John Travolta plays Cabe a cool outsider with a shadowy past who becomes the music teacher at a harsh Texas school for wayward boys in this rockin' romance set during the 1950's. James Walters and Heather Graham ignite the screen as Jesse Tucker the rebellious new kid and Sara Benedict with whom he strikes up a love-hate relationship. Hired by her father Eugene who runs the school to prepare the boys for a Fourth of July concert Cabe introduces them to the newborn joy of rock 'n' roll.