拉娜给予乔温存，却又把他卷入了一系列麻烦：家中失窃、皮条客驾车追逐……令乔焦头烂额，但在这诸多意外之中，乔与拉娜愈发亲密，并最终同意了拉娜的主意——在家中举办派对，通过为年轻人介绍应召女郎抽水盈利。于是家中无父母，屋宅变欢场，夜夜笙歌之时，普林斯顿大学的面试官突然到访，乔仓促应对，未知大学前途究竟如何？...
Lin Yu is a boy who is constantly surrounded by misfortune and is always one step behind others. Since primary school, he has a crush on Zhang Qingqing, and continues to pin for her throughout his life. Will Lin Yu, the destined "unlucky" boy, be able to change his fate?...
