犹太高中生丹尼(斯蒂文•卡普兰 Steven Kaplan 饰)在游泳池边跟晒太阳的朋友讲述着自己的不幸遭遇。原来,丹尼被点名筹办本届高中毕业舞会,但是身为单身汉的他连个一起出席的女友都没有。在家庭餐桌上,大伙都对丹尼的前景不看好,鼓励他先找个女友增加自信。于是,丹尼向热情奔放的拉拉队女孩伸出了橄榄枝,并且还在约会中拉来了身经百战的父亲(威廉姆•H•梅西 William H. Macy 饰)。不过,显然名不符实的父亲并没有帮到丹尼什么忙,反而令出尽洋相。此后,丹尼开始对肥胖好友展开了攻势,曾经针锋相对的两个人要想坦诚相见也并非易事。混乱中,课堂上一个亚裔女孩对丹尼示好,约他到家中共进午餐,不过巨大的文化差异还是让丹尼没办法获得泡妞的自信。面对重重困难,丹尼能够办成这场舞会吗?
那个性感拉拉队员的那个比喻还较有趣,摘抄下来: “You're kind of like your car, you know? Your car isn't fancy but it's not ghetto. You're not a BMW, you're not a Mercedes, but you're not a Chevy Metro either. It's just a reliable old Buick. It's not some macho(男子气的) machine that has to flaunt all its features or something. It's just... there. It's cozy. Don't you think your car represents who you are in every facet?”
I always plan ahead, my plans always backfire. I do everything I can to make things go my way, nine out of ten times they just don't. I'm a stickler for perfection, every time something goes wrong. I wanted to choose my memories, I was wrong. The best ones just happen. Even Bart got a room. No, a suite.
Alia Shawkat looks cute. Even with her freckles.
Steven Kaplan and Michael Cera are of the same age. Kaplan is the least memorable character of the film. Was it because Cera is too much a big shot now to get?
(2009年12月4日)Bart是谁?影片快结束的时候Bart的出场,我才意识到他原来是学校里数一数二的蠢货,连他都找到了类似于成人礼的毕业舞会的女伴,Yes,Bart Even Got A Room!为什么Danny就不可以呢?Danny是个吃着碗里的瞅着锅里的人,而且父母在他这个荷尔蒙气场高涨的时候老出馊点子(爸爸隔墙叫唤的那场戏尤为精彩),浪费了那么多时间到了最后便是饿虎扑食的喜剧上演了,而这个玩笑明显就是有点着色了,美国学生们的毕业典礼原来就是比起我们当时的多了一层有色的含义,不管如何,看完影片,要承认这个成长烦恼的玩笑还是比较有有感染力和色彩共鸣的,不掩饰不做作也不浓重。