John Chappell

Gabe Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. The local talent is pretty pathetic, so Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college.

Gabe Kaplan plays David Greene, the coach of a Nevada collegiate basketball team. The local talent is pretty pathetic, so Greene convinces a group of jive-talking New York street kids into playing for the college.

A New York delicatessen worker talks his way into a position as head basketball coach at a Nevada college. He accepts the job on the condition that he can bring his street-wise New York City players with him. The players are standouts on the court but lost in the classroom which leads to trouble.

Small town girl Jodie Palmer aspires to a new life beyond Midland, Texas. Her boyfriend Kyle Richardson however, is content working at his factory job, and drinking with his friends. She becomes more determined than ever after her friend Caroline, now a successful country and western singer, comes home for a visit. Meanwhile, Kyle and his drunken buddies continue their rowdy nightly pranks. Jodie's chance to get away comes when she is accepted for stewardess training in Los Angeles. Events reach breaking point, when Kyle quits his factory job to work for his obnoxious brother selling mobile homes. However, when his brother makes a pass at Jodie, she decides to leave for Los Angeles. All alone, Kyle comes to his senses, and realises how much he really loves Jodie. He makes a mad run to the airport, overcomes security, and is finally reunited with Jodie.