Anna is 60 and her acting heyday is now behind her. She lives on her own but has a friend and confidant in her downstairs neighbour Michel, who is also single. Reluctantly, Anna accepts a job as a language coach for 17-year-old Adrian who has a speech impediment and is something of a misfit. She recognises him as the boy who recently snatched her handbag in the street ......
故事发生在1991年的俄亥俄州，当地人极为重视的高中生橄榄球赛正在如火如荼的进行着，这一次将要进行对抗的，是来自克利夫兰的凯霍加河突击者队与来自冷水镇的冷水黑熊队。带领着队员全力进攻的是名叫史考特（布莱恩·普莱斯列 Brian Presley 饰）的高中生，在拼尽全力为冷水镇获得了史上第一座冠军奖杯之后，史考特也因腿部骨折而永远的告别了赛场。
之后的二十年，热爱橄榄球的史考特一直生活在失意和遗憾之中，经济的拮据和事业的失败让他想到了自杀，而在充满了一氧化碳的车中昏厥后，史考特竟然再一次出现在了二十年前的赛场上。这个他在脑海里幻想过无数次的场景竟然应验了，在个人利益和荣誉之间，欣喜若狂的史考特决定重新选择。</p>...
