| Astronomy major Wendell Tveedt has studied galaxies, chartered planets and pondered the universe. But at Palm Springs, he’ll encounter his first full moon. Bruce Tucker (Tim Robbins), AKA Mother, and Joe Gillespie (Cameron Dye) are college men off to sample the delights of Palm Springs, especially the tanned female variety. Their only problem – Wendell! Wendell Tvedt (Stephen Geoffreys) is a new member of their college fraternity. He’s also the ultimate nerd. . . and he’s going with them! However, Wendell’s parents are picking up the tab, so they’ve agreed to show him the ropes. Once in town, they meet up with Charles Lawlor III (Leigh McCloskey) and J.C. Springer (Matt McCoy), members of a rival fraternity, they’re all after the same thing, but the object of their attentions, beautiful Ashley Taylor (Sheree Wilson), couldn’t be more disinterested. Joe and Chas strike a bet – the first to score with Ashley wins $1,000. The competition is fierce. Meanwhile, Wendell, to everyone’s surprise, picks up Nicole (Amanda Bearse) and seems to have scored. Later, however, he falls through a window into a woman’s bedroom and gets arrested for attempted rape. In jail he falls afoul of the police chief (John Vernon) when he befriends two hookers who give him a ride home. Have Joe and Mother created a sex maniac? Nicole’s father turns out to be the police chief. Broken-hearted over Nicole, Wendell drives off into the desert. Ashley, meanwhile, finds out about the bet and also takes off to the desert. When the police chief won’t help them find Wendell, Joe and Mother drive their car into his backyard and right through an elegant party. The police chief immediately incarcerates them and announces over the radio that he’s closing the town. |
