Abandoned by his father and raised by a single mother, Nate Merritt joins the Marines to support his soon-to-be fiance. While on leave in Palm Springs, Nate meets a seemingly free spirited young gay man, who leads him on a path of discovery...
A kid dreams of playing professional basketball in order to escape his dead-end job, living in the suburbs, his bossy older brother and running his Mom's ping pong classes.