Stacy Hamilton (Jennifer Jason Leigh) an inexperienced teen interested in dating. Given advice by her uninhibited friend, Linda Barrett (Phoebe Cates). Stacy gets trapped in a love triangle with Mark Ratner, a nice guy (Brian Backer), and his more assured friend Mike Damone (Robert Romanus). Meanwhile, Stacy’s classmate Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn), who lives for surfing, faces off against Mr. Hand (Ray Walston), a strict teacher who has no time for the slacker’s antics…
