George La Main, just turned 17, suffers growing pains and is anxious to prove his manhood. That night, George's adored father Andy is savagely beaten by sportswriter Al Judge. Traumatized and unable to learn why it happened, George goes gunning for Judge. His mission becomes an odyssey through the town's seamy side, and his coming of age is more of a trial by fire than he bargained for. 乔治·拉梅因刚满17岁，患有生长性疼痛，渴望证明自己的男子气概。那天晚上，乔治崇拜的父亲安迪被体育作家艾尔·法官狠狠地打了一顿。乔治受了伤，无法知道为什么会发生这种事，于是他去找法官。他的使命变成了一次穿越城市阴暗面的旅行，他的成年更像是一场火上审判，而不是他所期望的。
