In a rambling, somewhat unfocused manner, this teen drama tells the tale of a high school wrestler trying to "find himself" and a woman who inadvertently enters his life just when he has to concentrate on winning a big match. A complex series of circumstances involving a broken-down car land the traveling Carla (Linda Fiorentino) in the home of Louden (Matthew Modine), the dedicated wrestler. Louden is out to lose ten pounds to get ready for a match with the state champion, and along the way, searches for spiritual solace with a pseudo Native American who after dispensing his best advice takes Louden for a visit to his grandfather, where the family wisdom apparently resides. While trying to ignore the physical attraction posed by Carla, Louden is having a fairly difficult time keeping his mind both on the match and his "vision quest." Notable in this mix of characters is the appearance of Madonna as a singer in a nightclub. Otherwise, time marches inexorably on as the wrestling match and the resolution of Louden's relationship with Carla loom on the horizon.